Incremental encoder.

ELMA Electronic's new E18 mechanical incremental encoder is now available from Foremost Electronics.

The industry standard footprint E18 product family incorporates all of the features required for the widest range of applications while providing improved performance and manufacturability.

Typical applications include white goods, household appliances, home automation, two-way radios, power and heat distribution controls, water distribution controls, industrial controllers, audio and entertainment systems and automotive infomatics.

The new Elma E18 encoder may be THT or SMT reflow soldered to simplify PCB manufacture and supplied in tray or tape and reel packaging. Other key features include industry standard body size of 14.4 x 11.4 x 6.5 mm, rotational life up to 150,000 revolutions, resolution of 16, 24 or 30 detents, detent torque: 0.5, 1.5 or 2.5 Ncm, gold plated sliding contacts and various shaft types in brass and stainless steel are available with threaded or non-threaded bushing.

The E18 is available with an optional centre push button with the choice of 3N or 6N push force and may be further customised with bespoke shaft dimensions and shapes, user specified detent torque and IP60 or IP68 front panel sealing for rugged applications.

Alan Vincent, Sales Director of Foremost, comments, “The new E18 encoder form ELMA really does tick every box for the vast majority of domestic, industrial, audio and automotive applications. Extended lifetime and ability to assemble using re-flow soldering make the E18 the go-to decoder for all OEMs looking to speed up their manufacturing process and deliver reliable end products.”

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Award for enclosure distributor!

For the second year running, Foremost Electronics has won the award for Channel Partner with the best growth performance in sales from Pentair Schroff the market leading electronic equipment enclosure manufacturer.

“Foremost was appointed as a distributor for Pentair Schroff enclosure products in 2013”, commented Alan Cook, Managing Director of Foremost, "and it’s a great achievement to have won this award twice in such a short timeframe.”

Originally appointed as a British Channel Partner for 19” racks, enclosures and accessories from Pentair Schroff Equipment Protection Foremost later established enclosures4U as an online source for the innovative Interscale M enclosure range. These highly flexible, modular, standard enclosures are simple to modify and customise and easy to specify and buy online. The Interscale M range now includes the revolutionary new Schroff embeddedNUC™ case which features an innovative “Flexible Heat Conductor” (FHC) integrated cooling solution and is compatible with 1U embedded NUC enclosures.

Foremost continues to increase its product offering from Pentair Schroff and has recently added a wide range of electronic packaging solutions for rail traffic systems. Enclosures are available for installation on rail vehicles, in buildings and trackside. Schroff‘s modular platform concept enables products to be quickly and easily adapted to meet individual customer requirements.

Alan Cook continues,“We have made a substantial investment in our efforts to become the UK’s premier source for Pentair Schroff products. We hold stock of large number of products and accessories, provide application engineering support and have been very pleased with the success of our enclosures4U specialist online sales channel for fast delivery of standard products.“

Pentair Schroff offers a broad range of products for a diverse range of industries that safely and reliably protect electronic controls and systems from dust, dirt, oil, water, corrosion, heat and other contaminants. In addition to a wide range of standard products, leading edge technology and market expertise can be brought to bear to deliver modified enclosures that fit complex customer needs.

Typical applications for Pentair Schroff racks and enclosures include standard and custom enclosures for electronic, communication, control and electrical system builders IT, medical and industrial computer systems. In addition to enclosures, shielding and cooling systems can be provided for critical systems that support electronic environments.

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