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title = "Encoders"
author = ["Dehaeze Thomas"]
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category = "equipment"
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Tags
: [Position Sensors]({{< relref "position_sensors.md" >}})

There are two main types of encoders: optical encoders, and magnetic encoders.


## Manufacturers {#manufacturers}

| Manufacturers                                                            | Country     |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| [Heidenhain](https://www.heidenhain.com/en_US/products/linear-encoders/) | Germany     |
| [Renishaw](https://www.renishaw.com/en/browse-encoder-range--6440)       | UK          |
| [Celera Motion](https://www.celeramotion.com/microe/)                    | USA         |
| [Magnescale](https://www.magnescale.com/en/)                             | Japanese    |
| [Posic](https://www.posic.com/EN/)                                       | Switzerland |
| [RLS](https://www.rls.si/eng/products/rotary-magnetic-encoders)          | Slovenia    |
| [AMO](https://www.amo-gmbh.com/en/)                                      | Australia   |
| [NumerikJena](https://www.numerikjena.de/en/)                            | Germany     |
| [RSF Elektronik](https://www.rsf.at/en/)                                 | Austria     |
| [Flux](https://flux.gmbh/products/gmi-rotary-encoder/)                   | Austria     |
| [Lika](https://www.lika.it/eng/)                                         | Italy       |


## Incremental vs Absolute {#incremental-vs-absolute}

Incremental:

-   Less delay

Absolute:

-   No problem of "missed" steps


## Bibliography {#bibliography}

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