“By the year 2000 petrol could run out, so we will have to move to different energy.”  HiroYuki Simojima, Honda’s director of Research and Development, May 16, 1985.

“It will soon be possible to build a car which is almost uncrashable.” Kenichi Goto, Japan Automobile Research Institute Chief Executive, July 2, 1983.

Predicting the future is never easy, but curiosity often clouds judgment.  What will 2025 be like?  Will we all be buzzing about the sky in Jetson-style hover planes, or will it be much the same as today?  So, we’ll still need a car, but what will it look like?  Will it be petrol-powered or run on fuel cells, and more importantly, will we be driving it?  Cars will be smaller and tailor-made.  They will be micro-designed and micro-marketed.  An electronic fusion of home and office, a communications center as much as a means of transportation.  Some say the car industry could adopt aircraft technology, with flush-mounted windows and panels to reduce noise, and in turn allow a reduction in sound-deadening materials and panel thickness.  Other manufacturing changes will allow the seemingly disparate states of high commonality and increased individuality in cars.  Mass customization, if you will.  We all tend to overestimate what the future will bring.  If you look at the mix of cars, it hasn’t changed much over the last 20 years, but the content of those cars has.  The rate of technological change increases every year, but basic needs don’t change much.  So what technology is doing is giving the customer more choice and more opportunities.

This white paper report outlines 4 Key Steps identified through the learning and data collected from other Original Equipment Manufacturers to properly and strategically manage and navigate through End of Life part circumstances.

Free White Paper Report: If you would like a copy of this Free Report, just send an email to TrustedClientResponse@Dee-inc.com, put in a subject of “EOL Solutions Report”, and provide your contact information.

It can be challenging to make sure you have covered all the bases during the tubing and hose selection process. Have you considered all the elements involved with the application?  Temperatures, chemicals, pressures and flexibility needs?

In this White Paper Report, the ten most important selection factors will be
addressed.

The following are the types of tubing which would be addressed by the White Paper Report:

PVC, Polyuerothane, Nylon, Polyethelyne, Polypropelyne, Floropolymer, TPR(Thermoplastic Rubber), Viton, Silicone, Hytrel, and Latex

If you would like a Free copy of this White Paper Report, just send an email to MyFeedback@Dee-inc.com, put in a Subject of “10 Criteria to Select Tubing and Hose Report” into the Subject, and provide your contact information.

We have compiled a list of techniques and areas that provide a form of a ‘checklist’ that can be used when trying to reduce the cost of a given component, but they do not require negotiating with the supplier or vendor.  Essentially, these are proven areas that many times allow cost to come down through empirical data, vs. strong arming or pushing the vendor/supplier — which is an entirely different area for which many other papers and books have been written.

The value of having a list like this of these areas of cost reduction is that it is a very efficient, easy, and low stress way to verify if easy money is being left on the table due to simply not knowing there could be a lower cost available.  This easy money savings is not necessarily in excess profit for the supplier/vendor, but rather ‘wasted cost’ that is built into a given scenario, that may not be adding any “value” to you.  Essentially, this non-negotiating process is about ‘waste elimination’ at its root level.  We reveal a bunch of ‘must-do’ techniques in this report.

If you would like a FREE copy of this White Paper report, you can send an email to MyFeedback@DEE-inc.com, put “How to Reduce My Cost without Negotiating Report” in the Subject, and provide your contact information.

James Kucera, Electrical Engineer

Features and Overview

• Trip-free manual reset
• Maintenance-free design
• Single-pole, single-throw, normally closed contacts
• Factory calibrated pressure set points
• Hermetically sealed sensor

The 29PS HVAC pressure switch utilizes a snap-acting stainless steel Klixon disc that reverses its curvature when pressurized above a customer specified actuation pressure.  When the disc snaps it opens a set of electrical contacts by means of a transfer pin.  Resetting of the switch must be accomplished manually by pressing the integrated reset button.

The unique latching mechanism in the 29PS HVAC pressure switch design assures safe electrical cutout even if the reset button is held fully depressed.  This trip-free design prevents the consumer from restarting the equipment until the line pressure has dropped below the release setpoint.

