Leading Manufacturer of footswitches and hand controls Suited to multiple applications within the medical and industrial
markets, Herga have a comprehensive range of electric and pneumatic
actuated foot and hand switching controls that meet a wide range of
international approvals, including IEC/UL 60601. With extensive
manufacturing facilities, Herga have also pioneered footswitch solutions
using infrared and Bluetooth technology, which have additional
benefits of having multiple pedals and portability. |
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Do you need a customised switching solution?
Working with Herga, we can support a wide variety of custom design switching solutions:
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Foot air valve switches

- Average life expectancy of 1 million operations
- Rugged high-performing, heavy-duty footswitch
- Choice of colour combinations and valve options, including valve port threads
- The guard is large enough to allow operator to wear industrial protective shoes
- Competitively priced for OEM users
- Available with and without footguard
- IP67 waterproof versions available
- Single or multipedal configurations
Electronic foot potentiometers

- Variable voltage output proportional to position of pedal
- Uses a solid-state optical sensor with no moving parts or tracks which can wear out
- Ideal for repetitive use with office equipment, domestic / medical appliances and general industrial applications
- Low-cost foot potentiometer
- Customer colours and logos available
Footswitch bellows

- Tough plastic footswitch bellows
- Twin footswitch bellows
- IPX7-rated footswitch bellows
- Aluminium or plastic base plates for added stability or permanent fixing with anti-slip rubber or foam pads
- Customer colours and logos available
- Designed to withstand heavy loads
General purpose footswitches

- Light-duty footswitches, ideal for OEM applications
- UL and IEC 60601-1 approved, and IPX2, IPX7 and IPX8 rated for medical applications
- Tough, compact footswitches with steel construction for long life and reliability
- Low-profile footswitches (only 10mm thick) for prolonged use
Heavy-duty footswitches

- Rugged, high-performing, heavy-duty footswitches
- Average life expectancy of 1 million operations
- Customer colours and logos available
- Available with a guard for extra user safety
- BG approved to EN 60204-1 / EN 60947-5-1
Light-industrial footswitches

- Ideal for general industrial applications
- Increased operating temperature range of -20°C to 80°C
- Improved sealing IPX7
- All plastic construction with raised tread pattern and anti-slip pad
Multi-pedal footswitches

- Available in both plastic and metal bases
- Available in different colours
- Compact / easy storage
- Low-profile, rear-hinged design for improved comfort
- Can comply to differing international standards
USB footswitches

- Compatible with Windows Linux and Mac operating systems
- Can emulate keyboard, mouse or game-control functions
- Both single and multi pedal USB footswitches available
- Plug-and-play, no additional drivers needed
Bluetooth footswitches

- Popular in medical applications
- Battery powered
- Battery life up to 5 times longer that comparative manufacturers’ offerings
- Secure Bluetooth smart closed network
Medical footswitches

- UL and IEC 60601-1 approved, and IPX2, IPX7 and IPX8 rated for medical applications
- Low-profile footswitches (only 10mm) for prolonged use
- USB, Bluetooth, bellows and multi-pedal footswitches available
Low-pressure airswitches

- Compact, versatile switches
- Easily adjustable settings
- Ideal for long tube lengths
- Ideal for switching low power circuits
- Temperature compensation versions available
General-purpose airswitches

- Mid-sized switches
- Variety of contact and connection options available
- Mounting plate available
- Fixing holes to suit
Compact airswitches

- Compact and economical switches
- Choice of switch actions
- UL/CSA approved versions available
- Ideal for OEM applications
- Back- or side-entry spout
- Choice of momentary and latching actions
PCB-mount airswitches

- Designed for direct mounting onto PCBs
- Custom configurations available
- UL versions available upon request
- Low pressure switching
- Switches can be factory set within specific tolerances
Electronic hand-control switches

- Ergonomic design
- Large buttons for ease of use
- IPX7 rating
- Lightweight
- Various colours and button options
Infrared hand-control switches

- Choice of 1, 2, 4 or 8 channels
- Compact plastic transmitter or heavy-duty versions available
- Coded signals for system security
- Line of sight operation
- For use with 6311 controls
Pneumatic hand-control switches

- Ideal for medical patients
- ‘V’ shape available
- 2-, 4- and 6-way variants
- Ergonomic design for comfort
- Choice of curly or straight tubing
- Various colours and layout options
USB hand-control switches

- Emulates single or multi-pedal functions
- V-shaped design
- 2.5m cable length
- Available with 1 to 3 buttons
- Plug-and-play operation using OS drives
- Ergonomic design
Medical hand controls

- Ergonomic design
- Large buttons for ease of use
- IPX7 rating
- Electrical, pneumatic and USB versions available
Bellow hand controls

- IPX7-rated palm-switch bellows
- Lightweight operation over the entire top surface
- Designed to withstand heavy loads
- Customer colours and logos available