Emech & Enclosures

RS Components has signed a direct distribution agreement with switch manufacturer C&K. As part of the deal, the online distributor says it will double its C&K switch offering so that customers will have access to technical data on over 23,400 C&K switches through the RS Product Data Library. C&K manufactures tactile switches, pushbutton switches, toggle switches, rotary switches, key switches and switch ...

RS Components is targeting heating and air conditioning equipment with a range of AC axial fan kits from ebm-papst. Available with a choice of AC axial diameters and housings, the range includes a 24V AC input-voltage model with airflow of 158 cubic metres per hour; two 115V AC models offering a choice of 135 or 330m3/h airflow; and multiple 230V AC models ...

Molex can print silver flexible circuits on polyester (PET) substrates with tacks as narrow as 0.13mm (0.005in) spaced by as little as 0.13mm. And it has a way to attach fine-pitch ICs. “The process creates a viable, cost-effective alternative to traditional flexible circuits: etched copper traces on polyimide,” said the firm. “Polyimide is more expensive than PET.” It claims that the ...

Thermal PCB company Cambridge Nanotherm has introduced a Six Sigma PCB fabrication route with Elvia PCB Group. “Aimed at the most demanding and heavily regulated industries such as aerospace and automotive, applying the six sigma process ensures 99.99966% of all steps to produce a part are statistically free of defects. In other words, only 3.4 are defective per million,” said ...

Conturan Daro glass shuns reflections, dirt and fingerprints because, for the first time claims manufacturer Schott, it combines anti-glare and oleophobic surface protection. The firm covers the whole glass manufacturing chain from float casting through coating to CNC machining and polishing, and offers advice on applications across industrial, medical, signage, railways, food, lighting and touch. It uses its float process to create ...

Switch and sensors firm Comus Europe is offering 3D printed prototyping services to work alongside design services from its UK office in Essex. The printer is a Stratasys uPrint SE 3D which is a high-end filament printer, building objects in natural ABS up to 203 x 203 x 152mm, in layers down to 0.254mm. “uPrint SE is capable of creating prototype ...

Rittal has introduced a fastener that replaces captive nuts when installing equipment in 19inch racks. Attachment is by hand without tools, and it can be used with every enclosure in the Rittal product range straight away. It is available as a pre-assembled 1U support with three captive nuts, including centre attachment, to standard EIA 310. Held in place by a ...

Comparative life-cycle studies of lead zirconate titanate (PZN) piezo and its 'green' replacement potassium sodium niobate (KNN) suggest KNN is worse for the environment, according to the University of Sheffield.

If you thought there was nothing much left to do with switches, think again, and Elma has bought real-time variable feel to a rotary encoder. Dubbed Cyber One, as a switch it combines a 384 clock/rev rotary encoder and push-button. Then, for user experience, as an experience, its firmware offers various pre-set ‘feels’, including: 0-6 Ncm torque (electromagnetic), 8-64 detents, artificial end-stop, ...

Wireless light switch firm EnOcean has introduced a Bluetooth LE version of its battery-free wireless light switch technology.