The Rock-Tenn paperboard mill in Aurora, Ill., automated the positioning and tensioning of belts on its conveyor system with low-cost motors and drives paired with absolute encoders. When the ...

Optical encoders working over a DeviceNet network let a paperboard mill automate the positioning and tensioning of conveyor belts. Using DeviceNet encoders and relatively inexpensive drives, motors, ...

POSITAL's measuring wheels and accessories leverage the company’s IXARC encoders to measure linear motion in conveyor systems, the manufacture of rolled or roll-to-roll products, and similar ...

AMETEK’s ACCU-LIGN 2000RC looks unspectacular at first glance, but this encoder aims to keep steel mills, paper lines and heavy conveyors running with reliable feedback instead of flashy features.

The company's motorized pulleys with integrated shaft encoders are designed to enable conveyor system operators to accurately synchronize product movements. The encoders use SKF or SNR pulse outputs ...

Designed to accurately indicate the surface speed of a conveyor belt by measuring the rotational speed of the “clean side” gravity take-up idlers. Direct replacement for Ramsey 60-12C 50 ...

Description: Our CB Series Loose Wound Conveyor brushes are manufactured with a 1/2" lead and nylon filament and are compatible with 11" to 29" wide conveyors. The loose wound coil is adjustable and ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new medium precision position sensor built on inductive technology for industrial applications. Compared to solutions based on magnetic ...

What if a variable-frequency drive (VFD) on a critical system has a fault indication, the “error” LED on a DC power supply has turned on, or a conveyor belt has started behaving erratically — most ...