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Upgrade your legacy Renishaw laser encoders

The status of legacy laser encoder products will be one of the following: not recommended for new designs; available on a last-time-buy basis; or obsolete. Renishaw offers existing users a range of upgrade options to replace these systems with high-performance alternatives.

The status of Renishaw legacy laser encoder systems is shown below, along with recommended alternatives to enable you to upgrade your position measurement solutions.
ProductStatusOrders taken untilSuggested alternative
RLE10 interferometric laser encoderNot recommended for new designsCurrently orderableRLE100 interferometric laser encoder system
RLE20 interferometric laser encoderNot recommended for new designs Currently orderableRLE200/ RLE300 interferometric laser encoder system
HS20 long-range laser encoderNot recommended for new designsCurrently orderableContact your local Renishaw representative
RCU10 quadrature compensator Not recommended for new designs Currently orderableContact your local Renishaw representative

Other alternatives might be suitable for your application. Discover our range of next-generation interferometric laser encoders, or Contact your local Renishaw representative for more details.


Easy upgrade

Renishaw offers a range of adaptor cables, including the auxiliary interface cable (RLE-RLU-AUX) and quadrature cables, that enable you to upgrade to the next-generation RLE100, RLE200 and RLE300 systems. This allows you to keep the existing cabling of systems using the RLE10 and RLE20 laser encoders.

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