Avnet Abacus has announced two new piezo electric buzzers from Kingstate Electronics via a Pan-European deal with the Taiwanese maker of piezo buzzers, magnetic buzzers, micro speakers, dynamic receivers, electret condenser microphones and earphones. Kingstate have 34 years manufacturing experience in the acoustic field. Comments VP Marketing, Alan Jermyn: "Kingstate invests in R&D to deliver smaller, multi-function products offering cost and value-added benefits. Avnet Abacus stocks a full range of Kingstate's innovative audible alarms and buzzers - which will be especially suited to applications in the Fire & Security, Non Automotive transportation and Automation & Machine tools sectors - and offers design-in support for developers of new products." Kingstate's KPEG1300S is a combined strobe-siren alarm. The piezo electric buzzer measures 50mm high and with a diameter or 58mm. With Frequency 2.5KHz, it produces min. 100dB (typ. 105dB) at 12VDC/100cm. The unit also features six ultra-bright LEDs which can strobe with an intensity of 15,000mcd, providing an attention-grabbing visual as well as audible alarm. The KPEG1300S is RoHS-compliant and sealed to IP55.
Another new product, the KPEG1600MS, is a piezo electric buzzer with a high recognisable motor siren tone measuring 56mm in diameter and 42mm high.