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New magnetic tracks for linear motors boost force with no redesign

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Offering a track with stronger magnets for their linear motors than previously available, ETEL introduces the new MWD+. This magnet-track family is compatible with any existing LMG and LMS linear motor from ETEL, enabling up to 15% higher continuous and peak forces compared to the existing MWD product. With the option of more powerful magnets, […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Linear motors Tagged With: heidenhain

Choosing linear and angle encoders for semiconductor machinery

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

The manufacture and testing of semiconductors involves the competing requirements of nanometer positioning and high throughput. Here, the right encoder can help motion designs deliver on both counts. By HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION staff engineers Semiconductor manufacturing and testing equipment can have the best motion-control bandwidth, artificial intelligence capabilities, and optics in the world, but none of […]

Filed Under: Applications, Controls for linear axes, Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O Tagged With: heidenhain

Kit-style linear encoders for high accuracy positioning

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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The new LIKselect kit-style linear encoder is designed to make machine motion design ideas come to life while saving valuable space and enabling precise positioning within its control loop. Available now from NUMERIK JENA in North America as part of the HEIDENHAIN group, this miniature three-field scanning sensor is offered with a variety of different […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O Tagged With: heidenhain, Linear Encoders

New sealed linear encoders for metrology applications

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RSF Elektronik’s newly designed sealed linear encoder series are suitable for high-end metrology applications. Offered through parent company HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION in North America, these MSA 7xx/8xx model encoders offer high quality and easy mounting that are well suited for use on CMMs, optical comparators, video measuring machines, among other types of measuring equipment. The MSA […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O Tagged With: heidenhain, linear encoder, Linear Encoders

HEIDENHAIN expands popular kit encoder series for better motion control

★ By Kelsey Zebrowski Leave a Comment

HEIDENHAIN is proud to introduce a new high accuracy motion feedback encoder that can now be used for absolute positioning in machines in the semiconductor, metrology and robotic industries.  This new LIC 3100 absolute kit encoder is an additional offering that fits between HEIDENHAIN’s already successful LIC 4100 and 2100 series. It is expected to be […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O Tagged With: heidenhain

HEIDENHAIN and ETEL exhibiting together at SEMICON West

★ By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Visitors to this July’s SEMICON West 2019 trade show will get to learn about where accuracy meets throughput at the HEIDENHAIN and ETEL joint booth in San Francisco in the Moscone Center — July 9 to 11. Here, daily presentations will be given by HEIDENHAIN and ETEL experts highlighting this year’s application focus of Fan-Out […]

Filed Under: Applications, Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O, Featured, Industry news, Integrated Linear Systems, Stages + gantries Tagged With: heidenhain

NUMERIK JENA’s new LIKgo linear encoder for semiconductor industry

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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NUMERIK JENA’s newly designed LIKgo is a low-cost linear encoder that meets the demands for use in production and inspection machines in the semiconductor industry. Available in North America through HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION, the LIKgo encoder will be showcased at its SEMICON booth #851 during this July 9-11 show in San Francisco. The new LIKgo is […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O, Featured Tagged With: heidenhain, Linear Encoders

HEIDENHAIN’s new LC 201 single-section linear encoder for absolute applications

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Long machine tool axes are increasingly being equipped with linear drives, and HEIDENHAIN’s new LC 201 absolute linear scale was introduced to specifically meet those drive position feedback needs. This new scale is a single-section METALLUR tape encoder that’s ideal for use in linear motor applications that may be required to reach high acceleration levels […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O Tagged With: heidenhain

New enhanced LIF 400 linear encoder family from HEIDENHAIN

★ By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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After more than 10 years of success in the marketplace, HEIDENHAIN’s LIF 400 family of encoders has been redesigned with several improvements. The updates to this exposed linear kit style encoder originated from listening to customer requests over the years, and now comes with much improved contamination resistance, among other enhancements. The new LIF 400 […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O Tagged With: heidenhain, linear encoder

HEIDENHAIN debuts multi-section linear encoder for use with ACU-RITE’S digital readouts

★ By Miles Budimir 1 Comment

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HEIDENHAIN announces the addition of the AMO LMF 9310 multi-section linear encoder to its line of robust linear encoders. This TTL encoder is specifically designed for long length applications (over 10 ft) on manually operated machines and is compatible with HEIDENHAIN’s ACU-RITE brand of digital readouts. The AMO LMF 9310 is a replacement for the […]

Filed Under: Encoders + sensors (linear) + I/O, Featured Tagged With: heidenhain, Linear Encoders

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