ITW Switches has announced an aesthetic upgrade to its popular line of rugged powder coated, vandal-resistant ActiveMetal™ touch-sensitive keypads. Now available in clear, blue, and black anodised finishes, these highly attractive keypads provide an appearance unmatched by any other access control keypad. All ActiveMetal™ keypads incorporate raised sculpted keys with permanent markings and come with the ActiveMetal benefits of virtually unlimited lifespan, weather / water / dust resistance, customer selectable sensitivity and audio settings, and a range of output formats. Using thick, solid metal construction ActiveMetal keypads provide superior vandalism protection.

ActiveMetal™ keypads are available in both 12-key (3x4) and 16-key (4x4) configurations and are ideal for indoor/outdoor access control, kiosks and point-of-sale, security and alarm systems, keyless entry points, fuel pumps, ATM machines, medical and clean rooms, prisons and secured facilities, and many other industrial / commercial / retail applications.

ActiveMetal™ advantages start with leading-edge features including solid-state electronics, diagnostic and real-time feedback, washable/submersible performance, and a limited lifetime product warranty. Other features range from a choice of three output options (matrix, RS-232, or Wiegand) to electrical box / panel / under-panel mounting, auxiliary output control for camera or lighting activation, and two customer controlled LEDs.

ITW Switches design and manufacture a wide variety of proprietary, standard, and custom electrical switches and connectors – pushbutton, rocker, paddle, slide, leaf, snap-action, and sealed, for worldwide markets including industrial equipment, transportation, military, aerospace and computer products. ISO 9001:2000 certified and headquartered near Portsmouth UK, the company has two other facilities worldwide in Chicago USA, and Taiwan, Republic of China.

ITW Switches is a division of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), a diverse manufacturer of advanced industrial technology. The 825 decentralised business units that comprise our international business corporation are located in 52 countries and employ approximately 60,000 men and women who are focused on creating value-added products and innovative customer solutions.