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The Worlds Most Unique Linear Position Sensor
Why CPI Harsh Duty Linear Position Sensors Are Perfect for Large Hydraulic Cylinders: A Deep Dive into the SL Series When it comes to managing and controlling large hydraulic cylinders, precision and toughness is paramount. These massive systems are often… Continue reading The Worlds Most Unique Linear Position Sensor
Some Cold Performance from CPI Switches
All reports have us in for a cold winter this year, with temperatures here in NJ hoovering around freezing pretty consistently during the day and well below freezing at night. While we’re bundling up to stay warm, it turns out… Continue reading Some Cold Performance from CPI Switches
CPI W Series Thermal Switches Solve Unique Thermal Challenges
CPI Rod & Tube Thermal Switches are unique in the world for their extremely high temperature set points, their extreme reliability and their tight tolerances. The most recent variation of our W series Rod & Tube switch represents a small… Continue reading CPI W Series Thermal Switches Solve Unique Thermal Challenges
Why Switch Tactile Feel is Important
Some of us press sealed switch enclosures dozens of times a day and never think twice about it— as long as they work. Yet an unresponsive switch or one with the wrong force characteristics can get plenty of attention, none… Continue reading Why Switch Tactile Feel is Important
CPI Thermals For Aircraft Fire Detection
The safety and redundancy requirements of modern aircraft are one of the many areas that drive the use of advanced mechanical thermal switches like CPI’s. It turns out that while flimsy sensors and microcontrollers are a fair solution to some… Continue reading CPI Thermals For Aircraft Fire Detection
Sensors For Forestry Equipment
For engineers designing systems on Turf and Forestry Equipment, complex and critical safety and control systems often require the waterproof durability of an American made, CPI Waterproof Limit Switch. Manufacturers like John Deere, Vermeer, Dougherty, Morebark, Hagie and Lippel have… Continue reading Sensors For Forestry Equipment
Position Detection for Vehicular Hydraulic Systems
Commonly used in construction vehicles, work trucks, scissor lifts, cranes, and fire trucks are small hydraulic cylinders that move a variety of arms and surfaces to and from a terminal position, or sometimes stopping in the middle. One great class… Continue reading Position Detection for Vehicular Hydraulic Systems
Outdoor Turf Equipment Was Made for CPI Switches
It turns out that for turf equipment manufacturers, CPI waterproof limit switches solve a wide variety of problems in the hot, wet, highly vibrational environment of most turf machinery. Here a just a few of the applications and solutions CPI… Continue reading Outdoor Turf Equipment Was Made for CPI Switches
Commercial Kitchen Fires are no Joke
The kinds of kitchens that would require a thermal detector like CPI’s Rod & Tube series, are places that get very hot normally, like over a stove. The challenge for safety designers is letting things get hot, but not crazy… Continue reading Commercial Kitchen Fires are no Joke
A Unique Hi-Temp Thermal Switch
One of the most unique switches in the CPI product catalog, may be our high temperature line of thermal switches, know as “Rod & Tube” thermal switches. With the ability to operate at set points up to 1750F, the CPI… Continue reading A Unique Hi-Temp Thermal Switch