DRIVE-CLiQ Encoders for Heavy Duty Environments

Schaumburg, IL - (August 2013) – Leine & Linde now launches DRIVE-CLiQ on an encoder platform that is designed for long life operation in harsh drive environments where they are exposed to powerful vibrations, shocks and mechanical loads. This means the new DRIVE-CLiQ encoder can easily be installed to the motor mechanics typically found in heavy duty applications like paper mills, steel plants and cranes, without any adaptation needed. DRIVE-CLiQ is Siemens’ new communication protocol for motor feedback in a SINAMICS drive system. It is an Ethernet-based interface for connection of