SICK STEGMANN introduces VFS 60 Motor Feedback Systems. According to the company, the hollow shaft encoders mount to asynchronous motors and deliver from 1 to 10,000 ppr in a 60 mm housing. Additional product features include:

• “F” technology—a nickel code disc to provide more robust operation and tolerance to temperatures as high as 100 C.
• An IP65 rating.
• Availability with a TTL or HTL interface.
• Ball bearings that support the encoder shaft—bearings are spaced 30 mm apart for concentricity (0.3/0.1mm radial; 0.5/0.2mm axial) and minimum encoder vibration.
• Hollow shaft clamping—provides increases in overall encoder reliability and immunity to electrical interference.
• A radial/axial cable outlet that reduces installation depth by up to 28 percent.

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