The distinguishing feature of an absolute encoder is that it reports the absolute position of the encoder to the electronics immediately upon power-up with no need for indexing.

The distinguishing feature of the incremental encoder is that it reports an incremental change in position of the encoder to the counting electronics.

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We are authorized industrial automation distributors for all the top manufacturers including Baumer Electric, Timken, World Encoders/Koyo Encoders, Autonics and FSI Encoders.

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