Application
Monitoring of luff, slew and long travel upon stacker-reclaimer machinery.
Key Requirements
- Compatible with existing control system
- Resistance to an aggressive environment
- Highly accurate and repeatable
- Ease of maintenance and configuration
- Reliable life cycle
Solution
Hengstler AC61 series encoder with the following key features;
- Allan Bradley compatible communications via DeviceNet
- Robust stainless steel IP67 housing with high resistance to vibration and temperature (-40 to +85 deg C)
- Resolution up to 26 bit with adjustable Baud rate
- Plug-in termination base that provides easy access to DIP switch controls
- High MTBF (mean time between failure) figures
