| With more technology, more electronics and more machines than ever before,
MICRO SWITCH™ technology still plays an important role in our lives today. You probably didn’t realize you
most likely actuate a MICRO SWITCH component dozens of times a day. Does any of this sound familiar? |
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Fearing you’ll oversleep and be late for your business trip, the “beep, beep, beep” sound
made by the backup alarm on garbage truck outside triggers the start of this busy day. That backup alarm is
only the first of many MICRO SWITCH product applications you’ll encounter today. Most you will take for
granted. |
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The cool night air feels good, but your feet appreciate the warmth of the MICRO SWITCH
component-controlled baseboard heater as you step onto the chilly tile floor. After a hot shower, courtesy of
a MICRO SWITCH product in the water heater, it’s time to shave so you flick on your electric razor that
also uses a MICRO SWITCH component. You pad down to the kitchen where you pop a frozen sausage breakfast
patty in the microwave oven where it becomes a hearty meal. You are not the least bit worried about radiation
because you are guarded by MICRO SWITCH interlocks. |
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| You open the refrigerator and gaze inside. You can easily find your bottled water because
MICRO SWITCH technology turns on the light when you open the door. You close the door with one hand while
tossing a bottle of mineral water into your briefcase with the other. You probably have never given a thought
about all the dozens of MICRO SWITCH components it took to fill, cap and package all those little
bottles! It’s still morning, and those little switches have already helped make your day more productive and
more comfortable. |
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| You load the dishwasher and hit the MICRO SWITCH “Start” button. You don't worry that it
will overflow because MICRO SWITCH components monitor the water level via a float mechanism. Whoops! You
almost forgot, you promised your wife that you would do a load of the kids’ soccer uniforms, so you dash
downstairs and start filling the washing machine. A whole army of MICRO SWITCH components are at work
here—behind the scenes in the on/off controls, controlling the wash/rinse/spin cycles and managing the
dryer’s call for heat. |
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| You have just a few minutes to read the sports page of the newspaper that landed on your
stoop bright and early. MICRO SWITCH technology in the high speed printing presses allow newspapers to be
printed at lightning speed. |
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You hop into your car and watch as the MICRO SWITCH components in the garage door opener make
your home secure. As you head for the airport, you watch some children getting onto their school bus, but are
probably unaware of that MICRO SWITCH technology help make it a safer ride. |
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| MICRO SWITCH controls trigger the automatic gate to let you into the airport parking lot,
and soon your baggage is entrusted to yet another series of MICRO SWITCH components in the baggage
handling equipment. Whew! You finally have a few minutes to relax before your flight. You spy a vending
machine with granola bars, figuring that later on, you'd like a mid-flight snack. You drop your coins into
the machine, and a worm gear activated by a MICRO SWITCH device moves your snack forward, allowing
it to drop into the pick-up slot. |
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| As you wait to board, you see the fuel truck pulling alongside your plane, but probably
don't give much thought to explosion-proof MICRO SWITCH technology at work behind the scenes to keep the
planes, fuel, passengers, and baggage moving on schedule. Without explosion-proof capability, potential
arcing could cause sparks that could ignite fumes from the jet fuel. |
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| Your flight has been called, and you don't care that it is raining. You don't have to
traverse the tarmac to board the plane. MICRO SWITCH technology makes it possible for those jet-bridges
to dock tightly against the aircraft for easy boarding. As the plane rises into the sky, you hear the clunk
of the landing gear as it locks into position. Thanks again to one of the dozens of MICRO SWITCH components
on every commercial aircraft. |
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You look out your window where you see the patterns in the farm fields. These distinct
circles of green are created by MICRO SWITCH controls installed in the center pivot irrigation systems. |
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| It was a lovely flight and you have landed. You ride the escalator controlled by MICRO
SWITCH technology and board the shuttle to the rental car facility, where another set of MICRO SWITCH
components open the automatic gate and you're en route to your customer’s office. |
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The first MICRO SWITCH components you encounter are hidden from sight in the elevator
car. You get a smooth ride to the 50th floor. After a successful presentation, your client wants to make some
extra copies of your proposal. MICRO SWITCH components in the copier allow it to sense the presence or
absence of paper in the tray.
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| After a long day of meetings, your hotel is a welcome sight, especially the blast of cool air
you feel as you step into your room. The climate control system is very efficient, thanks to the MICRO SWITCH
components at work in the HVAC system. |
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You remember that bottle of mineral water, grab some ice from the icemaker and head down to
the spa for some relaxation, never giving a thought to MICRO SWITCH components making both machines work. You
wonder if your children back home will remember to mow the lawn and trim the hedges after their soccer game.
Mowers and trimmers have MICRO SWITCH components in the on/off switches and interlocks. You'll treat them to
a fishing trip this weekend, but you'll likely never give a thought to MICRO SWITCH technology in the
foot control of the trolling motor. |
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| You sit down to a nice meal, enjoying your crisp salad and steak. Your thoughts are certainly
not on the MICRO SWITCH components that helped provide the gas and refrigeration used to prepare them, nor
the industrial dishwasher that will clean up after you are finished. |
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| As you drift off to sleep in preparation for another busy day, you reflect
for a moment on how smoothly things have gone this day, despite having traveled halfway across the country.
But you will never know how different things would be if not for MICRO SWITCH technology, quietly at work all
around you every day, wherever you are. |
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