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Linear Position Sensors
News Release from: Sick Stegmann | Subject: BKS series
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2007
Wire draw encoders need no guidance
Compact wire draw measurement system includes an integrated absolute encoder to minimise the size of the unit.
New from Sick Stegmann, the BKS series is a compact wire draw measurement system that includes an integrated absolute encoder to minimise the size of the unit They are designed to provide high resolution (to 0.05mm) position or distance information for linear measurement paths up to 5m at speeds up to 3.5m/s, even under difficult mounting positions
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 13 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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BKS wire draw encoders are available with SSI or Hiperface interfaces as standard, and are available with a Profibus interface via an optional Hiperface Profibus adapter.
They fulfil the demanding linear measurement requirements of a variety of automation applications including presses, punching and injection machines, storage technology, wood and sheet metal processing machines, machinery construction and medical technology, among others.
Other length measuring systems require precise linear guidance.
Not so with the BKS system, where the integrated absolute encoder counts the number of drum rotations, which is proportional to the length, and converts that information into a measurement signal.
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