Same performance with less energy

Electric motors in industrial applications are responsible for more than 40 percent of global electricity consumption. With encoders from Hengstler, the efficiency of drives can be significantly increased, resulting in a significant reduction in energy costs.

The ACURO AC58 absolute encoder reduces the energy consumption of servomotors by up to 30 %. © Stallion

With their precise position feedback, absolute encoders from Hengstler enable significantly smoother control of servomotors than conventional encoders. This enables very efficient operation of the motors and significantly reduces their power consumption. A good example is the Acuro AD37: with an installation depth of just 29 mm, this encoder is the most compact motor feedback encoder in its class.

The Acuro AD37 records position data with an absolute accuracy of ±36 angular seconds and a repeat accuracy of less than ±10 angular seconds. Via the Hengstler Acuro link interface, the encoder transmits position data at a transmission rate of 10 MBaud and a controller clock of up to 32 kHz to the higher-level controller virtually in real time. The data transmission works over a distance of up to 100 m without any loss of quality.

Users can not only operate their servomotors very energy-efficiently with the Acuro AD37 - the encoder itself also consumes comparatively little power. The AD37 only requires 0.6 W in the multiturn version - 50 to 75 % less than comparable encoders.

The Acuro AC58 was developed for the energy-efficient operation of servomotors in packaging machines or pick-and-place systems. This encoder has an absolute accuracy of ±35 angular seconds and a repeat accuracy of ±10 angular seconds. In the version with Profinet interface, this encoder consumes very little power (Ø1.5 W/multiturn) and thus enables highly dynamic operation of servomotors. As the encoder has a short cycle time of 31.25 µs, drives can also be controlled "smoother" with it than with conventional encoders. As a result, users of these encoders save up to 30 percent energy in their motors.

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