BEI H25 encoder series has literally 215 part numbers for different resolutions. Combine these with various output formats (3904, 7406, 3302, 681, 689, 7272, 4469, etc.) and you literally have more than 1000 models. Dynapar is not that different.THis presenta a major challenge to the user community partucularly plants that have equipment coming from different machine manufacturers. Plant stock room has to carry large inventory and it is not uncommon to not have the one you need in emergency.
To solve this problem, BEI has recently introduced its OmnicoderTM series. The problem with Omnicoder is twio fold:
1. You have to unplug the output connector/cable, it takes a comupter software and soecial cable to program it and hence it can only be done on the bench.
2. it is too expensive.
Smart-EncoderTM, solves both these problems. You can program the counts/rev while it is installed on teh machine, with out any laptop, special USB cable/software. It has an LED diaply to be able to check its operation on the spot as it shows counts and RPM. On the top of all this, Smart-EncoderTM costs less than the current industry stand fixed count encoders from BEI and Dynapar.
As can be seens from its specification, its mechanical as well as electrical specifications are at par, if not better, than these other encoder. |
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