Emergency: same day
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Encoder repair · Linear scales
Linear scale and reading head repair in India
Star Automations repairs linear encoder scales and reading heads used on CNC machine tools. This is about machine-tool scales, not weighing scales. Star Automations is an independent multi-brand repair company and is not an OEM service centre.
- 25+years of servo repair, since 2000
- 3,000+customers across India
- 100+servo brands covered by our universal servo motor test equipment
- 5sites: Puducherry, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi
- Same dayemergency repair option*
*Where the fault and parts allow. Every repaired unit returns with a printed test report.
Repair turnaround you can plan around
Send a photo of the nameplate first. We confirm whether the motor is repairable, and the quote, the same working day.
Urgent: 3 working days
Repair, encoder alignment and test, counted from the day the motor reaches the bench and the quote is approved.
Standard: 7 working days
Full repair, encoder alignment, run test under load and a printed test report.
- Free repairability check from a nameplate photo
- Printed test report with every motor
- Written warranty, terms stated on every quotation
- Pickup can be arranged; parts that must be imported are quoted with their own timeline
01Repair
Common faults we repair
A linear scale reports table position on a CNC machine. A damaged scale or reading head shows as position errors or a stopped axis.
No signal from the reading head
Head electronics and cable faults.
Position errors and drift
Contamination, damaged scale or reading head.
Cable and connector damage
Cores, shields and connectors.
Dirty or damaged scale
Cleaning where safe; replacement advice where the scale is damaged.
Interface faults
Output stages and interpolation electronics.
Obsolete scale types
Options when the scale is no longer sold.
Units we repair
- Heidenhain linear encoders
- Mitutoyo scales
- Renishaw readheads
- Fagor scales
- Sumtak scales
Star Automations is an independent multi-brand repair company and is not an OEM service centre. Brand names are used only to say which units we repair. Send the model and we confirm repairability before you ship. A damaged scale itself is often better replaced; the findings report says so.
02Process
From model number to tested unit in five steps
Findings come before repair.
Send the model
Make, model, fault and a photo of the nameplate, on WhatsApp or the request form.
Courier or pickup
Units should be sent de-energised and disconnected. Pickup can be arranged.
Findings
The failed part and the repair options, before any work is approved.
Repair and functional check
Repair on your approval, then a power-up and functional check on the functions the fault affected.
Report and dispatch
Printed report with findings, parts replaced and test readings, sent back with the unit.
→How it works
From nameplate photo to a tested motor in 7 steps
One route for servo motors, encoders and drives. You see the price before any work starts, and the report before the unit leaves our bench.
- 1 · Nameplate photoSend it on WhatsApp or the form
- 2 · Repairable? QuoteUsually the same working day
- 3 · Courier or pickupThe unit reaches our bench
- 4 · Bench diagnosisInsulation, windings, brake, encoder
- 5 · RepairFailed parts, bearings, seals, brake
- 6 · Align and run-testEncoder aligned; no-load and load run
- 7 · Report and dispatchPrinted test report with the unit
- Line down?Servo Swap ships a tested unit first. How Servo Swap works
EmergencySame day*
Urgent3 working days
Standard7 working days
*Where the fault and parts allow. Turnaround counts from when the unit reaches our bench and the quote is approved.
Is this about weighing scales?
No. This page is for optical and magnetic linear scales on machine tools.
Can a damaged glass scale be repaired?
Usually the reading head or cable is repaired. A damaged scale is often replaced, and we tell you at the findings stage.
Is Star Automations an OEM service centre?
Star Automations is an independent multi-brand repair company and is not an OEM service centre.
How fast can a repair be done?
Emergency same-day, urgent 3 working days and standard 7 working days are available where the fault and parts allow. The timeline is stated on the quote.
Send the model and the fault.
WhatsApp or call +91 97866 22233, or email info@starautomations.com.