The Board of Directors of CoActive Technologies today announced that it has named Paul H. Jona as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. CoActive Technologies manufactures electromechanical switches, interface controls, keypads and dome arrays, for a variety of industries including industrial equipment, mobile communications, computer and automotive and is a portfolio company of private investment firm Littlejohn & Co.

C&K Components has developed a series of sound tunable tactile switches. Designated the KSC ST Series, the design of the switch enables the sound intensity to be 100% controlled, with the ability to match the sound level of applications with two sound intensity grades.

C+K Components’ KMT series tact switches are claimed to be industry’s smallest and lowest profile top actuated devices with an integrated actuator (push plate). KMT series switches are also said to feature a 50% longer operational life over comparable products.

C&K Components, a division of CoActive Technologies, the new company formed following the acquisition of ITT’s switch division by Littlejohn, has announced that two of its ranges of tact switches now feature an extended operating life, making them the most reliable choice for designers of industrial, automotive and consumer products.

C&K Components has developed a series of miniature sealed snap action switches. Offered in a range of operating forces and ratings, the new single-pole double-throw LCS Series miniature snap action switches are housed in a compact package and feature a wide variety of actuator and termination styles, including quick connect, solder style, PCB through hole and potted wire leads (standard 12in length).

New miniature slide switches from C&K Components feature a very low profile and are highly cost-effective. An ideal solutions where space is at a premium, for example in mobile telecommunications, computers and remote control equipment, one pole JSM series miniature slide switches benefit from only 2.5 mm (.098”) high actuators, making them very easy to operate. Available in single, double or triple throw styles, the new devices come in...

The C&K ELUM series of right-angle illuminated pushbutton switches from C&K Components is available with custom snap-on caps. Customers ordering C22 actuator style ELUM switches with or without LEDs can now specify snap-on caps with a standard universal power symbol or a custom design. The ELUM Series eliminates the need for a separate LED and light pipe on a circuit board, and is the only pushbutton designed so the LED travels with the a...

C&K Components has launched a new full line catalog that contains over 40,000,000 possible part numbers of standard switch products; Pushbutton, Tactile, Detect, Toggle, Rocker, DIP, Slide, Snap, Rotary, Switchlocks, Thumbwheels. Included in the catalog are new low-profile surface mount Tacts, ultra-miniature Detect switches, Navigation switches and more.

New miniature slide switches from C&K Components feature a very low profile and are ideal solutions where space is at a premium and especially where height is restricted, for example in mobile telecommunications, computers and remote control equipment. One or two pole JS series miniature slide switches benefit from only 2mm (.079in) high actuators, making them very easy to operate. Some slide switch models in total are only 1mm high. Availabl...