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Moorpark, CA - September 2014: Crouzet Switches will be exhibiting at the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA’s) Expo October 13-15 in Houston, TX.

APTA is held every three years in conjunction with APTA’s Annual Meeting; EXPO is public transportation’s premier showcase of technology, products and services.

Crouzet Switches, a specialist in snap-action technology with its switching and detection solutions and over 60 years of experience in the railway and transportation industries, offers a range of microswitches and limit switches that are used in a wide assortment of on-board applications in rolling stock, as well as for certain fixed installations. These safety critical components detect positions and switch currents (high or low) within applications.

Designed for the most severe environments, they comply with railway standards such as those concerning fire/smoke, shock and vibration resistance, and electrical endurance.

With a worldwide presence in the railway industry, Crouzet Switches works closely with its customers to adapt its products to meet the particular requirements of their specifications,

CROUZET SWITCHES’SNAP-ACTION SWITCH ONBOARD US TRAINS

while complying with the most rigorous quality requirements and changes in standards.

Crouzet Switches has been working with New York Air Brake Corporation, a Knorr- Bremse Company, providing them a snap-action switch for their Electric Brake Valve (EBV) Project. The V3 switch chosen for this application is a dual current switch that is single pole-normally open with solder terminals and a 13.6m roller lever. The switches’ function is to relay the position of the valve to the electronic braking system of the train.

NYAB Computer Controlled Brake (CCB) systems are used in both freight and passenger applications throughout the world, including North America, China, India, South Africa, Australia, Saudi Arabia, South America, etc. Product reliability is a critical product characteristic and NYAB focuses on reducing mission failures to support their customer’s performance requirements. As such, the next generation EBV Project was primarily focused on improved reliability and the decision to incorporate Crouzet Switches in the design of the next generation EBV played an important role in achieving NYAB’s reliability goals.

Press Contact

Jill WAGAR

Sales & Marketing Specialist

Tel.: +1 (847) 220-1542 jill.wagar@cstsensors.com

V3 Switch with roller lever

Crouzet Switches, With over 60 years involvement in highly demanding markets where security and reliability are requested, Crouzet Switches, specialist in snap-action electrical switching brings peace of mind to design engineers through expert product support, in-depth knowledge of application design constraints and related standards and approvals issues.

Crouzet Switches is a brand of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST).

Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST) is a specialist in designing and manufacturing sensing, control and motion products.

Through its brands, BEI Kimco, BEI Sensors, BEI PSSC, Crouzet, Crydom, Kavlico, Newall and Systron Donner Inertial, CST offers customizable, reliable and efficient components for mission-critical systems in Aerospace & Defense, Transportation, Energy & Infrastructure, Medical, Food and Beverage and Building Equipment markets.

Focused on premium value offers and committed to excellence, CST, with 4.500 employees worldwide and sales of $600M US in 2013, is the dependable and adaptable partner for the most demanding customers.

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Press Contact

Jill WAGAR

Tel.: +1 (847) 220-1542 jill.wagar@cstsensors.com

New York Air Brake chose Crouzet Switches as its partner on this re-design project for several key reasons. One reason is Crouzet Switches’ ability to manufacture a well-designed switch and provide full engineering support and design friendly options. Examples of this are customer specific adaptations which include customizable levers, outputs and terminals. Secondly, Crouzet Switches was able to offer New York Air Brake a competitive price for the switch chosen. Finally, Crouzet Switches and Knorr-Bremse have a long time existing relationship in Europe. The opportunity to expand this successful partnership in North America also influenced New York Air Brake’s decision to choose Crouzet Switches as a respected supplier in the railway industry.

New York Air Brake Corporation, a Knorr-Bremse company, is a leading supplier to the freight railroad industry of air brake control systems and components, electronically controlled braking systems, foundation brakes, training simulators and train handling systems.

The Knorr-Bremse Group is the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. For more than 100 years the company has pioneered the development, production and marketing of state-of-the-art braking systems. Other lines of business in the rail vehicle sector include automatic door systems, air conditioning systems, control components, windscreen wiper systems and platform screen doors.

Please visit us at Booth #5661 to see how Crouzet Switches can be your reliable partner for your railway and transportation switch application needs.

V3 SNAP-ACTION SWITCHES MAIN TECHNICAl fEATURES

› Up to 50M cycles

› Actuating speed down to 1µm/s

› Ratings from 1mA to 25A

› UL/cUL approved

› Extensive range of terminals

› Variants: Ultra-low force, high force, high DC breaking with magnetic blowout, dual current, positive opening action and high temperature up to 392°F

› Extensive choice of actuators: flat, roller, telescopic plunger, and dummy roller

› Multi-position fitting options

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