
Manufacturers : SIKO(Germany) ELAP(Italy) Altmann(Germany)
Widely applied to industrial machines potentiometers are used for absolute position measurement of angles and lengths. Since they are absolute detecting systems, potentiometers keep the actual position data at power off: therefore eliminating the need for any future re-datum proceedure. This can be for safety reasons or to reduce machine set up time. Rotary geared potentiometers are available with a comprehensive range of gear ratios to suit most applications and the linear version with measuring strokes ranging from 25 to 990 mm.