HEIDENHAIN's New Incremental Linear Scales Offer More Than Ever

SCHAUMBURG, IL (September 2012) – With the newly revised LF series linear scales, HEIDENHAIN now offers higher precision than ever for use on high accuracy machine tools, jig bore and grinding machines, and linear motors. Sporting new designs of the scanning electronics and mechanical setup, these new LF 485 and 185 incremental models replace HEIDENHAIN’s LF 481 and 183 linear scales, and are characterized by very high repeatability and defined thermal expansion behavior. From a grating period of 8 µm, the interferential scanning principle of the LF scales produces scanning signals with