Thanks Philipp, This is for an industrial machine and the competition is a Baluff sensor which measures over an 8" stroke. The quote for the Baluff device came back at almost $1200. So it shouldn't be too difficult to beat that price, I hope! :-)
I sent Siko an inquiry. Dave On 2/17/2016 5:10 PM, Philipp Burch wrote: > Hi Dave! > > On 17.02.2016 22:52, Dave Cole wrote: >> I'm shopping for some linear/glass scales for a custom industrial machine. >> >> I only need to read 8" of travel. >> >> Does anyone know of an economical solution. I'd like full quad >> outputs - ttl would be ideal. >> I don't need super resolution or accuracy. .001" would be sufficient. > If you don't need super accuracy, you could probably head for a magnetic > solution instead of a glass scale. One such supplier is Siko Magline: > https://www.siko-global.com/en-de/products/magline-magnetic-linear-and-angular-measurement > But those are probably not the most "economic" (i.e. cheap) ones. If you > feel like doing almost everything on your own, you could also just use > one of their magnet bands and mount a position sensor (raw SMD part) > like an AS5311: > http://ams.com/eng/Products/Position-Sensors > > Bye, > Philipp > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
