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A Guide to today’s Switches-White paper

07/03/2025

Switches Switching electrical energy has always been one of the most important functions of electrical engineering. “Light on - light off”; ‘Machine on - machine off’. In the past, the number of technologies that could be used was still very modest, so the choice was easy. Things are different today. The market offers a wide range of options, especially in the low-voltage sector and think about capacitive, piezoelectric, and contactless switches. Each technology has unique advantages depending on the application. We invite you taking a closer look at the whole picture by taking use of the attached White Paper.

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