New scale for incremental inductive encoders

Easy installation thanks to backside adhesive

POSIC introduces two new scales for its popular IT3402L and IT5602L linear encoders. The short-range scale TPLD04 has a length of 26 mm, whereas the TPLD05 is 205 mm long. The scale has two tracks: one for the A/B signals and the other for the index, which is located in the middle of the measurement range. The scale’s width of 7.5 mm and thickness of 0.77 mm match nicely with the very small dimensions of the encoders, so they form a perfect solution for applications where space is limited.

The scale is a Printed Circuit Board consisting of an FR-4 substrate with high-precision copper patterns. It has an accuracy of +/- 10 um and allows a resolution down to 0.02 um. It does not attract ferromagnetic dust/particles, is insensitive to humidity, grease, oil, liquids, doesn’t need to be cleaned for correct operation and functions flawlessly inside magnetic fields. The scale has a backside adhesive for quick and easy assembly. The adhesive has a high bond-strength, a temperature range of -20 to 100°C and an excellent solvent-resistance.

Typical application areas are linear direct drives, z-movement in pick & place machines, robotics, life science equipment, microfluidics, microscope stages, piezo motors and voice coil actuators.

The scales are available from stock and can be ordered online from POSIC’s website.