Original equipment manufacturers serving the machine tool, solar, semiconductor, medical, and other industries many alternatives for building linear motion measurement components into computerized ...

Optical or magnetic linear encoders handle high-res needs in dirty jobs. Linear encoders help minimize errors in motion transmission such as backlash, hysteresis, abbe errors, ball-screw thermal ...

A typical linear encoder consists of a scanning unit and a scale. The scale is generally glass and is cemented to a support, usually an aluminum extrusion. The scanning unit contains a light source, ...

An optional subspindle and X-axis linear glass scales are available for the Elite 8/51 lathe. It sports a 2-in. capacity, 20C collet-ready spindle. The lathe's base weight has increased more than ...