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MCG-TT Linear Encoder - Ultra Low Profile

MCG-TT Linear Encoder - Ultra Low Profile

The MCG-TT linear encoder provides an ultra-low encoder profile for restricted spaces without the need to sacrifice performance or environmental robustness. Having a cylindrical shape the MCG rea...


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Danfoss meets accuracy requirements using Newall encoder technology
Danfoss meets accuracy requirements using Newall encoder technology
Danfoss meets accuracy requirements using Newall encoder technology

 

When Danfoss Bionics A/S, related to the global Danfoss Group, wanted to design a fast machine capable of cutting medical capillary tubes, the company opted to fit it with a Newall SHG-A2 absolute linear encoder. The encoder will help Danfoss meet both strict length requirements and demanding volume throughput – millions of glass tubes will be cut every year at the company’s production facility in Nordborg, Denmark.

“Danfoss has been involved in the medical sector for the past five years,” says technical manager Per Brandt Rasmussen. “For some time we have been working on a new product launch that will help improve the life quality and expectancy of life for diabetic patients.”
 
The system devised by Danfoss designers in close cooperation with the newly founded company Danfoss Bionics A/S involves the cutting of tiny diameter glass capillary tubes, in lengths ranging from 10 up to 40mm.

“Unfortunately it is not possible to go out and buy capillary tube cutting machines,” explains Mr Rasmussen. “The only option was to either subcontract the design and manufacture of a bespoke machine or take the project on ourselves – so we chose the latter and I got the job of orchestration.”

Mr Rasmussen says that accuracy of length was of paramount importance to the success of the project.

“Our previous experience of ordinary encoders was that sometimes they can lose a step,” he explains. “We knew that this outcome would not be satisfactory for cutting capillary tubes so we did our research on absolute linear encoders from Newall. Immediately the SHG-A2 sounded like the right solution for our application.”

Further enquiries from Danfoss Bionics led the company to the door of Kurt Rasmussen Machine Tools A/S, the Danish distributor for Newall products. After further discussions the company confirmed its acquisition of the SHG-A2 absolute linear encoder.

Developed to meet a wide range of feedback applications, the SHG-A2 provides a true absolute position immediately upon power-up. The encoder does not use batteries or static memory to retain the positional data. True position can be re-acquired once power is applied, regardless of duration or power-off movements. The encoder has a travel of 200mm and can traverse at up to 8m/s at 0.001mm resolution. The SHG-A2 has an accuracy grade of ±0.01mm.

The encoder has since been fitted to the Danfoss Bionics machine at Nordborg where it has been moved from the development laboratory to the production facility for final installation qualification.

“It is the first time we have used Newall and I must say we are impressed,” says Mr Rasmussen. “We spoke to both KRMT and Newall during the build process and always received helpful advice, particularly regarding interfacing the encoder’s output signal with the machine’s PC. The products are also inherently resistant to contamination, which is crucial considering the amount of glass ‘dust’ produced by continuous cutting operations. We wouldn’t have any hesitation using Newall products again.”

Danfoss Bionics A/S is related to the global Danfoss Group, a leader in development and manufacture of mechanical and electronic products and controls. With 53 factories in 21 countries, Danfoss employs some 18,000 people worldwide, 6000 of whom are based in Denmark, the company’s country of origin.

 


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