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Sytek Enterprises Inc.North Vancouver, BC 800-567-9835 Established in 1982, Sytek Enterprises' goal is to provide our clients with the best design consultancy, custom production and product manufacturing in the industry. We want the tactile switches our customers receive from us to be the best that can be found. For die making, dicutting and embossing, assembly, pick and place technology, contact Sytek today.
Douglas CorporationEden Prairie, MN 800-806-6113 At Douglas Corporation we design and manufacture nameplates, product graphics, decal graphics, tactile switches and flex circuits for the industrial marketplace. But we don't simply make parts, we transform your brands. For a company that has been supplying unique product graphics to all types of OEM manufacturers around the world since 1933, call Douglas.
EpecNew Bedford, MA 888-995-5171 At Epec, we provide tailored manufacturing solutions, engineering services, technology platform and 24 x 7 support to help our customers master the complex challenges of the global electronics industry. We have a sixty year history of reliability, on time delivery, and financial stability. For all of your tactile switches and other needs, contact Epec for service you can depend on.
Rockford Silk Screen Process Inc.Loves Park, IL 800-373-0730 Rockford Silk Screen Process can handle all your custom printing needs from small printed quantities to large commercial printing. For printing processes including four color process, printed overlays, safety signs, decals, agricultural signs, banners, nameplates and many others, call Rockford Silk Screen. Our tactile switches are the best in the business.
Elite Sales & Technology, Ltd.Garner, NC 888-772-7042 Elite Sales and Technology is an industry leader in producing the quality products you need, including tactile switches. Elite Sales and Technology is proud to offer resistive touch screens to meet your requirements for both standard and custom products. Visit our website today to find out more about the products and services we can provide to you!
Precision Graphic SystemsSan Diego, CA 858-695-9500 At Precision Graphic Systems we manufacture for a variety of applications such as medical diagnostic and surgical equipment, industrial controls, alarms, telecommunications, consumer electronics, appliances, military and fitness equipment. For all of your tactile switches and other needs, we can provide the quality products that will help you with you job.
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The properties and characteristics of different switch varieties vary depending on their application. For example, a switch placed on an outdoor garage door opener must be shielded against variable weather and temperature conditions to a certain degree. An indoor switch, on the other hand, is less likely to be exposed to such hazards and does not require special protection from them. An important innovation in the ongoing development of switch technology was the tactile switch. Simply put, switches are a way to send a signal to an electronic device. When a switch is pressed, it either closes or opens an electrical circuit, which changes the way the connected device operates. Tactile switches distinguish themselves from other switch varieties in that their use involves a sensation that indicates to users whether or not the desired change to the connected circuit was effected by the depression of the switch.
In some cases when a switch is depressed, a circuit connection or breakage is not made. This can be because of inadequate switch depression or for other reasons. A tactile switch indicates to its user that the appropriate action has been performed by providing resistance up to a certain point during its depression. The force required to overcome this resistance is called actuation force. When sufficient force is applied beyond that point, the resistance of the switch is overcome. This variability of actuation force, combined with an audible indication (a feature of many tactile switches), assures users that the intended change to a circuit has been made. Tactile switches are constructed in many shapes and sizes. In most cases, they feature a metal or plastic covering, inner switch equipment, conductive materials and resisting elements like a spring. Some are simply domes, which, when depressed sufficiently, suddenly collapse and then regain their shape when released. Tactile switches come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and actuation forces. Using different sizes of metal domes or polydomes will vary the actuation force. Metal domes come in a large assortment of shapes and sizes with actuation forces between 180 to 700 grams; different polydome actuation forces can be achieved by changing the diameter and height of the polydome to meet specific requirements. Tactile switches are available for all kinds of applications and are among the most widely used switch varieties.