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    Sensors

    Top feedback applications for sensor data

    Charles Palmer
    Robotics, automated processes and safety benefit from industrial position sensors
    Encoders

    Incremental vs. absolute encoders

    Joey Stubbs
    Know how encoder types enable closed-loop motion control
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    Encoders

    Encoders for harsh environments

    Anna Townshend
    Identify and preemptively fix failures, and magnetic solutions might offer less wear and maintenance overtime
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    Encoders

    Advantages of encoders vs. resolvers

    Rick Rice
    Encoders have a distinct advantage over resolvers in accuracy and speed, but resolvers dominate in harsh environments
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    Encoders

    Contact-free sensor solutions for harsh environments

    Anna Townshend
    With no mechanical wear, magnetostrictive and inductive technologies meet a range of size, speed and resolution needs
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    Drives

    Variable frequency drive control with the right speed and torque

    Just as each application will dictate the VFD needed, fieldbus protocols range from simple to high-performance
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    Encoders

    The freedom of the absolute: Let the application guide your encoder choice

    Anna Townshend
    Why absolute encoders are the best choice when exact position needs to be known.

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    Encoders

    New generation of Posital kit encoders

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    Posital announced a major upgrade to its family of 36 mm kit encoders for motion control applications
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    Encoders

    How to understand encoder feedback

    Kenneth Dickinson
    Selecting the proper encoder for your unique system is essential to gain effective feedback data and the three keys for understanding that feedback are resolution, accuracy and...
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    Electromechanical

    Encoders: the pulse of motion

    Tom Stevic
    The tried-and-true method of measuring distance and speed of rotary and linear motion requires an understanding of encoders
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    Steppers

    Optical or capacitive encoder feedback?

    Eric Rice
    How to decide which device is best for a step motor system