Mount the read head on the moving device, then secure the magnetic scale. By moving the read head, the pulses generated by the read head are detected, and the distance traveled by the read head is calculated, thereby determining the distance the device has moved.

The operating principle of magnetic scale measurement utilizes a method similar to recording technology. A recording head records magnetic waves at strictly equal intervals onto a magnetic scale (or disk); this process is called magnetic recording. A magnetic scale with pre-recorded magnetic waves is referred to as a magnetic scale. The distance between adjacent magnetic waves on a magnetic scale is called the wavelength of the magnetic scale, also known as the pitch (or scale spacing).

MSK slider-type magnetic scales and MR50 magnetic scales are primarily used in woodworking, stone processing, sawing, metal cutting, textiles, printing, packaging, plastics processing, automation systems, cutting equipment, electronic assembly equipment, and measurement/inspection equipment.