Flat Control Switches reduce mounting depth.

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With mounting depth of 9.2 mm, RAFIX 22FS series ultra-flat control switches can be mounted on same PCB as short travel tact switches, keys, and other components, simplifying design and assembly. Actuators are fastened to front panel with threaded ring in 22.3 mm dia cut out to IEC 947, while thermoflex cast-on collar seal with integrated membrane layer provides waterproof protection to IP65. Illumination is provided via 3 mm LED in base of contact block.



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ITT Industries, Cannon Launches New Ultra-Flat Control Switch Series



Switch dramatically reduces mounting depth, simplifies assembly...

NEWTON, MA (May 22, 2003) - Delivering a true industry first, ITT Industries, Cannon introduced the new RAFIX 22FS series of ultra-flat control components. The switches have such a short behind-panel-depth that they can be mounted on the same PCB as short travel tact switches, keys and other components, simplifying design and assembly and saving costs.

Contact blocks in the new RAFIX 22FS control components have a mounting depth of only 9.2mm - less than a quarter the height of traditional devices. Therefore many applications, such as automation and industrial control that also include a membrane panel and tact devices, now require one PCB, not two, as with previous generation control components that have a behind-panel-depth of 1.5 to 2 inches.

RAFIX 22FS actuators - pushbuttons, keylock switches, selector switches, signal indicators and emergency stop buttons - are fastened to the front panel with a threaded ring in a 22.3mm diameter cut out to IEC 947. A thermoflex cast-on collar seal with an integrated membrane layer provides waterproof protection to IP65. Illumination is provided by a 3mm LED in the base of the contact block.

Initial components are rated at 100mA, with higher amperage versions planned for release later this year. However, emergency stop buttons are already available with 100mA (gold) or 6A (silver) contacts. Contact block life is over one million operations at 10mA/24VDC; switching reliability at 24V/5mA DC is 10 x 10-6 operations. Actuator life ranges from 50,000 cycles for the emergency stop button, to over a million for the pushbutton acting in momentary configuration.

ABOUT ITT INDUSTRIES, CANNON
ITT Industries, Cannon (www.ittcannon.com) is an international supplier of connectors, interconnects, cable assemblies, switches, dome arrays, keypads, multi-function grips, panel switch assemblies, I/O card kits, smart card systems and LAN components, as well as a provider of high-speed/high-bandwidth network systems and services.

ITT Industries, Inc. supplies advanced technology products and services in key markets including: electronic interconnects and switches; defense communication, opto-electronics, information technology and services; fluid and water management and other specialty products. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company generated $4.99 billion in 2002 sales. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, ITT Industries stock is traded on the Midwest, Pacific, London, Paris and Frankfurt exchanges.

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