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Article: IN THE LOOP: INSPECTION SYSTEMS: ACCURACY IN MOTION.(Inspection)
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- Fabricating & Metalworking
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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IN THE LOOP: INSPECTION SYSTEMS: ACCURACY IN MOTION
By Kyndall Brown
WHEREVER THERE IS MOTION, ENCODERS ARE NOT FAR BEHIND. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO ACHIEVING ACCURACY IN MOTION, ENCODERS ARE A MUST.
Though frequently taken for granted, the use of encoders to convert the rotary or linear motion of speed, rate, velocity, distance, position, or direction into information and feed it back into the controller of a motion control system is a centerpiece of advanced inspection systems.
For example, ABTech Manufacturing Inc. (Swanzey, NH), a manufacturer of ultra-precision air bearings and motion systems, had a customer that needed ultra-accurate ...