The welded, hermetic sensor of the 29PS HVAC pressure switch provides increased reliability and maintenance-free operation for the lifetime of the switch.  The actuation and release pressures of the disc are factory calibrated, simplifying installation and helping make the 29PS HVAC pressure switch tamper resistant.  The epoxy potting and rubber boot provide an enviornmental seal for the switch mechanism, protecting it from dust, oil and moisture.

the 29PS HVAC pressure switch is a derivative of the Klixon 20PS HVAC pressure switch, long recognized as an idustry standard control device.

Product Uses

• Upper limit control on unitary and central air conditioning systems, heat pumps, roof top units, and refrigeration systems.

Performance Characteristics

• Ambient Temperature: -20°^F to 150°^F (-29°^C to 66°^C)
• Fluid Temperature: -65°^F to 275°^F (-54°^C to 135°^C)
• Operating Pressure: 200 to 750 psig
• Burst Pressure: 5,000 psig (345 bar)
• Life at Rated Current: 10,000 cycles
• Electrical Ratings:
  • 5.8 RLA, 34.8 LRA @ 120 Vac
  • 2.9 RLA, 15.0 LRA @ 240 Vac
  • 375 VA @ 120 Vac pilot duty

For more information on HVAC pressure switch solutions, please send an email to EngHelpDesk@dee-inc.com.  We Help Manufacturers Find Solutions and Exceed Their Goals.  DEE is a Trusted Supplier and Expert in providing Cost Savings, Fast Multiple Solution Options, Supplier Reduction, and Time Savings.

Features and Overview

• Electrically rated up to 480 Vac
• High current capability
• Capable of 2.5 million cycles (requires Sensata/customer specification closure and validation testing before application approval)

A breakthrough in Sensata Technologies’ pressure switch technology enables direct line break capability in applications that have been traditionally controlled in pilot duty circuits by contactors or relays.

The 46PS HVAC Pressure Switch is capable of breaking 2 amp loads at 480 Vac for 2.5 million cycles (requires Sensata/customer specification closure and validation testing before application approval).  It is ideal for cycling condenser fan motors to maintain an acceptable condensing pressure during low ambient temperature conditions.

In applications such as split room air conditioning systems, the 46PS as a head pressure control can result in significant cost savings when used instead of a pilot duty switch and relay.  Other potential uses include fluid pressure sensing in commercial and industrial applications.

Product Uses

• Split room air conditioning systems
• Fluid pressure sensing in commercial and industrial applications

Performance Characteristics

• Ambient Temperature: -10°^C to 85°^C
• Fluid Temperature:
  • Leaded: -20°^F to 150°^F (-28.9°^C to 65.6°^C)
  • Quick Connect: -40°^F to 275°^F (-40°^C to 135°^C)
  • UL Rating: -65°^F to 275°^F (-53.9°^C to 135°^C)
• Operating Pressure: Vacuum to 750 psig
• Burst Pressure: 5,000 psig (maximum)
• Life at Rated Current: 2,500,000 cycles
• Electrical Ratings: 13 FLA / 65 LRA @ 120 Vac

For more information on HVAC pressure switch solutions, please send an email to EngHelpDesk@dee-inc.com.  We Help Manufacturers Find Solutions and Exceed Their Goals.  DEE is a Trusted Supplier and Expert in providing Cost Savings, Fast Multiple Solution Options, Supplier Reduction, and Time Savings.

• LED Indicating Devices
• Pilot Lights
• Push Button Stations
• Push Button Enclosures
• UL Recognized
• Custom Push Button Assemblies
• Very Competitively Priced
• Degree of Protection: IP65 (as per IS 13947)
• Temperature Range: -25° to +85°C (-13°F to 180°F)

For more information on Altech or other IP65 Metallic 22-30 mm push buttons and pilot light solutions, please send an email to EngHelpDesk@dee-inc.com.  We Help Manufacturers Find Solutions and Exceed Their Goals.  DEE is a Trusted Supplier and Expert in providing Cost Savings, Fast Multiple Solution Options, Supplier Reduction, and Time Savings.