Surface Mount Detect Switches suit ATCA applications.
December 8, 2008 -
Available in vertical or right angle PCB-mount styles, MDS Series of surface-mount, micro-miniature, snap-acting detect switches features total travel of 2.9 mm, contact rating of 0.3 A at 6 Vdc, with contact resistance of 200 mW. Products have mechanical and electrical life of 10,000 operations. Applications include ATCA, AMC, medical devices, and consumer electronics.
C&K Offers First Surface-Mount Snap-Acting Detect Switch for ATCA Applications
C&K becomes member of PICMG, contributes to development of common specifications for telecom, industrial computing applications...
MUNICH, Germany (November 11, 2008) -- C&K Components, a leading international supplier of tact switches, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart card interconnect devices, has developed a surface-mount, micro-miniature, snap-acting detect switch with extended life cycles. Designed for ATCA applications, the MDS Series device joins C&K's family of detect switches including the SDS Series, SDT Series and HDT Series components. C&K has also become a member of PICMG, a group of companies collaborating to develop open specifications for high-performance telecom and industrial computing applications.
"The MDS Series switch is the first surface-mountable snap-acting detect switch available for ATCA use," said David Webber, director of product management for C&K Components. "With a complete line of both surface mount and through hole devices, we are better able to serve all of our customers needs in the telecom and industrial computing industries."
Along with ATCA and Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) applications, C&K's detect switches, including the MDS Series devices, are specified for medical devices, consumer electronics, and within any application where detecting the presence of a mechanical device is required.
The MDS Series micro-miniature snap-acting detect switch is available in vertical or right angle PCB-mount styles. The switch features a long total travel of 2.9mm. Contact rating is 0.3A @ 6VDC, with a contact resistance of 200mohms. Mechanical and electrical life has been extended to 10,000 operations.
Members of the PICMG consortium are well known for providing leading edge products and technologies in the telecom and industrial computing industries. "As PICMG's goal is to develop common specifications, we are confident that our participation will allow us to better serve our customers needs, particularly in terms of increasing the availability of products, reducing costs and reducing time to market," Webber continued.
Typical pricing for the MDS Series detect switch ranges from $0.35 to
$0.57 in quantities of 10,000 pieces. Lead times are from 5 to 7 weeks.
About C&K Components
C&K Components is a division of CoActive Technologies, a privately held company manufacturing electromechanical switches, interface controls, keypads, dome arrays and modules. CoActive Technologies headquarters are in Hong Kong. www.ck-components.com
Leads Contact:
Allison Turner
C&K Components
15 Riverdale Ave
Newton MA 02458
Tel: 617.969.3700
Allison.turner@coactive-tech.com
Public Relations:
BtB Marketing Communications, Inc.
Beth Gaddy Public Relations Executive
900 Ridgefield Drive, Suite 270
Raleigh NC 27609
USA
Phone: 919-872-8172
FAX: 919-872-8875 E-mail this person
General Information:
Allison Turner
USA
Phone: 617-969-3700 E-mail this person Company Information: Name: C&K Components Address: 15 Riverdale Ave City: Newton State: MA ZIP: 02458 Country: USA Phone: 617-969-3700 http://www.ck-components.com
News provided by ThomasNet News® (TNN). TNN is a comprehensive source
of new and timely product information in the industrial marketplace. TNN supplies new product
information to the web sites, e-marketplaces and print publications that serve the
industrial marketplace. For press release submissions please go to
http://news.thomasnet.com/submitpr.html.
BY ACCESSING, BROWSING AND/OR USING THIS WEB SITE AND/OR ANY WEB SITES PROVIDED BY
ProductNews.com, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE
AGREEMENT.
del.icio.us
DIGG
Facebook
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Twitter
![[Get Copyright Permissions]](http://license.icopyright.net/images/icopy-w.gif){kind=small}
