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3 Product Features
3.1
General
The guided measuring system PMIX is based on the magnetic length measuring systems LMIX or EMIX. Due to
the magnetic (and therefore contactless) measuring principle, it is a wear-free alternative to conventional linear
encoders.
Figure 1: PMIX in combination with an IZ16E display unit
Depending on the ordered version, an LMIX, EMIX or EMIX23 sensor can be integrated in the PMIX housing. As
shown in the photo above, the PMIX system can be combined with the battery-powered ELGO position indica-
tors IZ14E, IZ15E, IZ16E and IZ17E. In this case sensor and resolution comply with the selected IZ unit. Further
no wiring is necessary. The respective ordering suffix is specified in the type designation ( 8).
The sensor head and the magnetic tape ( 4.4) are already integrated in a mechanical cylinder (standard
measuring lengths are 100/200/400/600 mm). The sensor is optimally guided at linear movements. Thus the
system can immediately be installed and connected.
3.2
Functional Principle
Integrated in the sensor head are the magneto-resistive measuring-bridges, the interpolation circuit and the
output drivers. The bridge generates the distance dependent counting pulses for the signal processing electronic.
The sensor cable is an 8-wire cable, highly flexible and suitable for drag chains. It consists of twisted pair wires
and is shielded.
3.3
Typical Applications
The series PMIX is suitable for a variety of applications in machine and plant engineering. For example, it can be
used everywhere where linear potentiometers are used, since the PMIX linear encoder is also suitable as a digital
potentiometer replacement.
Typical applications in the range of machine engineering are e. g.
Hydraulic presses
Injection molding machines
Stroke adjustments
Pick & Place systems
Dosing machines and systems
and many other applications in the plastics, metal, wood, paper
and textile processing or with packaging machines.
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