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88 mm compact – measuring length up to 5 m

BMMS K34 / K50

  • Measuring length up to 5 m
  • Design 88 mm
  • Wear-free non-contact magnetic position sensing
  • Redundant variants
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Compact designs – maximum robustness – 104 mm compact – measuring length up to 4.7 m – Linear displacement measurement made easy - robust cable transducers GCA5

104 mm compact – measuring length up to 7.8 m

GCA5

  • Measuring length up to 7.8 m
  • Design 104 mm
  • Wear-free, non-contact magnetic position sensing
  • Integrated dirt skimmer
  • Three-chamber-principle
  • Integrated inclination sensor
  • Two-channel architecture for independant redundant signals
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126 mm compact – measuring length up to 12 m – Space saving cable transducers GCA8 and GCA12

126 mm compact – measuring length up to 12 m

GCA8 / GCA12

  • Measuring length up to 12 m
  • Design 126 mm
  • Absolute potentiometer sensing
  • Integrated dirt skimmer
  • Three-chamber-principle
  • Redundant variants
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60 mm flexible – measuring length up to 2.4 m

60 mm flexible – measuring length up to 2.4 m

GCI2 / GCA2

  • Measuring length up to 2.4 m
  • Design 60 mm
  • Flexible combination of encoder and cable transducer mechanics
  • High linearity up to 0,01%
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96 mm flexible – measuring length up to 3 m

96 mm flexible – measuring length up to 3 m

GCI4 / GCA4

  • Measuring length up to 3 m
  • Design 96 mm
  • Flexible combination of encoder and cable transducer mechanics
  • High linearity up to 0,01%
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115 mm flexible – measuring length up to 15 m

115 mm flexible – measuring length up to 15 m

GCI15 / GCA15

  • Measuring length up to 15 m
  • Design 115 mm
  • Flexible combination of encoder and cable transducer mechanics
  • High linearity up to 0,01%
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Flexible modular system – linearity up to 0.01% – 200 mm flexible – measuring length up to 50 m

200 mm flexible – measuring length up to 50 m

GCI50 / GCA50

  • Measuring length up to 50 m
  • Design 200 mm
  • Flexible combination of encoder and cable transducer mechanics
  • High linearity up to 0,01%
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Your benefits
  • Easy and reliable linear travel measurement
    • Quickly installed with high configuration flexibility. Ultra-high resolution and linearity
  • Solution for simultaneous boom length and boom angle measurement
    • Cable transducer with integrated inclination sensor. Two measuring tasks - one single device     
  • Convenient product selection with maximum flexibility
    • Broad portfolio. Compact designs or configuration flexibility, sized 60 ... 200  mm, measuring length 1,5 ... 50 m
  • For every application the matching product
    • Wear-free magnetic sensing for maximum robustness and durability, precise optical sensing for maximum precision, integrated inclination sensor solves two tasks in one device
  • Large interface variety compatible with every standard control
    • Analog, SSI, CANopen, J1939, fieldbus and  real-time Ethernet interfaces, incremental HTL and TTL signals
  • Supporting safety-related applications with highest availability
    • Product variants with 2-channel-design, redundant sensing and redundant signal output
  • Robustness and longevity even in extreme outdoor environments
    • Integrated dirt skimmer, three-chamber-principle, wear-free magnetic sensing
Applications

Easy and reliable linear travel measurement in all kinds of industrial applications, e.g.

  • Mobile machinery
  • Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs)
  • Mobile cranes
  • Telehandlers
  • Utility vehicles
  • Lifting platforms
  • Linear positioning tables
  • Medical equipment
  • Patient positioning tables
  • Hoists
  • Cranes, mining  equipment, excavators
  • Logistics
  • Handling equipment
  • Forklift trucks
  • Automatic guided vehicles
  • Warehouse stackers
Technology
Compact designs – maximum robustness – 104 mm compact – measuring length up to 4.7 m – Linear displacement measurement made easy - robust cable transducers GCA5

Compact designs – maximum robustness

  • Flat, light and shock resistant plastic housings
  • Integrated wear-free sensing
  • Maximized service life in outdoor use
Flexible modular system – linearity up to 0.01% – 200 mm flexible – measuring length up to 50 m

Flexible modular system – linearity up to 0.01%

  • High-precision cable-pull mechanics in metal housing 
  • Flexible combinations with 58 mm standard encoder
  • All standard absolute and incremental interfaces
  • For the highest demands on measuring accuracy and durability

All-in-one sensor – integrated inclination sensor

  • Measures length and inclination within one sensor
  • Perfectly suitable for boom applications
  • Efficient and compact solution
  • Less mounting and connecting efforts
Integrierter Schmutzabstreifer

Integrierter Schmutzabstreifer

  • Langlebige, bewährte Konstruktion
  • Flexibler Kugelkopf, robuste Gummioberfläche
  • Vermindert stark den Eintrag von Feuchtigkeit, Staub und Schmutz in die Seilzug-Mechanik (Serie GCA5, GCA8, GCA12)
Drei-Kammer-Prinzip

Drei-Kammer-Prinzip

  • Aufbau des Seilzug-Wegsensors aus drei voneinander getrennten Kammern
  • Für optimalen Schutz von Elektronik und Feder
  • Reduzierter Eintrag von Feuchtigkeit oder schädlichen Umwelteinflüssen
  • Für maximale Lebensdauer im Aussenbereich (Serie GCA5, GCA8, GCA12)

Zwei-Kanal-Architektur

  • Redundante Messwerte für höhere Verfügbarkeit
  • Gilt sowohl für die lineare Position als auch für die Neigung 
  • Zwei-Kanal-Architektur verhindert Kanalinterferenzen
  • Ausführungen mit Double-Sensing-Architektur für zwei verarbeitete redundante Ausgabepositionen
Hochwertige Bauteile

Hochwertige Bauteile

  • Korrosionsbeständige Edelstahlseile mit hoch abriebfestem Nylon-/Polyamidmantel
  • Anwendungsoptimierte Seil-Durchmesser 0,5 bis 1,2 mm
  • Flexible und zugfeste Seil-Befestigung mit Karabiner oder Ring
  • Langzeit-erprobte, rostgeschützte Feder
Umfangreiches Zubehör

Umfangreiches Zubehör

  • Montagewinkel für eine einfache Montage und dauerhaft sichere Anbringung
  • Seilverlängerungen erlauben eine Anbringung des Seils auch ausserhalb des Messbereiches
  • Umlenkrollen bis 180° Winkel schützen vor Nässe und Vereisung, und ermöglichen den Einsatz in schwer zugänglichen Bereichen
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