HEIDENHAIN

HEIDENHAIN sets itself apart by prioritizing R&D over net profit. In 1970, company founder Dr. Johannes Heidenhain placed his shares of the company into a foundation, enabling HEIDENHAIN to invest extensively in exciting new technologies. As a result, HEIDENHAIN continues to produce game-changing innovations that help manufacturers and end-users alike gain an edge in competitive, ever-changing industries.

For more than 125 years, HEIDENHAIN has delivered trusted precision measurement and motion control solutions behind cutting-edge machines and devices. Their encoders, controls, and other precision measurement solutions enable everything from improved manufacturing processes to safer, more reliable medical diagnostics. Choose HEIDENHAIN Measurement & Control Technology for demanding positioning tasks that require a delicate balance of cutting-edge innovation and universal compatibility.

HEIDENHAIN Products

Linear Encoders
Angle Encoders
Rotary Encoders

CNC Controls
Touch Probes
Length Gages

Metrology Systems
Digital Readout Systems
Interface Electronics

Direct Drive Linear Motors
Direct Drive Torque Motors
Motion System Products

HEIDENHAIN Highlights

Angle/Rotary Encoders

Available in absolute and incremental versions and ideal for a variety of applications – including rotary tables, motor feedback, printing/paper converting machines, and telescopes – these encoders fulfill a variety of angle measurement needs. HEIDENHAIN offers two categories of encoders: Angle encoders, which have an accuracy at or below ±10” (arcseconds) and Rotary encoders, which have an accuracy above ±10” (arcseconds).

Linear Encoders

Linear encoders from HEIDENHAIN are available in absolute and incremental versions. These highly accurate encoders are ideal for a variety of applications, including machine tools, semiconductor machines, and medical machines. These measuring solutions combat a variety of issues that erode precision with unbeatable positioning accuracy. Their sturdy construction offers high long-term speed stability, resistance to vibration, durability, and dependability.

Length Gages & Metrology Solutions

These sophisticated, mechanically rugged products cover a wide range of applications, including optical comparators/profile projectors, video measuring machines, multi-sensor machines, and coordinate measuring machines. High repeatability, wide measuring ranges, and high accuracy over the entire measuring length cover myriad applications in production metrology, multipoint inspection stations, measuring equipment monitoring, and as position measuring devices.

Machine Control & Touch Probes

HEIDENHAIN CNC machine controls and touch probes offer a proven solution with technologies that improve part quality, shop-floor efficiency, and return on investment. Easy-to-use machine controls feature fast control with highest possible accuracy and compatibility. Probing applications include milling, turning, grinding, transfer lines, robots, and high accuracy tasks.