Munich/Germany, 31.01.2012: The series K toggle switch from Schaltbau has been awarded the iF product design award 2012. This award ranks worldwide amongst the most prestigious honours for product design. The official award presentation by iF Industrie Forum Design will take place on 10 February in Munich. Amongst the 3000 or so applications, the toggle switch clinched the prize, being particularly convincing on account of its functionality, reliability and environmental credentials.

The series K toggle switch is primarily used in the driver’s console of rail vehicles, cranes and cable cars. The series excels not only with its mix of sophisticated materials but also due to its new technical features: Four different handle styles, central 30 mm round-hole fitting, tool-free, simple-to-use clamp fastening, up to 8 switching elements with various types of electrical connection, plus the ability to illuminate the ring. It has a mechanical endurance of over 500,000 operating cycles. It complies with the UIC612 standard, which allows it to be optimally integrated into any driver’s console.

““Connect – Contact – Control” is the motto under which Schaltbau GmbH develops and manufactures electromechanical components for railway equipment and industrial applications. Founded in 1929, the company has nine locations of its own and more than 60 sales partners worldwide. The Schaltbau range of products includes connectors, snap-action switches and contactors as well as control and indicating devices. The Schaltbau GmbH quality management system is certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 and its ecological management system in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14001. The company has been certified as a Q1 supplier to Deutsche Bahn (German Rail) since 2008. The Velden and Aldersbach plants have been quality-certified in accordance with IRIS (International Railway Industry Standard) since October 2008.

Schaltbau GmbH
Ms Svenja Bierbrauer, Marketing
Hollerithstraße 5
D-81829 München
bierbrauer@schaltbau.de
www.schaltbau-gmbh.de
Tel: +49 89 930 05-153
Fax: +49 89 930 05-156

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