Heavy-Duty Encoders and Components for Industrial Applications

Hübner Giessen develops and manufactures heavy-duty encoders for speed, position, and velocity monitoring in industrial applications. The product line includes incremental, absolute, and magnetic encoders, as well as modular universal encoder systems.

In addition, Hübner Giessen offers electronic speed switches, position switches, motors, and tachogenerators for use in heavy industry. Mechanical accessories enable the precise mounting of the encoders, while electronic accessories ensure, among other things, signal transmission even over longer distances.

Incremental Heavy Duty Encoder

Incremental Encoders

Our incremental encoders for heavy-duty applications measure rotational speeds and monitor speed ranges reliably and precisely.

  • High-precision optical scanning
  • Wide range of pulse counts
  • Various signal options
  • Optional SIL/PL or Ex certification and UL approval
  • For solid-shaft, hollow-shaft, or combined mounting
  • Robust and durable
absolute heavy duty encoder

Absolute Encoders

Our absolute encoders for heavy-duty applications reliably measure angular positions and rotational speeds.

  • High-precision optical scanning
  • Single-turn or multi-turn
  • Various interfaces
  • For solid and hollow shaft mounting or a combination thereof
  • SIL/PL certification and UL approval optional
  • Robust and durable

 

magnetic heavy duty encoder

Magnetic Encoders

Our custom-designed magnetic encoders measure angular positions and rotational speeds in complex mounting situations under extreme operating conditions.

  • For confined spaces
  • For large shaft diameters, no free shaft end
  • Wear-free, bearingless designs
  • Suitable for very high rotational speeds
  • UL approval and Ex certification optional
  • Also suitable for rail transport
universal encoder systems

Universal encoder systems

Our heavy-duty universal encoder systems measure angular positions and rotational speeds and monitor speed and position ranges.

  • Modular system solutions, individually configurable
  • Various outputs and interfaces
  • Function modules on the base unit or via fiber optics in the control cabinet
  • SIL/PL certification or UL approval optional
  • Robust and durable
overspeed switches

Speed switches

Our robust and durable electronic speed switches monitor over- and underspeeds, as well as standstill and slip.

  • For solid-shaft and hollow-shaft mounting or combinations
  • Also available as a control cabinet module
  • Switching speeds programmable or factory-set
  • High switching accuracy even at low speeds
  • SIL/PL certification or UL approval optional
position switches

Position switches

Our electronic position switches (limit switches) monitor* position ranges flexibly and reliably, even in extreme operating conditions.

  • For solid-shaft and hollow-shaft mounting or combinations
  • Also available as a control cabinet module
  • Switching speeds are programmable or factory-set
  • High switching accuracy even at low speeds
  • SIL/PL certification or UL approval optional
motors

Motors

Our robust, powerful, and efficient DC motors and three-phase synchronous generators are designed for heavy-duty applications.

DC Motors (Direct Current Motors):

  • Infinitely variable speed control
  • For direct power supply from a battery

Three-Phase Synchronous Generators:

  • Low-loss conversion of rotational motion into electrical energy
  • High efficiency and power density
mecanical accessories

Mechanical accessories

Our mechanical accessories ensure the precise and robust mounting of encoders, even in challenging installation locations in heavy industry.

  • Adapter shafts and torque supports for hollow-shaft encoders
  • Intermediate flanges for solid-shaft encoders
  • Single- and double-joint couplings for flange and foot mounting
  • Cable protection systems for power cables and signal lines
electric accessories

Electronic accessories

Our electronic accessories are designed for the conversion, distribution, and reliable transmission of encoder signals, even over long cable lengths.

  • Pulse distributors for multiplying HTL/TTL signals
  • Pulse converters for converting HTL/TTL signals
  • Frequency-to-voltage converters from HTL/TTL signals to analog
  • Diagnostic/handheld testers for functional testing of incremental encoders
  • Fiber-optic module sets (transmitter/decoder) for signal transmission

Tacho generators

Our permanently excited heavy-duty tachogenerators convert their rotational speed into a DC voltage proportional to the speed.

  • For solid and hollow shafts
  • Models for large industrial drives
  • Models for demanding railway applications
  • Available with IP67 protection rating up to +100 °C
  • Optional protection against moisture and dripping water
  • Robust and durable