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Positioning Measurement Systems

Also listed as Position Measurement System

Two magnetic encoder series — incremental PM and absolute APM — built on a German magnetizing process. Analog or digital incremental output, true-absolute BiSS or H-code with no backup battery, and the fixtures that keep the scale parallel to the head.

Two rectangular metal devices labeled HIWIN are mounted on parallel metal rails, each with a black cable attached, against a clean, reflective surface.

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  • A rectangular metallic sensor with a black cable and glowing green indicator, positioned on a reflective surface. The Taiwan Excellence 2025 logo appears in the background.

    Absolute Position Measurement System

    True-absolute magnetic feedback: 1 µm resolution, ±1 µm repeatability, IP68, no buffer battery

    ±1 µm repeatability 1 µm resolution IP68

  • A coiled, silver, metal-braided cable with connectors on both ends, set against a plain white background.

    Accessories

    Signal transfer cable, scale installation fixture, and end clamp for the magnetic scale

    Cable Installation fixture End clamp

Why HIWIN

Position on the axis, not on a separate encoder.

Incremental when the axis can home

PM Series types C, PG (20 to 55), and T output analog or digital at ±1 µm repeatability and ±8 µm/m accuracy, sealed against oil, dust, and water.

Absolute when it cannot

APM Series encodes position on the scale. No buffer battery, no homing move, IP68, BiSS 27-bit or H-code into the drive.

Magnetic, so the shop floor does not win

Chips, splash, and oil that blind an optical scale leave a magnetic track readable. The head never touches the tape.

C and PG live on the guideway

C type and PG20 to PG55 put the sensor on a HIWIN guideway so the encoder does not need its own bracket or footprint.

A persons hands install a metal bearing onto a long, cylindrical metal rod in a workshop or industrial setting. Shelves and equipment appear blurred in the background.

Positioning Measurement Systems

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