Abstract: This paper presents an absolute capacitive rotary encoder using a sample-and-hold demodulator (SHD) to reduce interference between sine and cosine channels. The capacitive encoder measures ...

Episode 205 of The Robot Report Podcast features guest Nick Damiano, senior business development manager at Novanta Robotics and Automation. He discusses how the Bedford, Mass.-based company is ...

While robots grab the spotlight, component makers like ZeroErr are quietly benefiting from the surge in demand. Until recently, investors had been diving headlong into the robotics space, especially ...

Available in both single-turn and multi-turn variants, the compact ANS/ANM58 comes with the PROFINET global, cross-industry ethernet fieldbus standard for industrial automation. It delivers rapid, ...

The future of solar module design will be heavier, not lighter. With hail and extreme weather events increasing, module manufacturers are expected to shift toward thicker glass to improve impact ...

New versions of IXARC absolute encoders with an EtherNet/IP interface are now available with 16-bit resolution, accuracy as high as 0.02° and multi-turn counters with a range of 16,384 revolutions.

Kollmorgen Corp., a developer of motion control and automation systems, this week introduced the Smart Feedback Device, Multi-Turn, or SFD-M, encoder. It said the SFD-M allows machine builders to ...

New versions of the Posital IXARC absolute encoders with the EtherNet/IP interface feature three rotary switches for manual IP address configuration. IXARC encoders with the EtherNet/IP interface are ...