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Custom Engineering Services

Sometimes, a custom design is exactly what you need.
At Encoder Products Company, our standard product catalog offers millions of configurations—ready to ship and built to perform. But if you don’t see the perfect fit for your application, don’t worry. That’s where our custom design team comes in.

We love a good challenge. Whether it’s tweaking a standard model with a custom CPR or creating something entirely new, our Application Engineering team is here to make it happen. With more than a thousand custom designs already in service, we know how to turn your unique requirements into reliable motion feedback solutions.

Here’s what you can count on from us:
✅ Expert engineering and design support
✅ In-house custom machining
✅ Thoughtful inventory planning for your build schedule

Let’s create the right solution—together.

we help customers seamlessly integrate our products into their applications.  We have done a hundred different special builds with connectors like:

WAGO | AMP | Molex | Deutsch | Hirose | ST | Turck

 

 

 

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Our Applications Engineers will help you design the right encoder for your application.

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See how custom encoder designs perform in real-world applications

Many motion systems require something just outside the standard catalog—and that’s where our custom solutions excel. Common requests include non-standard options such as unique pinouts, specialized connectors or cables, modified bolt patterns, waveforms, or CPR values.

Our engineering team frequently collaborates with customers to meet these specialized needs. In fact, some of our most innovative designs have come from combining two standard encoders into a single, streamlined solution.

These projects showcase what’s possible when custom engineering meets practical application—and how EPC partners with engineers to turn unique requirements into reliable, real-world performance.

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Stacked encoders for redundant feedback

Our customer needed redundant feedback in a compact package. EPC specified two of our smaller models – the Model 30M magnetic encoder module (top left), and the optical rotary Model 15T (bottom left). To reduce the overall stack height by 0.1" (inset), we modified the Model 15T housing so the Model 30M nests inside. The unit's final dimensions are ∅1.5" by 1.5" high.

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Another example of a custom solution on a motor: Using two protocols and both an incremental and an absolute encoder. The A36HB and the Model 15T can be seen in the example above.

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Programmable linear measurement with a draw wire

Our customer required the flexibility of a programmable encoder with draw wire capability. Because we already manufacture a 50" draw wire unit designed to pair with a Cube encoder, we could adapt the draw wire to accept the Model 25SP programmable encoder instead of the Cube. This allowed the customer to program the pulses per inch of draw, and change the resolution as needed in their application.

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A second configuration showing stacked encoders on a draw wire with two protocols. The A36R and the A58HB are shown in this instance.

 

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We're here to help. Our engineers and encoder experts will respond quickly to your toughest, most technical encoder questions.

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