It takes considerable time and effort to manufacture “perfect” surfaces. The mirrors on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, with a surface area of about 25 m 2 and finished to accuracies of ...

For example, sealed linear encoders on machine tools provide the measuring standard with optimum protection against chips, dust, and splash fluids.

The FORTiS enclosed linear absolute encoder series is designed for use in harsh environments such as machine tools. It can also be used in functional safety applications up to SiL2 and PLd. The FORTiS ...

These characteristics suit it for use on manually operated machine tools with digital readout (DRO). The encoder is available in measuring lengths from 170 to 3040 mm, and with distance-coded ...

Improving machine tool accuracy with encoders and laser calibration systems. 02 September 2024. Renishaw's FORTiS encoders and laser calibration products have helped the machine tools of precision ...

For enhanced machine tool safety, components such as the controller and position encoders have been chosen that are certified to Functional Safety (FS) standards. Effective CNC chose FORTiS-S™ FS ...

New-model encoders are useful with fast rotating axes and direct-drive motors because the permissible speeds are up to three times higher than established versions. HEIDENHAIN CORP. introduced smarter ...

Newall encoder helps sparks fly at Curtis Machine Tools. 10 March 2006. Designed to fill a currently un-served niche in the marketplace, Curtis Machine Tools has high hopes for its new Vector ...