One of the more overlooked uses of CPI’s line of waterproof limit switches may be its selection for a wide variety of outdoor, harsh duty lift activation systems. These systems have a number of attributes that make CPI waterproof pendant… Continue reading Lift Controls Reach New Heights With CPI Switches.
Engineers searching for electromechanical switches that are truly waterproof are generally doing so for a few common reasons: Their switch will be used outdoors. (ie. Lawn mowers, generator, etc…) Their switch may be fully submerged for periods of time. (Military Humvee’s,… Continue reading Top 5 reasons Your Waterproof Switches … Aren’t.
Systems like municipal water supplies, sewage treatment plants, massive cooling and lubrication systems used in chemical, petrochemical, and the oil and gas industry, all share one thing in common: large flow valves that are critically opened and closed by computer… Continue reading Valve Position Sensing for Mission Critical Flow Applications.
In the world of material handling equipment, operator safety is probably one of the more critical design considerations. With Forklifts and Telehandlers that are moving tons of sheetrock, cinder-block or other materials you don’t really want that to land on… Continue reading Safety Switches for Forklifts and Telehandlers
Manufacturers of dump bodies, lift gates, cranes, municipal and emergency vehicles, mobile construction equipment, and utility vehicles are some of CPI’s best and most loyal customers for our waterproof switch product line. But it often doesn’t start that way! It’s… Continue reading Work Trucks Work Better With CPI Switches
Outrigger supports are a critical part of the safety proposition on all kinds of commercial vehicles. A short list of trucks and vehicles that employ outriggers includes: Bucket Loader trucks that carry servicemen to the top of the telephone pole… Continue reading Outrigger Switches for Utility Trucks and Boom Loaders
Hate mowing your large lawn? Have no time to get out there regularly to keep the grass from going to seed? Then do what millions of Americans do and throw a little money at the problem by hiring a landscaping company… Continue reading Commercial Turf Equipment Runs With CPI Switches.
Once again CPI switches have made it into an application that we couldn’t have envisioned in a month of Sunday’s… This time our switch is lighting up the construction industry, both literally and figuratively, in an application that poses a… Continue reading Making the Switch to Balloon Lighting.
While many of the most demanding applications for our waterproof switches exist in military vehicles, planes, offshore drilling equipment, naval vessels, and mining and drilling equipment, it turns out that our switches have found a home in wide range of… Continue reading Waterproof Switches for Specialty Vehicles.
Explosions and failures that occur in the Oil and Mining industry can have catastrophic results. While not every incident rises to the level of the tragic Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the nature of drilling… Continue reading Oil & Gas Safety Switch Applications
If your momentary switch application demands high performance, we think you should demand CPI. Please call us today to speak with our engineering team about your needs.
