POSITAL News & Articles

FRABA Group Marks 2023 with Increased Sales and the Establishment of a New Technology Center
- May 29, 2024
- News
In 2023, the FRABA Group, a leader in industrial motion control sensors, enjoyed a 16% increase in overall business activity.

FRABA Group Marks Successful 2022 with Growth in Key Areas
- June 2, 2023
- News
The FRABA Group, an internationally recognized leader in industrial position sensors and Wiegand technology, has reported a successful and eventful year in 2022.

POSITAL Launches WebShop for Online Purchases
- January 31, 2023
- News
POSITAL has launched its new WebShop for buyers of encoders, inclinometers, linear position sensors and related accessories.

Wiegand Energy Harvester Opens New Windows to the Internet of Things
- September 21, 2022
- News
After more than two years of effort at FRABA’s R&D center in Aachen (Germany), a research team has demonstrated a prototype of a wireless sensor powered by Wiegand technology that could participate in an "Internet of Things" (IoT) network.

POSITAL Extends Product Finder Portal to Include Kit Encoders
- July 28, 2022
- News
Encoder-maker POSITAL has updated its online Product Finder tool to include the company’s extensive line of kit encoders.

Wiegand Wire Enables Energy Harvesting, Motion Sensing
- by Tobias Best
- July 20, 2022
- Feature
By manipulating the magnetic properties of Vicalloy wire, devices that can harvest energy and sense motion have been created. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

50 Years of Bit Parallel Encoders from POSITAL
- May 24, 2022
- News
Encoder-maker POSITAL remains committed to supplying customers with absolute encoders with bit parallel communications interfaces.

FRABA Group Reports Double-Digit Growth in 2021
- May 4, 2022
- News
New CREDEMUS and UBITO businesses create potential for exciting business opportunities.

FRABA Announces Sale of VITECTOR Business Unit to CEDES Group
- April 19, 2022
- News
The sale of the industrial door sensor business will support future growth of FRABA.

FRABA Opens New Factory in Malaysia
- January 26, 2022
- News
The new facility will increase manufacturing capacity for large-volume products.