Wachendorff Automation Timeline

Events

• 2023-05-19 - Product Launch - Wachendorff launches NFC-configurable WDGN encoder - Wachendorff announced the NFC-configurable WDGN encoder on May 19, 2023. The interface replaces dedicated adapter cables and parameter boxes during machine setup. Engineers can write pulse-count and signal settings from a mobile device, simplifying… - source: wachendorff-automation.com
• 2022-09-01 - Product Launch - Wachendorff adds EtherNet/IP to universal encoder - Wachendorff announced EtherNet/IP support on September 1, 2022. The universal encoder platform already supported PROFINET and EtherCAT through loadable protocol configurations. The WDGA58F package reduced installation depth to 46.5 millimetres for… - source: wachendorff-automation.com
• 2021-03-15 - Product Launch - Wachendorff launches compact LMSCA measurement system - Wachendorff launched LMSCA on March 15, 2021. The 120-millimetre assembly combines adjustable contact pressure with WDGP encoders and 200-millimetre measuring wheels. Configured systems can reach 0.0125-millimetre-per-pulse resolution for constrained machine… - source: wachendorff-automation.com
• 2021-02-15 - Product Launch - Wachendorff releases freely configurable WDGP encoders - Wachendorff announced the configurable WDGP series on February 15, 2021. Customers can specify any pulse count from one to 16,384 pulses per revolution plus a configurable zero pulse. Compact 36- and 58-millimetre versions target high-resolution position… - source: wachendorff-automation.com
• 2020-03-30 - Product Launch - Wachendorff launches WDGR redundant encoder family - Wachendorff launched the WDGR family on March 30, 2020. The design combines independent optical and magnetic measurement channels with separate power supplies. The architecture targets higher diagnostic coverage in machinery, mobile equipment and automation… - source: wachendorff-automation.com
• 2018-09-27 - Market Signal - Wachendorff marks forty years of automation engineering - Wachendorff marked its fortieth anniversary on September 27, 2018. The business began in the Wachendorff family home in Johannisberg in 1978 and moved to Industriestrasse 7 in 1987. By the anniversary, the group had acquired adjoining expansion land and… - source: wachendorff-automation.com