Potentiometer elements

Description

Our portfolio of linear potentiometer elements ranges from standard products to products that have been adapted according to your exact requirements.
Tell us the length, width, resistance value as well as the mechanical and electrical orientation and we will produce exactly the right sensor element according to your specifications.
We produce individual samples all the way through to large series containing hundreds of thousands of items.

Power spectrum

• Conductive plastic/thick-film technology
• Designed for absolute and analogue measurements
• Base material FR4 or other materials
• Contact technology: wiper
• Temperature range of -40 °C to +125 °C
• Length of up to 500 mm
• Width of up to 370 mm
• Voltage range of 5–30 VDC
• Analogue output
• Individual integration of sensors and switches into a single component

Advantages

• High resolution, precision and measurement accuracy
• Linearity of up to ± 0.1%
• Low wear, long service life of up to 50 million cycles
• Excellent long-term stability
• High thermal stability
• ESD- and EMC-compatible
• Simple assembly
• Robust, fail-safe design
• Ideal for battery-powered applications
• Very good price-performance ratio

Application examples

For determining path and position in the most diverse range of industries and applications:

• Volume regulator for medical injection units
• Medical syringes
• Fertiliser spreaders
• Solar trackers in solar power systems
• Spindle drives of linear actuators
• Vehicle accelerators
• Car steering wheels
• Valve flap control