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Compact cable transducer with 126 mm diameter

GCA8 / GCA12

  • Distance measurement up to 12 m
  • Absolute potentiometer sensing
  • Analog, CANopen®, SAE J1939 interface
  • For outdoor use, IP65
  • Integrated dirt skimmer
  • Three-chamber-principle
  • Redundant variants
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Compact cable transducer with 104 mm diameter

GCA5

  • Distance measurement up to 7.8 m
  • Wear-free, non-contact magnetic position sensing
  • Analog, CANopen®, SAE J1939 interface
  • For outdoor use, IP67
  • Integrated dirt skimmer
  • Three-chamber-principle
  • Integrated inclination sensor
  • Two-channel architecture for independent redundant signals
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Compact cable transducer with 88 mm diameter

GCA3

  • Distance measurement up to 4.7 m
  • Wear-free non-contact magnetic position sensing
  • Analog, CANopen®, SAE J1939 interface
  • For outdoor use, IP67
  • Integrated dirt skimmer
  • Two-channel architecture
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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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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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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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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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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
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Compact designs – maximum robustness

  • Flat, light and shock resistant plastic housings
  • Integrated wear-free sensing
  • Maximized service life in outdoor use
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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
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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
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Integrated dirt skimmer

  • Durable and efficient design
  • Flexible ball head with resilient rubber coating to protect the mechanics against ingressing moisture, dust and dirt (series GCA5, GCA8, GCA12)
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Three-chamber-principle

  • Three-chamber-design
  • Optimum protection of electronics and spring mechanism
  • Minimized ingress of moisture or other harmful ambient impacts
  • For maximum life span in outdoor use (series GCA5, GCA8, GCA12)
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Two-channel architecture

  • Redundant measuring values for higher availability
  • Applies for both linear position and inclination 
  • Two-channel architecture prevents channel interferences
  • Versions with double-sensing architecture for two processed redundant output positions
     
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High-end components

  • Corrosion resistant stainless steel ropes with highly abrasion resistant nylon / polyamide jacket
  • Application-optimized rope diameters 0.5 to 1.2 mm
  • Flexible and tension-resistant cable fastening with carabiner or ring
  • Long-term tested, rust-protected spring
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Broad range of accessories

  • Mounting angle for easy and long-term safe installation
  • Cable extensions allow for attachment even outside the measuring range
  • Pulleys (max. angle 180) as protection against moisture and ice formation and for areas difficult to access
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