APEM’s Twin Icon indicator household. | Supply: APEM
IDEC Company dba APEM, a producer of miniature and industrial switches, joysticks, and HMI options, introduced its new Twin Icon sequence 14mm panel-mount LED indicators. The corporate mentioned bi-color twin indication offers a compact but sturdy possibility for delivering extra data to customers of commercial, business, marine, and different gear.
Duel Icon indicators present enhanced operational data to the person, with out the necessity for extra advanced and costly digital interfaces.
Many purposes require presenting multi-state data to customers. Nonetheless, management panels have restricted house. Digital shows are typically a chance, though they symbolize a pricey, advanced, and even fragile strategy. LED indicators, APEM mentioned, are a well-known and extremely seen part.
APEM Twin Icon indicators present double the data in a transparent and environment friendly bundle, streamlining options, the corporate claimed. To make sure the system makes use of minimal back-of-panel house, it makes use of a threaded barrel with anti-rotation D-cut, sized to suit industry-standard holes and panels.
The flush bezel – fabricated from plated brass and that includes black E-coat – seals the entrance of the gadget to offer an IP67 score for mud and water resistance, and it’ll face up to salt spray, humidity, excessive temperatures, and shock/vibration.
Twin Icon indicators use inexperienced and purple filters mixed with vivid LED lighting to supply a 120° viewing angle. It additionally affords three completely different operational states: off, inexperienced icon/picture, and purple icon/picture. APEM mentioned customized designs are doable, however a number of normal configurations can be found to assist many frequent purposes, together with:
- Inexperienced “I” for on, purple “O” for off
- Inexperienced “ON”, purple “OFF”
- Inexperienced “START”, purple “STOP”
- Inexperienced battery full icon, purple battery low icon
- Inexperienced left arrow, purple proper arrow
APEM affords Twin Icon indicators with solder FASTON terminals or three 200mm lengthy flying leads. The firm designed the system for nominal 12V DC operation suitable with most automobiles and industrial gear, and sometimes attracts simply 20mA for vitality effectivity. APEM mentioned solid-state design delivers a life expectancy of 100,000 hours. The indications meet the necessities for UL Recognition and different industry-relevant requirements.
