NKK Switches Announces New Switch Guide


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 27, 2007) - NKK Switches, the world's leading designer and manufacturer of innovative electromechanical switches, has released its latest electromechanical Switch Guide, now in its 14th edition. The new switch catalog is environmentally friendly and includes many new product options, including the award-winning SmartSwitch product line.

Environmental considerations played an important role in the design of the latest edition of the Switch Guide. In accord with NKK's continual endeavor to maintain high levels of environmental responsibility, the new catalog is now available in its entirety online. Online availability via NKK's Web site also affords engineers with more flexible access to the resource, which has become a staple in the electronics design community.

With many engineers still preferring a printed edition of the hard copy catalog, copies are also available. The bound version is printed on economical and environmentally friendly light weight stock which is FSC certified recycled content.

The newly added SmartSwitch lineup provides design engineers a number of choices for unique programmable human interface devices that simplify how users interact with machines by using a changeable graphical interface. The series includes NKK's award winning OLED SmartSwitch and the OLED Rocker.

Additionally, NKK's FT Series of Touch Screen products has been added to the catalog. The FT Series offers a versatile and durable touch screen solution in sizes ranging from 5.7 to 15 inches. The series, which incorporates anti-Newton-Ring technology, features a broad range of inputs, including gloved hand, finger or stylus, providing the flexibility required for a wide variety of applications.

Adding to the already extensive array of switching options featured in the catalog, NKK has added the YB2 Series 22mm tamper resistant, flush mount, pushbuttons and the NP01 Series of fully illuminated soft touch actuated pushbuttons.

To view the full catalog online or to request a printed version, please visit NKK's catalog homepage.

A leading designer and producer of electromechanical switches, NKK Switches offers one of the industry's most extensive selections of illuminated, process sealed, miniature, specialty, surface mount and programmable switches. NKK manufactures more than 3.5 million toggle, rocker, pushbutton, slide, rotary, DIP rotary, keypad and keylock switches, each of which can be used as the foundation of a customized design. All switches are designed and manufactured to provide the quality and dependability that has made NKK the benchmark for reliability for over half a century.

NKK continues to lead the industry in responding to the needs of the marketplace with innovation, high reliability, customization and a commitment to excellence. The company provides a full suite of customization solutions that include: design, programming, printing and support. Downloadable 3D CAD models of the company's switches are available, allowing design engineers to quickly integrate complex models into their designs at no charge. NKK maintains a complete network of qualified representatives and distributors through the United States, Canada, Central and South America, Europe and Asia.

Engineers who design the human-machine interface for their products rely on the broad product line, specialized design expertise and customer support of NKK Switches.

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