The Candy Switch is used by thousands of equipment manufacturers and users world-wide to control circuits during a machine cycle. This Candy Switch can vary the "on-off" time cycle as well as the length of "on" dwell time. Each electrically controlled machine component can be synchronized to the demands of the parent machine without custom designed cams or expensive electronic devices.

The Candy Switch is available in both solid-state and electro-mechanical models. A variety of cams and switching mechanisms allow the Candy Switch to accomodate most every industrial application. The solid-state models provide precise, repeatable timing control for over 100 million cycles.

Description

The Candy Switch series is a full line of adjustable-while-running cam switches. These electro-mechanical and solid-state switches are used to adjust the "on" and "off" points (or dwell time) of electrical or electronic circuits at any point during a machine cycle. These variable dwell devices are commonly used to control glue guns, solenoids, air and hydraulic cylinders, motors, relays, clutch-brakes and many other industrial devices.

Dwell control is just one function of this cam-switch mechanism. It is equally important to establish the "trip-on point" or timing within the machine cycle. The Candy Switch series allows a machine operator to advance or retard this timing to ensure that the dwell activates at the right point. Like the dwell control, the timing of the Candy Switch may be adjusted while the machine is running.

Since it is possible to alter both dwell and timing, the Candy switch becomes a unique tool for the machine designer and operator. The designer no longer has to calculate the rise and dwell for cams which are expensive to fabricate and modify. The machine operator no longer has to settle for "good enough" timing. With adjustable-while-running control, optimal machine performance becomes a reality.