{"id":5507,"date":"2018-03-13T17:19:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2018-03-13T17:19:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:19:41","slug":"flush-mount-pushbuttons-for-modern-control-panel-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/flush-mount-pushbuttons-for-modern-control-panel-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Flush-mount pushbuttons for modern control panel design"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rs-online.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RS Components<\/a><\/span> (RS) has announced availability of more than 150 new lines of flush-mount pushbuttons from the Harmony XB5F range from Schneider Electric.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for control panels and targeting panel builders, machine builders and maintenance engineers, the new plastic range features a modernised design with no compromise on performance.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nAimed at a wide selection of industrial applications including use in the chemical industry, food and beverage production, packaging industry, automotive industry and building automation, Schneider Electric has focused on the robustness of the new XB5F range.<\/p>\n<p>The range has particularly been designed to meet the performance requirements of machines and electrical control panels in harsh environments and is compliant to IEC and UL international standards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Schneider_Harmony_pushbuttons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5509\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Schneider_Harmony_pushbuttons-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Schneider_Harmony_pushbuttons-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Schneider_Harmony_pushbuttons-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Schneider_Harmony_pushbuttons-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Schneider_Harmony_pushbuttons-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featuring IP ratings of IP66, IP67, IP69 and IP69K, and extended temperature ranges from \u201340 to +70\u00b0C, the range has also seen improved mechanical endurance and shock resistance characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>As well as offering increased performance across the Harmony range, the latest devices also include an evolution in aesthetics with a redesign that offers a more modern look and feel.<\/p>\n<p>The XB5F range is available in a plastic body version and comes in a vibrant colour palette, including new blue and green caps for non-illuminated functions, to deliver a highly contemporary appearance to machine control interfaces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Scheider_Harmony_pushbuttons-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5510\" src=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Scheider_Harmony_pushbuttons-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Scheider_Harmony_pushbuttons-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Scheider_Harmony_pushbuttons-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Scheider_Harmony_pushbuttons-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/RS716-Scheider_Harmony_pushbuttons-2-800x1200.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The products are robust and offer a pleasant touch for operators, thereby enhancing the perceived quality of machines and panels without significantly increasing costs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the XB5F range, Schneider Electric has also introduced a new series of illuminated buzzers, which target deployment in operator alarm systems and have been designed for mounting on a control panel in a standard 22mm panel cut out.<\/p>\n<p>The new IP69-rated XB5K range of buzzers is available in illuminated and non-illuminated options and in red or amber colours.<\/p>\n<p>The devices operate from a choice of voltages \u2013\u00a024V or 120V AC\/DC or 230V AC \u2013\u00a0and offer dual alarm capability with sound or light systems that can be either continuous or intermittent, depending on system wiring.<\/p>\n<p>This extension to the Harmony range from Schneider Electric enables RS to offer the most comprehensive portfolio available globally of industrial pushbuttons, switches and pilot lights.<\/p>\n<p>All the new Harmony range of control-panel pushbuttons are now shipping from RS in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RS Components (RS) has announced availability of more than 150 new lines of flush-mount pushbuttons from the Harmony XB5F range from Schneider Electric. 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