OPTEK’s Slotted Optical Switch Employed In Bigbelly Solar Trash Compactors

“Our slotted optical switch has been used on the current model of the BigBelly Solar trash compactors from the first beta units tested in 2006 through today,” said Alan Bennett, vice president of worldwide sales for OPTEK Technology. “These solar-powered machines compact up to five trash cans into a single can, directly reducing cost, fuel consumption and emissions from collection vehicles. We are proud to be part of such a green-friendly design.”

“Not only is OPTEK’s slotted optical switch a much more cost-effective solution than comparable “off-the-shelf’ products available on the market, but it’s extremely reliable. We’ve never had a single OPTEK switch fail in nearly 3,000 trash compacting machines shipped to date,” said Jeff Satwicz, product manager for BigBelly Solar.