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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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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Contacting Single-turn
A rotary position sensor translates angular mechanical position to an electrical signal. Rotary position sensors are designed for applications that typically require frequent adjustments. 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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Precision Pots Multiturn
Precision potentiometers are designed for control applications where accuracy and high-reliability is important. These devices are available in conductive plastic, wirewound or Hybritron® element types, and in various sizes. Both single-turn and multiturn models are available. Typical applications include measuring linear distance, angles or rotations in production equipment, industrial test and measurement equipment, and medical equipment.
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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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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
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Precision Pots Single-turn
Precision potentiometers are designed for control applications where accuracy and high-reliability is important. Theses devices are available in conductive plastic, wirewound or Hybritron® element types, and in various sizes. Both single-turn and multiturn models are available.
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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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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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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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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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Chip Inductors-Multilayer
Bourns Miltilayer chip inductors offer high frequency, nickel barrier, monolithic construction for high reliability, and magnetically shielded construction providing low radiation. They are well-suited for DC-DC converters, and prevention of electromagnetic interference to signals on the secondary side of electronic equipment, among many applications.
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Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors
The Bourns® IGBT discrete BID series combines technology from a MOS gate and a bipolar transistor, creating the right component for high voltage and high current applications. This device uses advanced Trench-Gate Field-Stop technology providing greater control of the dynamic characteristics while resulting in a lower Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage (VCE(sat)) and fewer switching losses.
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Commercial 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.
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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.
