HEIDENHAIN's New High Resolution Linear Encoder for Vacuum Applications

SCHAUMBURG, IL (November 2013) – HEIDENHAIN releases its newest addition to vacuum encoder technology with the LIP 400 series linear encoder system. Procedures using vacuum technology have become indispensable in the electronics, medical and analytical equipment industries. The LIP 400 series is now compatible with high and ultra high vacuum levels in these applications, and offers a small mechanical package with options of necessary encoder electronics to be inside or outside the vacuum chamber, depending on outgassing requirements. With an output signal period of 2 microns, and a