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Duraswitch MagnaMouse to be Highlighted at Electrical Automation Trade Show.


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PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2002

Two Duraswitch (Nasdaq:DSWT DSWT David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (Nairobi, Kenya) ) licensees will exhibit at the upcoming SPS/IPC/Drives 2002 show to promote Duraswitch technologies and highlight its unique cursor (1) The symbol used to point to some element on screen. On Windows, Mac and other graphics-based screens, it is also called a "pointer," and it changes shape as it is moved with the mouse into different areas of the application.  control, the MagnaMouse(TM), as well as their other electronic switch technologies. The show is one of Europe's largest trade shows dedicated to electrical automation, including both systems and components, and will be held in Nuremberg, Germany from Nov. 26-28.

EMCOS GmbH (Booth 5-125) and Schurter GmbH (5-102), will be displaying Duraswitch pushbutton push·but·ton  
n. also push button
A small button that activates an electric circuit when pushed.

adj. also push-but·ton
Equipped with or operated by a pushbutton.
, rotary and cursor control technologies at the show targeting customers for the industrial control panels of automation equipment.

"We are very pleased with the results we saw with the MagnaMouse in Munich, Germany last week at electronica This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
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 2002. This show in Nuremberg is an ideal follow-up to continue to expand awareness of this technology in the European marketplace," said Tim Kuhn, vice president business development for Duraswitch.

The MagnaMouse is a low-cost alternative to other types of cursor controls and is specifically designed for the industrial control marketplace. The MagnaMouse can be designed with various keycaps including metal, plastic, rubber, elastomeric and flat-panel or embossed em·boss  
tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es
1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin.

2.
 polyester polyester, synthetic fiber, produced by the polymerization of the product formed when an alcohol and organic acid react. The outstanding characteristic of polyesters is their ability to resist wrinkling and to spring back into shape when creased. . MagnaMouse technology offers OEMs a multi-directional cursor control that couples high reliability and extreme durability with environmental sealability. Where trackballs require maintenance and touch pads frequently fail, Duraswitch's magnetically coupled, multi-directional actuator A mechanism that causes a device to be turned on or off, adjusted or moved. The motor and mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive or an arm of a robot is called an actuator. See access arm.  is a viable solution. MagnaMouse technology employs fewer parts than other controls and can easily be integrated into a panel, reducing manufacturing and assembly costs. Other Duraswitch technologies include the PushGate(R) pushbutton switch and thiNcoder(R) rotary switch.

Duraswitch's enabling technologies are available through Duraswitch licensees worldwide and can be used for controls in a wide variety of commercial and industrial designs.

About Duraswitch

Duraswitch licenses, engineers, and markets its patented electronic switch technology to switch manufacturers and OEMs worldwide. Visit www.duraswitch.com or call 480/586-3300 for more information.
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