Danaher Expands ACURO™ Absolute Encoder Line with new AD36 and AD100 Line Extensions

Danaher Industrial Controls Group (DICG) announced an expansion of its Dynapar™ ACURO™ Series of absolute encoders with two new models that incorporate the company’s new opto-ASIC technology platform.  ACURO is already a market leader in several key performance metrics, such as communication compatibility, networking speed, high resolution, and lowest current draw, among others.  The new opto-ASIC platform extended throughout the ACURO line now provides advantages that make absolute encoder technology applicable to a wider range of motion control and servomotor feedback applications.

The new ACURO 36 and ACURO 100 models extend the ACURO series to applications in the small motor, packaging and textile machinery, and medical equipment sectors. 

Absolute encoders improve machine reliability because, unlike incremental encoders, they always know their position, even at startup or after a power failure. DICG technology and manufacturing breakthroughs have reduced the cost of absolute encoders, so that they are now finding acceptance in every kind of application, not just the high end, demanding few.