Novotechnik
Novotechnik is an international sensor and transducer manufacturing company, a division of the Siedle Group, known for position sensors and potentiometers.
Last updated September 1, 2026
Overview
Novotechnik is an international sensor and transducer manufacturing company. Its US operations are headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts, while its administration/headquarters and manufacturing facility are in Ostfildern, Germany. The company develops and produces a wide variety of rotary and linear position sensors using contacting and non-contacting technologies for various motion control applications. Novotechnik and Contelec are divisions of the Siedle Group.
History
Novotechnik introduced the potentiometer into the general machine engineering sector in the 1950s. Since then, the company developed technology used in position transducers and rotary and linear potentiometers that set the standard with outstanding linearity and reliability over an extended operating life. Today, Novotechnik has developed new technologies that are raising the standard, bringing a new level of linearity and reliability to non-contacting applications.
Products and positioning
MC1 and MZ1 Series of 44-turn rotary sensors
Measure turns and angles to 15,840°, feature 16-bit resolution and independent linearity of ±1°, sealed to IP67, and continue to track and save position and count during power loss.
Flagship businesses
- MC1 and MZ1 Series of 44-turn rotary sensors
Sources
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