See the Latest Encoder Innovations from MicroE Systems
at Photonics West, booth 1542, January 27 - 29 and at
IPC Printed Circuits Expo/APEX show, booth 2021, February 24 - 26.

MicroE Systems will be showing its new Mercury™ encoder products and the revolutionary ChipEncoder. Among the most important motion-control innovations of the decade, the Mercury™ and ChipEncoder™ motion-feedback devices are based on our patented optical technology. This technology enables smallest sensor size, high resolution and operation at very high speeds. As more photonics applications migrate into semiconductor, medical, telecom and motion control applications, all of these performance attributes will be critical to your success.

The Mercury encoder family includes 20 models in programmable, digital output, analog output and vacuum compatible styles. High performance is the Mercury encoder's strength. Resolution ranges from 5 microns to 5 nanometers, linear, and 6,600 to 67.1 million counts per revolution, rotary. Roughly the size of a Dime, the sensor is just 8.4mm tall and fits in space restricted designs. And one sensor works in both rotary and linear applications.

The ChipEncoder™ is our latest achievement. This miniature optical encoder makes high-accuracy motion feedback feasible where it would have been physically impossible or simply too costly to justify. It measures just 6mm square by 4mm high. It has up to 1000 times more resolution than competitive devices: 3,000 to 163,000 quadrature counts per revolution or 10 microns to 1 micron per quadrature count (2,500 to 25,000 quadrature counts per inch). Plus, its three-channel differential output includes an index. Finally, one model works in both linear and rotary designs.

See all of these motion control innovations at Photonics West, booth 1542, January 27 - 29 and at the
IPC Printed Circuits Expo/APEX show, booth 2021, February 24 - 26.