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Metal line switch combines tactile and optical feedback features

July 20, 2022 By Redding Traiger

SCHURTER extends its Metal Line switch series MSM to include a modern ring illuminated dead-front display. With its fresh look, the new MSM combines the familiar and intuitive features of tactile and optical feedback. The new MSM ring illuminated dead-front series uses a housing of high-quality black anodized aluminum and a unique black translucent plastic […]

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Push button switches available in 9. X 6 mm, 5 nm profile

September 14, 2021 By Redding Traiger

CUI Devices’ Switches Group announced the addition of push-button switches to its product portfolio. Available in compact packages as small as 9 x 6 mm with profiles as low as 5 mm, the MPB series is a family of mini push button switches featuring SPST, SPDT, or DPDT circuit types, off-(on) or on-(on) switch functions, and pitches of […]

Filed Under: Limit Switches, Switches Tagged With: cuidevices

Sealed tactile switch finds its sweet spot in price-sensitive applications

August 17, 2021 By Redding Traiger

C&K has developed a versatile sealed tactile switch suited for a wide variety of consumer, industrial, IoT, and portable electronic applications that require long operational life at a cost-effective price point. The EL tactile switch series combines common heights and actuation forces with a longer lifecycle than competitors at 200,000 cycles. An IP67 rating for […]

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Robust stainless-steel switch designed for indoor or outdoor public use

June 30, 2021 By Redding Traiger

SCHURTER brings optical sensing to conventional switching, with its new TTS Touchless Switch. The TTS is a robust stainless-steel switch, designed for indoor or outdoor public use to prevent the spread of pathogens. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly raised awareness about the transmission of viruses and bacteria via surfaces, particularly as it relates to man […]

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Tactile switch measures just 6.0 mm x 6.1 mm x 3.45 mm

May 27, 2021 By Redding Traiger

C&K has developed a single pole double throw (SPDT) tactile switch designed for elevator buttons, gaming controllers, and the industrial market. The TLSM Series SPDT tact switch combines a space-saving design with high reliability all within a compact design that is only 6.0mm x 6.1mm. At only 6.0 mm x 6.1 mm x 3.45 mm, […]

Filed Under: Limit Switches Tagged With: c&k

Slide switches available in compact package sizes down to 10 x 2.5 x 5.9 mm

April 29, 2021 By Redding Traiger

CUI Devices’ Switches Group announced the addition of slide switches to its product portfolio. Available in compact package sizes as small as 10 x 2.5 x 5.9 mm, the MSS series is a family of mini slide switches featuring 2.54 mm pitches, SPDT circuits, and on-on switch functions. Thanks to their compact footprints, these mini […]

Filed Under: Limit Switches Tagged With: cuidevices

SMT tactile switch designed for wearables and portable IoT devices

April 29, 2021 By Redding Traiger

C&K has developed a miniature SMT tactile switch designed for wearable and portable IoT devices. The PTS847 Series side-actuated tact switch combines a space-saving design with heightened durability to handle drop-impacts common to consumer devices. At only 4.6 mm x 2.2 mm x 2.6 mm, the PTS847 Series features an edge mount configuration that raises […]

Filed Under: Limit Switches Tagged With: c&k

Tactile switch boasts 5 million cycles with 2.8N and 4N actuation force

February 25, 2021 By Redding Traiger

C&K has done it again – first introducing the revolutionary KSC Tireless Endurance (KSC TE) with 10 million cycles at 1.6N, the highest in the industry. Now C&K has launched a 5 million cycle version with higher actuation forces at 2.8N and 4N – again making these miniature tactile switches the highest lifecycle switches available […]

Filed Under: Limit Switches Tagged With: c&k

Metrol High Precision Limit Switches from AutomationDirect

February 11, 2021 By Mike Santora

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AutomationDirect has added more options for high precision limit switches from Metrol. High-temperature precision limit switches have been added that provide a 10-micron accuracy and are rated for temperatures of up to 200° C. New high-vacuum resistance limit switches are high precision with an accuracy of 10 microns as well and are designed to be […]

Filed Under: Limit Switches Tagged With: AutomationDirect

Ultra-miniature reed switch is hermetically sealed in 7-mm-long glass envelope

December 1, 2020 By Redding Traiger

Littelfuse, Inc. introduced the MITI-7 Series Ultra-Miniature Reed Switch, a Form A (single-pole, single-throw normally open or SPST-NO) switch that’s hermetically sealed in a 7-mm-long glass envelope. The MITI-7 Series offers sensitivity options ranging from 6 AT to 20 AT, far wider than existing magnetic switches of comparable size, which were limited to a range […]

Filed Under: Limit Switches Tagged With: littlefuse

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