Trade fair highlight 28. July 2020

SCHNEEBERGER did now a further milestone in the direction of miniaturization.

MINISCALE – the world’s first miniature guideway with an integrated optical measuring system.

MINISCALE is based on a product that has been available on the market for many years – MINIRAIL.
To equip MINIRAIL with the additional measuring function, a scale (40 µm interval) is laser engraved into the top surface of the rail and a miniature sensor is integrated into the carriage.

The benefits of the product are quite clear: simple and convenient, assembly and disassembly, compared to separate measuring systems, leads to reduced time and costs of installation and set-up. Also, as the measuring function is integrated into the guide, more compact machine designs are possible.

Main specifications of MINISCALE:

Sizes (Rail widths in mm) 7, 9, 12, 15 and 14, 18, 24, 42
Resolution 0,1 µm
Accuracy up to 40 mm : 4 µm (3 µm on request), up to 1000 mm : +/-10 µm
Repeatability unidirectional +/- 0,1 µm, bidirectional +/- 0,2 µm
Measuring scale length Max. 1000 mm
Travel speed Max. 5 m/s
Output signal CMOS/TTL compatible, output impedance 60 Ohm