HEIDENHAIN Operations Update
Dear Valued Customers: We are in a situation that none of us has ever experienced before and the news over the last several days has been very fluid and developing rapidly. We want to let you know that HEIDENHAIN is taking the necessary steps as outlined by the CDC, State and Federal Governments in preventing […]
ETEL’s New Z3TM: Four Degrees of Freedom
SCHAUMBURG, IL (March 2020) – ETEL introduces the new Z3TM, a standalone motion platform that provides a surface with four degrees of freedom into a stacked architecture and is an alternative to piezoelectric solutions. It is designed in response to the needs of advanced wafer positioning in the semiconductor industry while also being useful as […]
Commitment to our Customers
Dear Colleagues: We are in a situation that none of us has ever experienced before and the news over the last several days has been very fluid and developing rapidly. We want to let you know that HEIDENHAIN is taking the necessary steps as outlined by the CDC, State and Federal Governments in preventing the […]
Jaw-Dropping Facts in Motion Control #1 & #2
This new quarterly 2020 column will present motion control technologies as jaw-dropping facts in order to highlight how incredibly far we have come in the world of encoders and controls, starting with some truly significant developments in the area of linear kit encoders. By Kevin Kaufenberg, Business Development and Product Manager, Electronics Industry By […]
New Post Processor Developed for Mastercam Users
Updated March 2020 SCHAUMBURG, IL (August 2019) – In a collaborative effort to best enable 5-axis machining for users with HEIDENHAIN TNC controls and Mastercam® CAD/CAM software, a new collaborate post processor is now available. Called the HEIDENHAIN TNC 5X Mill post processor, CNC Software, Inc., developers of Mastercam software, introduced it recently after coordinating […]
Which touch probe is right for you?
For manufacturers looking to reduce setup times, increase machine usage time and improve the dimensional accuracy of the finished workpieces, touch probes can offer great advantages. In fact, most touch probes on the market today offer easy integration with machine tools and CNC controls—particularly milling machines and other multi-axis machining centers. How touch probes work […]
New Unique Ring Encoder Resists Contamination
SCHAUMBURG, IL (March 2019) – HEIDENHAIN introduces a new mid-range high accuracy ring encoder that is suitable for position measurement applications that require high tolerance to contamination but do not demand the accuracy level of an optical encoder. This unique HEIDENHAIN ERM 2203 is optimized to meet those needs and is a welcome alternative to […]
Absolute vs. incremental encoders: What’s the difference?
When it comes to choosing linear or rotary encoders, there are a lot of factors to consider. Chief among them are how to achieve the repeatability, accuracy and resolution needed for the particular motion-control application. The very first decision required to dial these factors in is often between incremental and absolute encoders. Both types […]
ETEL Expands Popular CHARON2 Motion Platform
SCHAUMBURG, IL (February 2020) – ETEL of the HEIDENHAIN Group has extended its motion systems product offering with the expansion to nine standard versions of CHARON2, its popular motion platform. The CHARON2 was originally designed in 2017 as an entry level platform to be flexible, scalable, modular and upgradable for semiconductor manufacturing applications. With these […]
