Modern amphibious vehicles—whether deployed by military forces or engineered for commercial and industrial use—must perform in some of the harshest and most unpredictable conditions on earth. These platforms routinely transition between land, surf zones, open water, and high-humidity marine environments, all while housing increasingly complex electronic control systems. For these vehicles, a switch failure isn’t just inconvenient—it’s a mission-stopping or safety-critical event.
CPI Waterproof Switches solve this problem at the component level. Designed for true submersion and long-term reliability, CPI’s sealed momentary and maintained-action switches bring unmatched durability to amphibious systems with dozens of possible applications.
The list below is just a sample of the dozens of applications for which our switches are used.
Back around 1945, our first thermal switches were actually produced for the US military. We’ve come a long way since then, but the standalone reliability of our products has remained our “raison d’etre.”
Please call our engineering team today and we can guide you to the final solution to your switching or sensing challenge.
CPI J4 series Plunger Switches are as tough as they come, seeing field use in some of the toughest operational environments in the world.
This switch combines our E1117 stainless steel roller lever actuator, with our B9113 SPDT low-pushbutton waterproof switch. Designed for high durability and outdoor use, this commonly used limit switch configuration boasts an extended temperature range (-40F to 221F) coupled with extreme environmental durability and long cycle life. This version is with angle bracket mounting but other options are available.
CPI’s J4 Ball switches are used around the world for detection applications in harsh, wet, outdoor environments when field failures are not an option. Tested for electromagnetic endurance over 1 million cycles, the stainless steel J4 ball switch represents precision manufacturing along with a patented double seal design that makes the switch very hard to kill.


