Rugged encoders offer exceptional resolution and economy

No matter how harsh the working environment, SICK Stegmann's new IP65 protected DFS60 series incremental encoder delivers the highest levels of accuracy even in difficult environmental conditions and high vibration, and all for a starting price of £100 - that’s at least 30% less than anything comparable on the market, according to the company

While the budget level Eco model is factory specified, there’s a DFS60 to meet every requirement. Some variants enable on-site customer programmability, with line counts up to 65,536, a zero pulse width of 90 to 270 electrical degrees and the output level of the signals TTL or HTL all fully programmable.

This facility enables the encoders to be fine tuned or re-programmed to meet application needs. Its versatility and reprogrammability means the DFS60 is ideal for machinery development and integration work on complex or bespoke systems.

A range of application mountings can be realised by the 18 different mechanical designs, including different diameters of hollow and solid shafts; the DFS60 can be used virtually everywhere. Design features include bearings that are separated as widely as possible within the encoder body, to achieve smooth and vibration-free running. This also increases the life expectancy of the encoder.

IP65 protection, a high shock resistance of 70G and a wide operating temperature range, ensure that high precision speed and position indication is delivered even in the harshest industrial conditions. The robustness of the DFS60 is attributed to new pick-up technology which uses a nickel code disc in place of traditional glass code discs.

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• SICK (UK)

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