AutomationDirect: Metal guard foot switches

Designed for shearing and spinning machines, lathes, wrapping machines and riveting machines and presses, AutomationDirect’s metal guard foot switches in single and double units come with die-cast aluminum foot cover guards and heavy-duty ABS plastic bases and pedals.

Gretchen Edelbrock

Apr 9, 2012

The foot switches are available in three operational formats: safety anti-trip, free moving and free moving maintained. The IP65-rated foot switches feature two normally-open and two normally-closed contacts with snap action or slow action options available. Backed by a one-year warranty.

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