Barlow Technology is the UK supplier of a range of Encoders and Drive Control systems from Hübner Giessen – a world leader in the manufacture of incremental encoders, absolute encoders, tacho-generators and custom built motors for the Steel Industry, Paper Mills, Ports and Harbours, and many other industries.
For more than 70 years, Hübner Giessen has been known for developing and manufacturing, reliable measurement and encoder technology, combined with the most up-to-date, tailor-made drive engineering, supplying specialist sensors for heavy industry, motors, drive systems and generators.
Working within Ports and Harbours, Offshore, Mining, Steel and Paper industries, Barlow Technology has been reliably providing Hübner Giessen manufactured solutions to clients for a number of years.
Products we typically supply within these areas include, analogue tachos and incremental encoders for speed control and absolute encoders in addition with electronic overspeed switches are applied in mining, rolling mills, shipbuilding and paper industries.
More recently, Hübner Giessen encoder solutions with optical fibre technology have penetrated railway and harbour engineering, offering combined solutions for high-speed-trains, modern ship-loaders and container cranes.
Specially developed electronics and software have replaced former mechanical components and support The Barlow Technology supplied encoders to create integrated solutions.