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Empower Productivity

Improve productivity, safety, and quality with
the optimal rotary encoders for automation and robotics.

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Empower Technology

Higher performance for the semiconductor and electronics industry

EMO 2025

Intelligent and innovative solutions
for machine tools and shopfloor automation

Motor feedback for robotics
and automation

Discover optimal rotary encoders for motor feedback,
collision monitoring, vibration analysis and more.

Reliable positioning without
purge air: save 99% CO2

TRUE IMAGE TECHNOLOGY: accurate encoder scanning 
even despite liquid contamination
 

More accuracy and throughput

MULTI-DOF TECHNOLOGY and TRANSFERABLE ACCURACY for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing

Protect machines: encoders
with vibration feedback

Leverage a built-in sensor to boost process reliability and anticipate maintenance.

Empower Productivity
The right encoders for every robotics and automation challenge

The HEIDENHAIN GROUP is your one-stop provider for rotary encoders, angle encoders, and linear encoders for the full range of standard to high-end applications.

Improve the productivity, reliability, and accuracy of your machines with motion-feedback solutions from HEIDENHAIN, AMO, RENCO, and RSF.

SPS Expo Nuremberg:  November 25 to 27, 2025

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What's new at HEIDENHAIN

Digital Semiconductor Event 2025

Discover our solutions for advanced packaging, high-end automation,
back-end assembly, inspection, and metrology in online meetings.
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Harnessing wind, water and the sun

Learn about 100% green energy at HEIDENHAIN, along with other sustainability projects and successes, in our 2025 Environmental Declaration.
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Free e-book with practical tips

Uncover opportunities to optimize your manufacturing environment in five easy steps with our StateMonitor software. Find out how in our free e-book.
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The 3-in-1 measuring camera

The VT 122 vision system and VTC software serve as a tool presetter, tool microscope and visual tool inspection aid, enabling accurate tool-edge inspection.
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HEIDENHAIN develops and produces linear encoders, angle encoders, rotary encoders, length gauges, touch probes, sensors, vision systems, CNC controls and digital readouts for the world’s most innovative industries, including robotics, automation, machine tools, semiconductors and electronics manufacturing.

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Find solutions for your industry

HEIDENHAIN is at home in numerous industries. Discover solutions from the HEIDENHAIN Corporate Group for your application. Discuss your requirements with our sales engineers, and let our brands support your market success with their extensive product portfolios and strong industry expertise.

Machine tool Automation Electronics Robotics Medical Drive systems Elevators Structural Health Monitoring Wind energy Printing

Your applications are demanding. Our products have the answers.

Linear encoders

Linear encoders from HEIDENHAIN measure the position of linear axes without added mechanical intervention, allowing your machines to attain exceptional positioning accuracy and machining speed.

Angle encoders

Enjoy high-accuracy rotary axis positioning down to a few arc seconds. HEIDENHAIN has the optimal angle encoder for your application, with sealed, modular, and highly integrated, built-in bearing options.

Rotary encoders

Entrust your application to premium quality, durability, and precision. The robust and easy-to-install rotary encoders from HEIDENHAIN measure speed and position with accuracy and dependability.

CNC controls

CNC controls from HEIDENHAIN are shop-friendly, versatile, and high-performance. These milling and turning controls optimize motion control on your machine tools, turning them into user-friendly workstations on the shop floor.

Digital Shop Floor software solutions

Gain 360° of insight into your shop floor. The Digital Shop Floor solutions from HEIDENHAIN model your complete process chain through machine-oriented software, advisory support, online services, and more.

Touch probes and camera systems

How can you reduce setup times, boost machine-tool uptimes, and ensure process reliability for high manufacturing quality? With HEIDENHAIN touch probes and camera systems for tool and part measurement.

Signal converters

HEIDENHAIN signal converters adapt encoder signals to the interface requirements of your application's downstream electronics. They can even process additional sensor signals as needed.

Digital readouts

High-performance digital readouts from HEIDENHAIN save time and simplify the operation of machines, automation systems, and metrology applications. Benefits include their built-in touchscreen, intuitive user interface, and dialogue guidance.

Length gauges

Length gauges from HEIDENHAIN can measure even long measuring ranges quickly, reliably, and accurately. Leverage these benefits in your production measurement technology for multi-gauging fixtures, measuring equipment monitoring, and position measurement.

