Heidenhain Corp.
Develops and produces linear encoders, angle encoders, rotary encoders, and CNC controls for demanding positioning tasks.
- 847-490-1191
- 333 East State Parkway
Schaumburg, IL 60173
United States
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Machine Tool Analysis
HEIDENHAIN offers comparator encoders for the calibration and acceptance testing of machine tools. These modular sytems deliver very high measurement accuracies with optical scanning and a sturdy measuring standard. Robust and easy-to-use, they are well-equipped for frequent usage under shopfloor conditions.
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Length Gauges
HEIDENHAIN length gauges deliver high accuracy, even over large measuring ranges. They are commonly used wherever fast, reliable, and accurate measurements are required, such as in production metrology, multi-gauging fixtures, measuring equipment monitoring, and position measurement.
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Sealed Linear Encoders
Sealed linear encoders feature optimal protection from dust, chips, and splash water. They are especially ideal for use in manually operated machine tools and also in numerically controlled machine tools.
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Digital Readouts & Metrology Tools
HEIDENHAIN digital readouts have universal applications. In addition to standard tasks on milling, drilling and boring machines and lathes, they also can be used with machine tools, measuring and testing equipment, and special machines in fact, they can be used with any machine where axis slides are traversed manually.
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Angle Encoders With Integral Bearing
Featuring very high system accuracies, angle encoders with an integral bearing are ideal for demanding applications such as machine tools and printing machines. Thanks to the built-in bearing, the measuring accuracy of the encoder does not depend on the machine’s bearing.
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Touch Probes And Vision Systems
HEIDENHAIN offers universal, high-accuracy touch probes for machine tools, enabling exact tool measurement, edge measurement on parts, and more. Proven technologies, such as wear-free optical sensors, collision protection, and integrated cleaning blowers, make these touch probes a dependable asset for tool and part measurement. The vision systems from HEIDENHAIN can also be conveniently deployed to monitor tools for even greater process reliability.
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Signal Converters For Temperature Measurement In Direct Drive Motors
EIB 5000 series
*Reduced cabling*Overload protection for direct drive motors*Faster response behavior for excessive temperatures*Greater cost-effectiveness
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Length Gauges For Measuring Stations And Multi-gauging Fixtures
METRO series
*High repeatability*Very high system accuracy of down to: ±0.2 µm*Ball-bearing-guided and zero-backlash plunger*Variant with reduced gauging force*Very long measuring ranges of up to 100 mm*Interfaces: 1 VPP, TTL, 11 µAPP*Protection rating of up to IP67
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Signal Converters For High-accuracy Angular Measurement
EIB 1500 series
*Interpolation and digitizing electronics for the real-time digital processing of positions from two scanning heads*Input: incremental rotatory HEIDENHAIN encoder with two scanning heads and distance-coded reference marks (relative orientation of scanning heads: 180° ± 5°)*Output: EnDat 2.2, Fanuc Serial Interface, Mitsubishi high speed serial interface*Integrated subdivision: 16 384-fold
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External Rotary Encoders
External rotary encoders excel at measuring rotational motion, angular velocity, and even linear motion when combined with mechanical elements. Areas of application include electric motors, machine tools, printing machines, textile machines, robots, handling equipment, measuring devices, and inspection equipment. The high signal quality of their scanning signals enables nearly perfect speed and motion control within the control loop.
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Exposed Linear Encoders
Exposed linear encoders consist of a scale or scale tape and a scanning head. Their photoelectric scanning method is touch-free and wear-free, detecting graduation lines just micrometers in width and producing output signals with very short signal periods.
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Incremental Length Gauges For Measuring Stations And Multipoint Inspection Equipment
CERTO series
*Interferential scanning principle*Very high system accuracy of down to ±0.03 µm*Well-matched ball-bearing guide for very high quality*Defined thermal behavior*Large measuring ranges of up to 60 mm*Interface: 11 µAPP
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Internal Rotary Encoders
Rotary encoders for internal installation within motors feature up to an IP40 rating and permit high operating temperatures. The wide variety of models can be used to adapt a motor to a wide range of applications, thus minimizing installation work and wiring.
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Incremental Length Gauges For Measuring Stations And Multi-gauging Fixtures
SPECTO series
*High system accuracy: ±1 µm*Very rugged design*Compact design for limited installation space*Various plunger actuation possibilities*Highly durable ball-bearing guide*Measuring range of up to 30 mm*Interfaces: 1 VPP, TTL*Protection rating of up to IP67
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Testing And Inspection Devices
HEIDENHAIN offers testing and inspection devices that deliver all setup, monitoring, and diagnostic data needed for the analysis of its encoders. Grid encoders from HEIDENHAIN are ideal for machine tool inspection and acceptance testing, accurately measuring CNC machine tool movements in both static and dynamic inspection.