C&K Components, an international supplier of tact switches, toggle, rocker and pushbutton switches, and smart-card interconnect devices is now providing OEM customers with complete packaged switch solutions.

For applications in the automotive, consumer electronics, medical, marine and other industries, C&K is supplying the complete module including the switch, fully-decorated face surface with painted and laser-etched buttons and company graphics, as well as wire harnessing.

“By utilizing C&K to provide services beyond the switch itself, increased flexibility in design can be realized,” said David Webber, director of product development for C&K Components. “Because we are developing the entire module, we are spending an increasing amount of time with our customers to determine how the module is being deployed in the application to assess potential challenges that were not previously considered.”

In the automotive industry, C&K has developed a complete module for automatic shifters for simplified integration into the application in a number of automobiles. In this instance, C&K’s solution can be carried from platform to platform, easily integrating into each vehicle.

In the consumer electronics arena, C&K has created a complete module for a satellite-navigation software company consisting of four tactile switches with uniform backlighting, with one of the switches recessed to prevent accidental actuation.  The end product included a device with a fully decorated face surface, including painted and laser-etched buttons and company logo graphics, with a wire harness to plug into the receiver box, thus providing a complete module and solving a major challenge for the customer.

In the medical and marine industries, C&K has developed complete modules for electronic staple counting mechanisms and a solution to replace a mercury float switch that included a connector and gasket in a sealed module, respectively.

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