SCANCON

🇩🇰 Denmark Industrial Sensors

Incremental and absolute encoders, including EX-proof and application-specific encoder solutions for demanding industrial environments.

SCANCON Encoders A/S is a Danish privately held encoder manufacturer based in Hillerød. The company was founded in 1973 as an engineering design firm and later expanded into the design and manufacture of encoder and encoder-related products. SCANCON is especially relevant for buyers looking for compact, robust and application-specific encoders, including EX-proof designs for demanding or hazardous industrial environments.

Products and applications

SCANCON manufactures incremental encoders, absolute encoders, optical encoders, EX-proof encoders, hollow-shaft encoders, miniature encoders and customised encoder solutions. Its products are used in industrial automation, machinery, marine, energy, oil and gas, hazardous areas, motion control, process equipment and applications where rotation, speed, position or direction must be measured reliably under demanding operating conditions.

Product Categories

Incremental Encoders

Absolute Encoders

Product Lines & Series

SCH50/SCH68 (Standard)
SCH94 (Heavy Duty)
EXAG/EXIG (ATEX)
2REX (Redundant)

Products & Components

Incremental shaft encoders (100-10000 ppr)Absolute single-turn encodersAbsolute multi-turn encodersATEX Zone 1 encodersATEX Zone 2 encodersIECEx encodersStainless steel encoders (316L)Heavy-duty flange encodersRedundant dual-channel encodersSIL2 safety encodersSSI/BiSS interface encodersCANopen encoders

Solutions & Applications

Offshore platform positioningSteel mill roll position

Industries Served

Oil & GasWind EnergyMining

Technologies & Expertise

Optical encoder disc technologyMagnetic sensing (harsh environment)Stainless steel hermetic sealingRedundant channel architecture

Certifications & Standards

IECEx SIL 2 (IEC 61508)

Company facts

Headquarters: Hillerød, Denmark
Founded: 1973
Employees: 11-50 employees
Ownership: Privately held company

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Last reviewed: April 2026

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