Penny + Giles Introduces New Multifunctional Handle for Rugged Joystick Controllers
Cwmfelinfach, UK – Tuesday, 24 July 2012 – Penny + Giles – a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and designer and manufacturer of joystick controllers, solenoids and high precision sensing technology – has introduced a new multifunctional handle/grip for its JC8000, JC6000 and JC1500 ranges of rugged joystick controllers.
The new HE multifunctional handle/grip from Penny + Giles, which is also available to users and OEMs wishing to fit the handle/grip to mechanical levers, can incorporate as many as fifteen functions including three analogue thumbwheel controllers in the front face and a person-present switch to the main grip. It is available with a choice of three different switch types as standard and six different switch button colours. All switches are environmentally-sealed to IP66 and the handle’s flow-in/flow-out design ensures there are no negative effects from water ingress.
The HE handle/grip has been ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in either hand – eliminating the need for separate left- and right-hand mouldings – and its main body is moulded as a single component to improve rigidity and strength and minimise problems arising from the mounting of independent handle halves.
Commenting for Penny + Giles, vice president of Curtiss-Wright avionics and industrial group Kevin Rayment says: “The introduction of this new handle style enhances our joystick controller options, allowing our customers a wider choice when selecting their machine or vehicle controls. In fact, with choices from Hall effect sensors to potentiometer tracks; single-, dual- and multiple-axes; various IP ratings; and handles and grips, we can now offer over one million configurations for our joystick controller ranges.”
For further information on the new HE handle/grip call Penny + Giles on +44 (0)1495 202000, email sales@pennyandgiles.com or visit www.pennyandgiles.com.
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For further information, sales and reader service enquiries contact:
Mike Iles, Business Development Manager, Penny Giles Controls Ltd. 15 Airfield Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3TG, United Kingdom. Tel: 44 (0)1202 409499, Email: mike.iles@pennyandgiles.com Web: www.pennyandgiles.com
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Simon Cantillion, Cantillion King Advertising. 16 The Cornhill, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2JT, United Kingdom. Tel: 44 (0)1453 755551 Fax: 44 (0)1453 751525 E-mail: simon@cka.co.uk Web: www.cka.co.uk
About Curtiss-Wright Controls Industrial, Penny Giles:
Penny Giles is a global leader in the design and manufacture of specialist position sensors, solenoids and control hardware for industrial and defence markets. Headquartered in Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom, Penny Giles is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Avionics & Industrial, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. For more information visit www.pennyandgiles.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.:
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation and a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technologies for niche actuation and drive applications, integrated sensors and electronic subsystems internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
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