The KP series is manufactured by Elap, and is an optical linear scale that is accurate and reliable due to its compact dimensions. It can be utilized even on small-sized machine tools, and has a housing that is made up of extruded aluminium, and has operating principle of photoelectric reading by reflection.
The unit has dimensions of 20 x 41 mm with grating pitch of 20 to 400 µm. It has resolution of 0.1 to 0.005 mm with accuracy of 60 to 120 m/min at 20°C.