RTLC stainless steel tape scale with selectable IN-TRAC™reference marks |
Type | Incremental linear |
Scale pitch | 20 µm or 40 µm |
Accuracy (at 20 °C) | ±5 µm/m or ±15 µm/m |
Coefficient of thermal expansion (at 20 °C) | 10.1 ±0.2 µm/m/°C |
Maximum scale length | 10 m (>10 m on request) |
Cross-section | 0.4 mm × 8 mm (RTLC20-S, RTLC40-S and RTLC40H-S) 0.4 mm x 18 mm (RTLC20, RTLC40 and RTLC40H installed in FASTRACK™ carrier) |
Suitable substrate materials | Metals, ceramics and composites (e.g. steel, aluminium, invar, granite, ceramic etc.) |
Mounting options | Self-adhesive backing tape (RTLC20-S, RTLC40-S and RTLC40H-S) or FASTRACK™ carrier (RTLC20, RTLC40 and RTLC40H) |
Compatible readheads | VIONiC™ and TONiC™ (20 µm pitch RTLC variants only) QUANTiC™ (40 µm pitch RTLC variants only) |
Functional Safety (FS) | RTLC is available as part of a Functional Safety system when used with a TONiC™ FS readhead. IMPORTANT: End covers must be used with the RTLC20-S scale or RTLC20/FASTRACK system in order to be FS approved. |