WHY US / MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY
Inside every limit switch, a contact touches another contact and a circuit closes. Doing that reliably across millions of cycles, through dust, oil, and vibration, depends on each step of the build.
Each station adds to the product and checks the station before it. By the end of the line, the work has passed through seven checkpoints.
The Story Behind the Components
Select a step to see what happens, why it matters, and how we control it.
A press cuts copper strip and stainless steel into contact arms, terminals, and brackets. A contact arm stamped half a millimeter off sits at a different angle inside the switch. Same model number, different actuation feel.
We stamp in house so dimensions match the drawing each time. Every batch is measured before it moves to the next station. Parts that drift outside tolerance stop here.
If the thread is too shallow, the screw strips under torque. If it is cut at an angle, the cover sits crooked and the seal becomes uneven. Either way, moisture finds a path inside.
We tap in house and gauge every housing. Thread depth, pitch, and angle are verified before the part moves on. A cover that stays sealed means a switch that stays dry.
A silver contact must be fixed dead center on a copper arm. A riveting press drives it through and flares the back side, locking the alignment. Center contact means the full surface mates evenly, on cycle one and on cycle two million.
The common shortcut is a screw, which leaves alignment to a hand. A hand drifts. A misaligned switch still works on day one. It fails sooner. Each riveted assembly is inspected before it moves on.
On our metal body switches, a full rubber cap sits between the base and the operating mechanism. Press the actuator and the cap flexes inward while the perimeter stays sealed. Dust, oil mist, and water stay outside.
The cheaper path is a rubber ring around the shaft. Press it, and the edge lifts away from the housing. A gap opens. A metal switch is bought for harsh environments. The seal earns the housing its purpose.
Stamped parts, tapped housings, and riveted contacts converge at the assembly line. Laser stations etch a production date and model number onto every housing.
Calibration stations at the end of each line test contact resistance, insulation resistance, and operating force. Every switch, every time. A switch that passes earns its mark. A switch that fails is quarantined for review. Nothing ships without a test record.
The core, the mechanism that opens and closes the circuit, is identical across many of our models. What varies is the head, which triggers the switch, and the housing, which protects it. Because cores are shared, we build and inspect them ahead of time. When your order arrives, final assembly takes a few days.
TRACEABILITY
Laser-marked units are traceable through the mark on the housing, enabling fast root cause analysis, targeted corrective action, and complete closure when needed.
MANUFACTURING
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