HEIDENHAIN’s new Portable Interface Box Eliminates Need for PC Cards

SCHAUMBURG, IL - (November 2013) – HEIDENHAIN now offers a new EIB 742 external interface box for precise position measurement. It is a network-capable measuring solution that removes the requirement of a PC interface card that is usually necessary when connecting measurement apparatus to an industrial PC or laptop. The EIB 742 is ideal for inspection stations and multipoint inspection apparatuses under extreme vibration loads. A maximum of four HEIDENHAIN encoders , either with sinusoidal incremental signals (1Vpp) or with