DNP to Enter into Development and Manufacture of Encoder Disks that Support Factory Automation

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP, TOKYO: 7912) will enter into the development and manufacturing of Encoder Disks (ED) employed internally in electronic components that detect the position, movement direction and rotation angle of industrial robots.

An ED is a disk onto which fine scales have been engraved. Mounted inside the encoder, the disk detect and control whether industrial robots are moving and rotating in the correct manner.
DNP has decided to enter the development and manufacturi…