The HE5B is small, easy to mount and highly reliable. It is ideally suited for use in robotic teaching pendants and complies to major industry regulations. It provides a high level of safety based on human behavioral studies which determine personnel may squeeze OR let go when presented with a panic situation.

Key Features

  • Ergonomically-designed OFF-ON-OFF 3-position operation
  • Easy recognition of position 1 -> 2 transition, made possible by snap action switch
  • Sufficient load difference is provided for shifting from position 2 -> 3
  • Light force needed to maintain position 2, so that operators can easily use the enabling switch
  • The switch does not turn ON when being released from position 3 (OFF when pressed) to position 1 (OFF when released) (IEC60204-1, 9.2.5.8)
  • Two contacts are provided for safety
  • IP65 (using the waterproof rubber cover)
  • Mounts in a 16mm (5/8in) round hole
  • B10d (cycle): 1.0E+05