Inspection and testing devices

HEIDENHAIN encoders deliver all of the information needed for adjustment, initial configuration, and monitoring. Our inspection and testing devices leverage these data for machine acceptance testing, functionality testing, and extensive diagnostics.

Linear encoders

Linear encoders from HEIDENHAIN measure the position of linear axes without added mechanical intervention, allowing your machines to attain exceptional positioning accuracy and machining speed.

Angle encoders

Enjoy high-accuracy rotary axis positioning down to a few arc seconds. HEIDENHAIN has the optimal angle encoder for your application, with sealed, modular, and highly integrated, built-in bearing options.

Rotary encoders

Entrust your application to premium quality, durability, and precision. The robust and easy-to-install rotary encoders from HEIDENHAIN measure speed and position with accuracy and dependability.

CNC controls

CNC controls from HEIDENHAIN are shop-friendly, versatile, and high-performance. These milling and turning controls optimize motion control on your machine tools, turning them into user-friendly workstations on the shop floor.

Digital Shop Floor software solutions

Gain 360° of insight into your shop floor. The Digital Shop Floor solutions from HEIDENHAIN model your complete process chain through machine-oriented software, advisory support, online services, and more.

Touch probes and camera systems

How can you reduce setup times, boost machine-tool uptimes, and ensure process reliability for high manufacturing quality? With HEIDENHAIN touch probes and camera systems for tool and part measurement.

Signal converters

HEIDENHAIN signal converters adapt encoder signals to the interface requirements of your application's downstream electronics. They can even process additional sensor signals as needed.

Digital readouts

High-performance digital readouts from HEIDENHAIN save time and simplify the operation of machines, automation systems, and metrology applications. Benefits include their built-in touchscreen, intuitive user interface, and dialogue guidance.

Length gauges

Length gauges from HEIDENHAIN can measure even long measuring ranges quickly, reliably, and accurately. Leverage these benefits in your production measurement technology for multi-gauging fixtures, measuring equipment monitoring, and position measurement.

Inspection and testing devices

HEIDENHAIN encoders deliver all of the information needed for adjustment, initial configuration, and monitoring. Our inspection and testing devices leverage these data for machine acceptance testing, functionality testing, and extensive diagnostics.

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EMO 2025: Empower Manufacturing

Intelligent and innovative solutions for machine tools and automation

Increase your future manufacturing agility and efficiency with these new and improved solutions from HEIDENHAIN:

  • TNC7: New functions for done-in-one machining
  • vTNC7: The new programming system with Feature-Based Programming and an AI chatbot
  • VT 122 camera system and Visual Tool Check 1.6 software: Automated, AI-driven tool wear measurement
  • TNC7 go: The new TNC7 variant for vocational training and legacy machine upgrades
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Motor feedback solutions with added value

Highlights for robotics and automation

  • The ECI and EQI inductive rotary encoders from HEIDENHAIN provide a versatile platform of intercompatible solutions for every automation performance level.
  • Dual and secondary encoders for advanced robotics deliver not only exceptional accuracy but also collision monitoring capability without extra torque sensors.
  • HEIDENHAIN ECI 1323 Splus and EQI 1335 Splus rotary encoders with built-in vibration analysis promote reliability and failsafe performance in heavy-duty systems.
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Building a sustainable future

Improving competitiveness and site viability through renewable energy

The key figures from our 2025 Environmental Declaration speak for themselves: 100% renewable energy, a recycling rate of 95% and a 28% reduction in CO2 equivalents compared with 2022. HEIDENHAIN is ensuring its long-term viability by striving to maximize its energy self-sufficiency based on renewable sources. At the same time, it is implementing measures to save energy, reduce emissions and cut down on waste.

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Improve accuracy and throughput

Unlocking new potential in chipmaking with HEIDENHAIN MULTI-DOF TECHNOLOGY

Chiplet technology and new mid-end-of-line processes in semiconductor manufacturing have laid the groundwork for artificial intelligence, humanoid robots and self-driving vehicles. Advances in production miniaturization have downscaled the distance between electrical contacts to a key milestone of just 2 microns. But even smaller structures are attainable at greater throughput with HEIDENHAIN encoders and ETEL motion systems.

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