SUCO Technologies, Inc.
803 E. Washington St.
Medina, Ohio 44256
Toll free: 800-473-7313
Phone: 330-722-1145
Fax: 330-723-2979
E-mail: info@suco-tech.com
Special Vehicles Industry
Pressure Switches Used By the Special Vehicle Industry
SUCO hydraulic and pneumatic pressure switches find a wide variety of applications in special vehicle systems. Some of these applications include the monitoring of the doors or lowering system in buses, the pressure of air bellows in trucks and brake pressure in trains.
Other applications include:
- Service & Utility Vehicles
- Snow Blower Vehicles
- Snow All Terrain Vehicles
- Drilling Machines
- City Buses, Intercity Buses and Coaches - SUCO Pressure Switch #0168 is used for lowering or “kneeling” the bus suspension to reduce the step height for safer entering of the bus and lowering the axis via de-airing the air bellows for gentle transport of passengers. Pressure Switch 0166) is used for the pneumatic opening of the bus doors.
- Airport Support Vehicles
- Ground Transportation including Airfield Apron Buses – Once again, Pressure Switch 0166) is used for the pneumatic opening of the bus doors.
- Jet Bridges and Jetways
- Service vehicles for refueling airplanes
- Towbarless Tractor for airplanes – the pressure switch controls the allocation of braking force for the extra-load. See Pressure Switch #0159)
- Material Handling – (Scissors platforms for material and passenger handling.) Pressure switches monitor the safety device in the hydraulic circle for overpressure resulting in the switching off of the pump. (See SUCO Pressure Switch # 0169)
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