In industries with particularly harsh environmental conditions, encoders are indispensable for position sensing, velocity and speed measurement. However, if we put blistering hot temperatures, strong shocks and vibrations, as well as dust, corrosive chemicals or tough mud, which applications have to withstand, in relation to the electromechanical equipment, then there seems to be a fundamental discrepancy here: The contrast between highly precise, accurate measurement and particularly robust construction of the surrounding components. To be more precise: On the one hand, precision mechanical encoders with filigree construction, shafts and bearings. On one side, heavy-duty machines that do not stop at granite or steel.

Modular is the best fit Incremental encoders have become firmly established in the mobile automation sector, as in many other industries with particularly harsh environmental conditions. The requirements have increased enormously in recent years. Continuously increasing functionalities, higher efficiency and quality demands on the work process require a powerful and, above all, scalable automation system. Because, as different as the application, as different are the requirements of the users. There is no such thing as the perfect encoder for all cases. However, there can be the perfect modular system of encoders: a modular product range with tailor-made variants for every application, even under the most extreme conditions. Easy to find and cost-effective to implement.

A Sendix should be in there In order to generate a customised and functional application from a catalogue product, Kübler relies on a scalable, modular product range, which can be expanded as required and comprehensibly suggests the best solution. Based on the proven Sendix encoder series, which has made a name for itself in many industries thanks to its protected, fully interlocked bearing design, the modular product range has become Sendix Plus. Sendix Plus combines maximum robustness with maximum modularity. The unique Sendix bearing assembly in Safety-Lock™ design, which is available as both a shaft and hollow shaft variant, functions reliably and, above all, without failure, even under extreme conditions. Sendix encoders stand for particularly large, high-quality ball bearings with optimally dimensioned clearances.

The optimum variant quickly and cost-effectively With this extremely robust bearing design, continued in the Safety-Lockplus™ design, the Sendix encoders defy shocks, vibrations and installation errors. They now stand for even more robustness and are particularly suitable for demanding outdoor applications of the various gradations. The aim behind the modular line: if a robust encoder is required, the optimum variant for the individual application is determined quickly, and always with an eye on the costs.