Press releases

For the wireless connection of position switches and sensors

The steute business unit "Wireless" is continually adding to its range of wireless switchgear and wireless sensors for both its sWave® wireless technology and its nexy wireless network. One of the…

Human-machine interface for adverse ambient conditions

With the new variants in its Ex BF 80 product series, the steute business unit Extreme is not targeting the mass market of human-machine interface users. There is, namely, an essential difference…

Updated product series with new wireless approval

“Wireless Ex” is a technology developed by the steute business unit Extreme which simplifies the assembly and operation of switchgear in explosive environments. Switching devices are no longer…

Newcomers to the steute Ex range

The “Extreme” versions of the new steute ZS 92/ZS 92 SR emergency pull wire and belt alignment switches have already been tried and tested in practice. At the SPS, steute will now be showing for the…

“Wireless Safety” for foot controls and command devices

For press brakes and other forming and bending machines, the foot control is the key human-machine interface. It is actuated very often (up to two million switching cycles per year are realistic for…

Presentation of real-life testing results

For the last one and a half years, different switchgear series from the steute “Extreme” range have been undergoing tests in splash water on the North Sea island of Helgoland. The Fraunhofer IFAM…

New solenoid interlocks for Ex zones

At the Powtech, the steute business unit "Extreme" will be presenting a new solenoid interlock for gas and dust explosive zones. Features of the Ex STM 298-3GD safety switch include a very compact,…

Fraunhofer IFAM Institute tests switchgear from "Extreme" range

Many of the switchgear series from the steute "Extreme" range are suitable for use in damp, wet or even saltwater environments. Corresponding corrosion tests, for example the saltspray test to DIN EN…

Long lifetime in Extreme conditions: new belt alignment switch

At the SPS , the steute business unit Extreme will be presenting its new ZS 92 SR belt alignment switch, created on the basis of its ZS 92 S emergency pull wire switch series, which is also new. This…

Extremely robust and corrosion-resistant: Switchgear for maritime applications

As a manufacturer of switchgear for extreme and complex applications, steute has developed its own range of very robust switching devices especially for offshore technology, ships and ports. The range…

steute business unit "Extreme": Temperatures down to -60 °C and explosive atmospheres

The steute business unit "Extreme" develops and manufactures switchgear for ambient conditions in which conventional switches and sensors would quickly malfunction or never be suitable in the first…

Non-contact active principle for Extreme applications

Especially in subzero applications, many users prefer non-contact sensors because, unlike electromechanical switchgear such as position switches, they do not run the danger of malfunctioning due to…