Author: Norm Pepe

Miscellaneous Projects

A quick review of some of the projects accomplished by Hitek Solutions, LLC….. Precision Microswitch Tester built by a client who needed to supply highly precise microswitches for the aeronautical industry. The silver box on the unit is actually a very accurate high-resolution servo. We use this to measure the dead break of the switch.… Continue reading Miscellaneous Projects

Specialty Switch Testing

Commercial Airline Oxygen Mask Release Switch Testing….. Customer wanted to have a tester built that could accommodate the testing of the Oxygen Mask release switches on commercial aircraft. Customer was doing switch testing 1 at a time. This was a very time-consuming operation as well as subject to operator error. The client’s mechanical engineers designed… Continue reading Specialty Switch Testing