Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. Develops and Commences Mass Production of HSFPAR007A Force Sensor
July 08, 2020 at 01:34 pm EDT
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Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. has added a new model to its HSFPAR Series of force sensors. Mass production of the HSFPAR007A Force Sensor, Alps Alpine's smallest, began in June 2020. Now Alps Alpine has developed the HSFPAR007A Force Sensor, with a footprint of only 40% of the HSFPAR004A while retaining the basic performance capabilities of the earlier product. Mass production got underway in June 2020. The new product is small enough to fit in the slimmer stylus pens used for smartphones, both enhancing flexibility in design by device manufacturers and helping to improve user-friendliness of smartphone drawing applications, for example. The HSFPAR007A Force Sensor detects stress as light as zero stroke (0.01N), enabling applications in robot arms and other parts of industrial equipment handling precision devices. The product has a wide range of potential uses as a sensor for detecting force along the Z axis. For example, it can be embedded beneath a touch panel or capacitive sensor to detect force applied to the operating surface and even ascertain whether an input operation was intentional or a mistake.
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. specializes in the production and marketing of electromechanical components. Net sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- electronic components (52.4%): mobile phones, household items and industrial equipment components (switches, connectors, encoders, captors, etc.);
- audio and communication equipment for automotive (37.8%);
- logistics services (8.2%);
- other (1.6%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (19%), China (19.2%), Americas (16.5%), Germany (10.7%), and other (34.6%).
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