| Penny + Giles is a world leader in the manufacture of linear and rotary potentiometers for positioning measurement and joystick controllers. |
Penny + Giles is a leading designer and manufacturer of specialist equipment,
position sensors and control hardware for industrial, military and aerospace
markets. The product range includes linear and rotary position sensors; joystick
controllers; draw wire (string pots); tilt sensors (inclinometers) and associated
signal conditioners. They are used to measure stroke or displacement or
positioning often in highly hostile environments.
Penny + Giles' success in world markets results from innovative technology,
creative designs, manufacturing excellence and interactive customer support.
For more than 50 years Penny + Giles has built an unsurpassed store of
experience which is supported by high precision engineering.
A wide variety of technologies are used to build the products including
potentiometric, inductive, Hall effect, Eddy current and 3D-MEMS ( Micro-
ElectroMechanical Systems). These products are in used in aerospace,
construction, defense, marine, material handling, mining, motor sport,
off-highway, power generation, process control, robotics, timber and forestry, and
transportation industries.
position sensors and control hardware for industrial, military and aerospace
markets. The product range includes linear and rotary position sensors; joystick
controllers; draw wire (string pots); tilt sensors (inclinometers) and associated
signal conditioners. They are used to measure stroke or displacement or
positioning often in highly hostile environments.
Penny + Giles' success in world markets results from innovative technology,
creative designs, manufacturing excellence and interactive customer support.
For more than 50 years Penny + Giles has built an unsurpassed store of
experience which is supported by high precision engineering.
A wide variety of technologies are used to build the products including
potentiometric, inductive, Hall effect, Eddy current and 3D-MEMS ( Micro-
ElectroMechanical Systems). These products are in used in aerospace,
construction, defense, marine, material handling, mining, motor sport,
off-highway, power generation, process control, robotics, timber and forestry, and
transportation industries.
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Draw-wire linear (string-pot) sensors
Draw-wire or string-pot linear position sensors measure the linear
movement of a component via a highly flexible steel wire which is
wound onto a drum by a durable spring-driven motor. The winding
drum is linked axially to a multi-turn potentiometer, incremental
encoder or absolute encoder. A linear movement is transformed
into a rotation by the draw-wire principle and converted into a
proportional analog signal or to countable increments. Versions
with integral electronics produce voltage and current signals at the
output which are proportional to the displacement. Draw-wire or
string pot sensors are simple in application and represent an
economical investment. There is a significant advantage in that,
despite their compact size, the sensors can cover large
measurement ranges.
Draw-wire or string-pot linear position sensors measure the linear
movement of a component via a highly flexible steel wire which is
wound onto a drum by a durable spring-driven motor. The winding
drum is linked axially to a multi-turn potentiometer, incremental
encoder or absolute encoder. A linear movement is transformed
into a rotation by the draw-wire principle and converted into a
proportional analog signal or to countable increments. Versions
with integral electronics produce voltage and current signals at the
output which are proportional to the displacement. Draw-wire or
string pot sensors are simple in application and represent an
economical investment. There is a significant advantage in that,
despite their compact size, the sensors can cover large
measurement ranges.
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