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News Release from: SICK (UK) | Subject: DRS 61 incremental encoder
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 June 2005
Encoder's flexibility reduced stocks and
save time
The new DRS 61 incremental encoder from SICK-Stegmann offers full programmability for greater user flexibility and to provide a reduction in stocks of pre-programmed devices.
The new DRS 61 incremental encoder from SICK-Stegmann offers full programmability for greater user flexibility and to provide a reduction in stocks of pre-programmed, application-specific or machine-specific devices Using a PC and programming tool, users and system integrators can programme any line numbers between one and 8,192
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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They can also define the desired zero pulse width - 90 degrees or 180 degrees - at the press of a button, to save users both time and money, said the company.
A t the heart of the DRS 61, a member of the CoreTech family of encoders, is an optical code disc on which all line numbers can be scanned.
High signal quality and immunity to interference is guaranteed by the differential scanning provided by the DRS 61's ASIC scanning element, it is claimed.
In the company's opinion, it is typical for most encoder manufacturers to offer thousands of different encoder versions with different pulse counts to allow customers to choose a product that matches their application.
The consequence of that is that stocks of pre-manufactured encoders are low and, in most cases, manufactured to customers orders.
The result is a long delivery lead time, which can prove disastrous in the event of a breakdown.
In addition, massive product variation, in combination with a typical mean time between failures of 100,000 hours, means each encoder type tends to be little used.
As a result, customers tend not to hold spare encoders on stock, exacerbating any potential maintenance problems.
SICK said that the DRS61 not only addresses the needs of the stores manager, keeping stock holding to a minimum, but also addresses the issues of maintenance engineers, who may need to replace a damaged encoder quickly.
The encoder's programmability and mounting options and a protection class up to IP 66 means a single basic version can address the needs of most tasks in a wide variety of industries.
Examples include automotive assembly, packaging machines, medical technology, elevator or conveyor systems, robotics, crane plants or metal processing.
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