The visitors to SPS IPC Drives have chosen: TURCK's contactless inductive encoder QR24 wins the Automation Award

Voted by the visitors of the SPS IPC Drives, TURCK's contactless inductive encoder RI360P-QR24 has won the Automation Award 2013 for the most innovative new development in the field of automation technology. The prize is awarded annually by the magazine elektro Automation. A jury of experts from the congress-committee SPS IPC Drives, VDMA, ZVEI and the editorial office of elektro Automation has first nominated a top-10 list. From these ten proposals the visitors could select their favourite. We would like to thank all the participants, who voted for our new encoder series.

New QR24 Encoder versions just released

The contactless inductive encoder series RI360P-QR24 has been extended with two more output signal variants: one version with an incremental output and another with the conventional 0-10 V or 4-20 mA output. This makes these high resolution, wear-free and magnetic field resistant encoders available for a number of additional applications. As with other QR24 models, the sensor and the positioning element of the encoder are fully encapsulated and designed as two independent and fully sealed units that can withstand vibration or shocks on the shaft. Wear-intensive ball bearings or seals, which break down, leading to machine downtimes or long maintenance times are not required. The RI360P-QR24 has the edge over both optical and magnetic encoders.  Thanks to its intelligent mounting concept using adapter rings, the permanently sealed IP69K encoders can be fitted on all standard shafts with diameters up to 20 millimeters.