{"id":7047,"date":"2026-03-09T06:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/?post_type=novanta_products&#038;p=7047"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:31:37","slug":"optical-encoders","status":"publish","type":"novanta_products","link":"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/products\/optical-encoders\/","title":{"rendered":"Optical Encoders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"hero alignfull hero--wide hero--medium has-overlay has-overlay-dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hero__image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Banner-Block.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1920\" class=\"attachment-design-max size-design-max\" alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Banner-Block.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all 1920w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Banner-Block.png?resize=320%2C107&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 320w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Banner-Block.png?resize=400%2C133&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Banner-Block.png?resize=840%2C280&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 840w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Banner-Block.png?resize=1200%2C400&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Banner-Block.png?resize=1680%2C560&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"hero__content hero__content--vertical-align-middle\" style=\"--one-novanta-hero-pre-heading-acent-line-color: #4bb295\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__content-wrap has-medium-font-size has-heading-font-family\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__pre-heading shiny-text\">\n\t\t\t\tEncoders\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__heading line-expanding has-display-font-size\">\n\t\t\tOptical Encoders\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t<p><\/p>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"featured-content featured-content--media-align-right\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"featured-content__media\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-1.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=840\" class=\"attachment-design-md size-design-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-1.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all 840w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-1.png?resize=320%2C175&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 320w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-1.png?resize=400%2C219&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"featured-content__content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-precision-at-your-fingertips\">Precision at your fingertips.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Our Optical Encoders are the most accurate, highest resolution in the market, up to 1.2 nm. This unprecedented level of precision eliminates velocity ripple and ensures exceptional signal stability, even in the most dynamic motion control applications. By delivering virtually zero positional error, our technology empowers engineers to design systems with superior smoothness and exact repeatability, redefining the limits of what is mechanically possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-da267d74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-arrow type-light is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">To Product Features<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"featured-content featured-content--media-align-left\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"featured-content__media\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-2.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=840\" class=\"attachment-design-md size-design-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-2.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all 840w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-2.png?resize=320%2C175&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 320w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-2.png?resize=400%2C219&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"featured-content__content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-accuracy-and-precision\">Accuracy and precision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">While many optical encoders are limited to cleanroom environments, Novanta\u2019s optical encoders&nbsp;are engineered to bridge the gap between laboratory precision and real-world industrial durability. Through proprietary&nbsp;MicroE technology, we deliver high-resolution feedback that maintains integrity under conditions that typically cause traditional optical sensors to fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-da267d74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-arrow type-light is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">To Safety Specifications<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"featured-content featured-content--media-align-right\" >\n\t\n<div class=\"featured-content__media\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-3.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=840\" class=\"attachment-design-md size-design-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-3.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all 840w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-3.png?resize=320%2C175&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 320w, https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-3.png?resize=400%2C219&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"featured-content__content\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-built-in-technology\">Built-in technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Novanta\u2019s optical encoders use PurePrecision\u2122 and VeraPath\u2122 technologies for the most reliable and accurate position readings. This combination allows engineers to achieve metrology-grade performance within an incredibly compact and lightweight footprint. Because the technology is tolerant of wider mechanical gaps and alignment shifts, you can design smaller, lighter motion control systems without the need for bulky, heavy housings or complex calibration routines, significantly reducing your overall time-to-market.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading one-novanta-section__title has-xx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-quick-compare-models\">Quick Compare Models<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<rt-tabs class=\"novanta-tabs-wrapper\" current-tab=\"tab-ic-encoders-1\" >\n\n\t<rt-tabs-nav class=\"novanta-tabs-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\"  active=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-ic-encoders-1\">IC Encoders<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-pcba-encoders-2\">PCBA Encoders<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-nav-item class=\"novanta-tabs-nav__item has-medium-font-size\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"has-foreground-color\" href=\"#tab-cabled-encoders-3\">Cabled Encoders<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav-item>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rt-tabs-nav>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<rt-tabs-tab id=\"tab-ic-encoders-1\"  open=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-one-novanta-section-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading one-novanta-section__title has-xx-large-font-size\" id=\"h-ic-encoders\">IC Encoders<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-one-novanta-section-content alignwide\">\n<div class=\"quick-compare\" data-compare-wrapper>\n\t<div class=\"quick-compare__inner has-medium-font-size\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__row quick-compare__row--header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__cell--attribute quick-compare__head quick-compare__cell--empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Product Header: Image + Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quick-compare__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Aura-Rectangle-2246.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=160\" class=\"attachment-200x200 size-200x200\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quick-compare__title\">Aura<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Product Header: Image + Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quick-compare__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Mercury-Rectangle-2246.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=160\" class=\"attachment-200x200 size-200x200\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quick-compare__title\">Mercury<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Product Header: Image + Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quick-compare__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Chip-Encoder-Rectangle-2246.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=160\" class=\"attachment-200x200 size-200x200\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quick-compare__title\">ChipEncoder<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__row quick-compare__row--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__cell--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResolution\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18-22 bit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 \u00b5m \u2013 1.2 nm (rotary), 20k to 268M CPR (linear)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3000 CPR to 327K CPR (rotary), 10 um or 1 um (linear)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__row quick-compare__row--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__cell--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccuracy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00b1 0.005\u00b0 (rotary), \u00b1 2 \u03bcm (linear)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp to +\/- 2 arc-seconds (rotary), up to +\/- 1 \u00b5m (linear)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tup to +\/- 2 arc-seconds (rotary), +\/-1 1 um (linear glass)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__row quick-compare__row--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__cell--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/novanta.com\/robotics-automation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Optical-Sensors-Chip-Encoder-Rectangle-2246.png?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=160\" class=\"attachment-200x200 size-200x200\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"quick-compare__title\">ChipEncoder<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__row quick-compare__row--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__cell--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResolution\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value 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quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tup to +\/- 2 arc-seconds (rotary), +\/-1 1 um (linear glass)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__row quick-compare__row--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__cell--attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpeed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-compare__cell quick-compare__product-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Attribute Value -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"quick-compare__value has-text-style-sub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t83,721 rpm (with 18 mm rotary scale), 50 m\/s 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