Heidenhain Sealed Linear Encoders

Sealed linear encoders from HEIDENHAIN are protected from dust, chips and splash fluids and are ideal for operation on machine tools. An aluminum housing and elastic sealing lips protect the scale, scanning carriage and guideway from chips, swarf, dirt and splashwater The scanning carriage travels in a low-friction guide within the scale unit. It is connected to the external mounting block by a coupling that compensates unavoidable misalignment between the scale and the machine guideways.  Sealed linear encoders are available with full-size scale housings for high resistance to vibration up to 30 m measuring length, as well as slimline scale housing for limited installation space up to 2040 mm measuring length.

• Measuring and production equipment in the semiconductor industry
• PCB assembly machines
• Ultra-precision machines
• High-accuracy machine tools
• Measuring machines and comparators, measuring microscopes, and other precision measuring devices
• Direct drives

Heidenhain Exposed Linear Encoders

Exposed linear encoders are designed for use on machines and installations that require especially high accuracy of the measured value.
Typical applications include

• Measuring and production equipment in the semiconductor industry
• PCB assembly machines
• Ultra-precision machines
• High-accuracy machine tools
• Measuring machines and comparators, measuring microscopes, and other precision measuring devices
• Direct drives

RSF MS40 Open Linear Encoder Series

• Resolutions: 0.05, 1, 5, 10 microns
• Grating Pitch: 200 microns
• Accuracy: +/-30 microns/m
• Small Dimensions
• Easy mounting as a result of large mounting tolerances
• Contamination resistance
• High traversing speed
• Reference mark (accurate and repeatable from both traversing directions)
• Integrated subdividing electronics in the encoder head for up to 100x interpolation