Exlar, represented in Australia by Applied Automation, has announced that its Tritex II Series electric actuators are available with an absolute feedback option.
The compact actuators feature a built-in mechanical converter, which eliminates the need for a ball screw or gear reducer mechanism.
With the absolute feedback option, Tritex II actuators eliminate the need to perform home cycling. This option card costs less than a standard incremental encoder and far less than a serial multi-turn absolute encoder.
The Tritex II provides this absolute feedback while retaining the operational and environmental capabilities of the actuator. The user isn't forced to compromise actuator performance, as is the case with some absolute feedback devices.
Tritex II actuators provide 1,500-watt, AC-powered operation and digital position control, pairing a brushless servomotor with rotary or linear actuation.
Additional features include operation from between 100 to 200 VAC, accommodating direct connection to factory power sources; enhanced software with 16 programmable indices, linked moves, and firmware flash upgrade capability via the actuator's Modbus port.