Registration/positioning

Controls Product Brief

| June 29, 2012

Gear-drive rotary stages for tight spaces

Available in two sizes, Aerotech’s MPS-GR series rotary stages provide accurate, repeatable positioning in a miniature, low profile and economical package.

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Controls Product Brief

| May 18, 2012

Linear position transducers

Providing highly-accurate and reliable position control signals, Balluff’s Micropulse Generation 7 linear position transducers are now available with a Rapid Replacement Module (RRM) option that allows quick field replacement without removing the pressure tube from the hydraulic cylinder, making field-level maintenance fast and easy.

Controls Product Brief

| September 12, 2011

Reliable position detection

Pepperl+Fuchs’ PosiTrack PCV Data Matrix Positioning System is a 2-D, camera-based position feedback system that uses a data matrix code band for a wide range of positioning tasks including automated storage and retrieval systems, overhead monorails, lifts and rotary turntables.

Controls Product Brief

| August 18, 2011

EZ-ARRAY sensors with IO-Link handle high-speed, precise monitoring

Banner Engineering’s A-GAGE EZ-ARRAY 2-piece measuring light curtain with IO-Link output is a cost-effective measuring sensor solution designed for quick and simple installations.

Controls Product Brief

| August 18, 2011

Multi-pixel array sensors

Pepperl+Fuchs’ RL31-8-H-800 Multi-Pixel Array Sensors are said to provide a sensing distance up to 3 times that of similarly sized sensors; can reliably and consistently detect objects of varied colors without requiring any adjustments or the need to “re-teach;” and quickly and easily adapt to multiple and evolving application requirements.

Controls Product Brief

| May 4, 2011

Positioning sensor

SICK’s Inspector P30 Positioning Sensor offers a flexible method for part location and provides a precise positioning point of a known target.

Controls Product Brief

| May 4, 2011

High-resolution sensor

The MARK-EYE® Pro from Tri-Tronics is a high-speed (45us response time), high-resolution sensor designed to accurately detect printed registration marks on continuous web machinery.

Controls Product Brief

| May 4, 2011

Touchless rotary position sensor

The Vert-X 22 Series of touchless sensors from Novotechnik feature a permanent magnet that is secured to the rotating object so that there is no direct mechanical linkage between the shaft and the measuring system, resulting in no wear.