Bourns
Bourns, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive sensors, circuit protection solutions, magnetic products, microelectronic modules, trimming and precision potentiometers, panel controls and encoders and resistive products. Headquartered in Riverside, CA, Bourns serves a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, computer, industrial, instrumentation, automotive, consumer, non-critical life support medical, audio and various other market segments. Bourns products are manufactured according to ISO-9000 standards under Six Sigma quality programs. Bourns automotive products are manufactured in accordance with the TS16949 standard. Additional company and product information is available at the company’s website at www.bourns.com.
- (951) 781-5500
- (951) 781-5006
- americus@bourns.com
- 1200 Columbia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507
United States of America
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Non-Contacting Multiturn
A rotary position sensor translates angular mechanical position to an electrical signal. Rotary position sensors are designed for applications that typically require frequent adjustment. Shaftless designs allow for different engagement mechanisms, such as a customized shaft, a motor control, a human interface adjustment or a mechanical arm position locator.
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Contacting Encoders
Rotary encoders are ideal for use as digital panel controls or position sensing devices in a wide range of applications where digital circuitry is used. These devices are available in contacting and optical types and in various resolutions. Some models are available with push momentary switch and detents.
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Industrial Panel Controls
Panels controls are designed for applications that typically require frequent adjustment. Both rotary and slide panel control types are available. A selection of elements includes carbon, cermet, and conductive plastic. These devices are available in various sizes and shaft/bushing combinations. Some models are available with a rotary switch and seal options. Typical applications include audio mixing consoles, test and measurement equipment, consumer electronics, and medical equipment.
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Contacting Multiturn
Bourns Contacting Multiturn Positions Sensors are available in busing and servo mount bodies, are often gangable, and also come with non-standard features and specifications. The Bourns 3547, 3548, and 3549 Series are designed for HMI and MMI applications.
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Chip Inductors AECQ200 Compliant
Bourns products include surface-mount chip inductors, power chokes, chip beads, chip bead arrays, as well as radial-leaded and axial-leaded inductors. These components are used in computer, communication, instrumentation, industrial, and medical applications.
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Contacting Linear Motion
A spin-off of the Trimpot trimming potentiometer product line, the contacting linear motion position sensor was developed to meet the needs of designers wishing to detect movement of position. Applications for these compact components include: Solenoid positioning sensors for automated controllers, volume control on audio equipment, joystick controllers, satellite dish positioning, and robotics.
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Turns-Counting Dials
Turns-counting dials are designed for use with precision rotary potentiometers or other types of panel controls where a turns-indicating device or an adjustment setting/locking device is needed. These devices are available to fit various shaft sizes in digital or concentric scale (analog) readout options.
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Slide Potentiometers
Panel controls are designed for applications that typically require frequent adjustment. Both rotary and slide panel control types are available. A selection of elements includes carbon, cermet, and conductive plastic. These devices are available in various sizes and shaft/bushing combinations. Some models are available with a rotary switch and seal options. Typical applications include audio mixing consoles, test and measurement equipment, consumer electronics, and medical equipment.
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Microelectronic Modules
We work in close collaboration with our customers to select the optimal package for an application utilizing the abundance of options, experience and technology from Bourns.
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Rotary Position Sensors -AEC- Q200 Compliant
A rotary position sensor translates angular mechanical position to an electrical signal. Rotary position sensors are designed for applications that typically require frequent adjustment. Shaftless designs allow for different engagement mechanisms, such as a customized shaft, a motor control, a human interface adjustment or a mechanical arm position locator.
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TVS Diodes
Power TVS diodes provide outstanding protection for both alternating current and direct current power line applications by a Power TVS diode in a surface mount package. When compared to other devices, such as MOVs, power TVS diodes provide much better protection. Bourns provides a broad voltage range of devices with surge current ratings ranging from 3, 6, 10, and 15 kA to suit a variety of applications.
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Linear Motion Potentiometers
A spin-off of the Trimpot trimming potentiometer product line, the linear motion potentiometer was developed to meet the needs of designers wishing to detect movement of position. Applications for these compact components include: Solenoid positioning sensors for automated controllers, volume control on audio equipment, joystick controllers, satellite dish positioning, and robotics.
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Thin Film
Bourns precision thin film resistors have tight resistance tolerances, extremely low temperature coefficiency and wide range of resistance value which makes them ideal for high precision applications. Excellent stability, low noise characteristics are achieved by using thin film sputtering technology on ceramic substrates and high precision laser trimming process.
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Non-Contacting Single-turn
A rotary position sensor translates angular positions to an electrical signal. Rotary position sensors are designed for applications that typically require frequent adjustment. Shaftless designs allow for a different engagement mechanisms, such as a customized shaft, a motor control, a human interface adjustment or a mechanical arm position locator.
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Magnetic Encoders
Rotary encoders are ideal for use as digital panel controls or position sensing devices with a wide range of applications where digital circuitry is used. These devices are available in contacting and optical types and in various resolutions. Some models are available with push momentary switch and detents
