Optical encoders have been used to measure position, speed, acceleration and motion direction for decades, but now they are finding new applications where high performance and miniaturization are ...

Optical encoders are used everyday in manufacturing environments and high-precision equipment to monitor the presence, position, distance, direction, and speed of rotating equipment.

Rotary and linear optical encoders are common in position and motion sensing. Rotary and linear optical encoders are common in position and motion sensing. Here, a disc or plate containing opaque ...

Since an optical encoder does not have a mechanical contact wiper, its useful life may increase to 200 million rotational cycles at up to 3,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) with the addition of ball ...

In addition to motors and controllers, a rotary encoder is the third essential module in the software and hardware for closed loop applications.

Fremont, Calif. — Elma Electronic is offering an all-optical encoder that boasts a rotational life of more than 10 million rotations thanks to no mechanical contacts as well as the use of infrared ...

The RESM encoder features a large diameter, low-profile stainless steel ring that mounts directly to the machine shaft, avoiding coupling losses, oscillation, shaft torsion and other hysteresis errors ...

San Jose, Calif. — Avago Technologies claims to introduce the industry's smallest reflective incremental optical encoder. Available in a surface-mount, lead-free package, the AEDR-8400 encoder ...

The Resolute optical encoder system is billed as the world’s first true absolute encoder capable of 27‑bit resolution at 36,000rpm.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded ZS Instruments, which is a startup connected to Purdue University, a 2-year/$1 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant ...

VCTI, a leader in broadband and telecom network intelligence, has released a first-of-its-kind open-source AI model designed ...