Gen. 3 Inductive Encoders with Functional Safety

SCHAUMBURG, IL (July 2014) – HEIDENHAIN  is expanding its third generation of absolute inductive rotary encoders with the ExI 11xx series, providing a single encoder safety solution for many industries such as packaging, automation and robotics. These new products are especially suitable for safety-related applications up to SIL 3, PLe, and Category 4. These applications involve high risks for the operator such as when they may interact with a robot. The ECI 1119 and EQI 1131 each feature an increased single turn resolution of 19 bits while the EQI 1131 can