ACP
Resistive potentiometers, position sensors and thick-film solutions
About the manufacturer
ACP – Aragonesa de Componentes Pasivos – is a Spanish passive-component manufacturer operating since 1988. The company designs, manufactures and commercializes resistive potentiometers, sensors and customized electromechanical solutions based on thick-film technology.
ACP’s portfolio includes rotary potentiometers, control-panel potentiometers, position sensors, switch potentiometers and custom solutions. The manufacturer works with carbon and cermet technologies, allowing electrical and mechanical parameters to be matched to requirements for resistance, power, operating temperature, durability and mounting method.
ACP develops both standard THT and SMD components and solutions tailored to a specific control panel or device mechanism. In many applications, a potentiometer acts both as an adjustment element and as a simple position sensor, providing the electronics with information about shaft or mechanism position.
The company serves industrial, home-appliance, automotive, building-automation and multimedia markets. A major strength is the ability to customize the mechanical and electrical characteristics of a component for series-produced equipment.
Applications
The manufacturer’s products and solutions are used in areas including:
- Home appliances – function selectors and controls in washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers.
- Industrial automation – set-point adjustment, control and position measurement.
- Automotive – user-interface elements and mechanism position sensing.
- Building automation – controls for temperature, lighting and other installation parameters.
- Consumer electronics – volume, brightness and device-setting controls.
- Operator panels – rotary potentiometers and selectors interfacing with microcontrollers.
- Position sensing – measuring the position of moving elements using a resistive track.
- OEM solutions – mechanically and electrically customized components for a specific device.
ACP products available from Maritex
The Maritex range of ACP products includes potentiometers and resistive control components for electronic equipment, automation and control panels.
Available product groups include:
- Rotary potentiometers.
- Control-panel potentiometers.
- PCB-mounted potentiometers.
- Resistive adjustment components.
- Solutions for position setting and sensing.
Depending on the version, ACP potentiometers can differ in resistance value, resistive-track technology, mounting method, shaft geometry, operating-temperature range and number of positions or detents. This enables selection for both simple controls and more advanced user interfaces.
When selecting a potentiometer, consider resistance value and tolerance, taper, power rating, mechanical life, mounting type, shaft dimensions and operating temperature. In position-sensing applications, signal repeatability and mechanical integration with the moving mechanism are also important.
