6.1.1 Characteristics
With AMS, SCHNEEBERGER offers a distance measuring system that is fully integrated into the profiled guide rail and can be installed directly without calibration or adjustment. Combined with the easily replaceable reading head and the system's protection against various contaminants, necessary repair and maintenance work is also reduced.
Therefore, thanks to its integrated design and the combination of high-precision optical scale with MONORAIL guide rail, costs can be saved in product design, manufacturing, and maintenance.
Accuracy
- Expansion coefficient identical to steel
- Good thermal connection to machine base
- Measurement close to the machining process
- Optimized calibration of optical scale
- Anti-vibration technology
- Measuring scale produced as plug-and-play components
Installation and Adjustment
- Plug-and-play solution (no additional overhead)
- No calibration of measuring scale required
- No additional mounting brackets required
- Extremely simple commissioning (no adjustment required)
- Phase-locked interchangeable solution (AMSA-3L)
- No sealing air required
Service and Maintenance
- Interchangeable wear parts
- Single reading head for all sizes
- Simple reading head replacement in case of failure
- Protection class IP68
- Resistant to oil, coolant, solvents
- Corrosion-resistant cover for optical scale
- Protection against various foreign objects
- Interchangeable guide rail segments (AMSA-3L)
Design and Production Process
- Reading head and electronics integrated as one unit
- Reduced construction time, compact solution structure
- Multiple reading heads can operate on a single guide rail
- MONORAIL standard accessories can be used
- Maximum 6m single piece. Longer lengths use standardized segment lengths
- Special guide rail ends and reading heads for long-stroke applications with butt-jointed guide rails (AMSA-3L)