What Is A Duraswitch License?
A Duraswitch license gives you the right to manufacture and market those products protected under our patent umbrellas. Manufacturing the products yourself provides you the advantages and cost savings afforded by your own facilities, while giving you the ability to incorporate our cutting edge technology into your product line.

How Does The License Work?
Duraswitch provides you with the training, material specifications, engineering and marketing support you need to produce and market products using our patented technology. Duraswitch collects a small royalty fee on each switch manufactured.

Why Should I Become A Duraswitch Licensee?

• Strategic Advantage
  Duraswitch technology sets you apart from your competition.  Your competitors produce similar products, and therefore, try to distinguish themselves by promoting quality of manufacturing, service, and price. As a Duraswitch licensee, you will be able to set your company apart from the competition by being the first to incorporate this exciting and unique technological advancement into your products.
  
  
• Product Extension
  Duraswitch technology is simply an extension of the product line you currently sell. By licensing, you can provide a solution for every application that comes your way. Our PushGate® switch offers significant advantages over traditional membrane switches.  Our exciting thiNcoder® product family offers the first line of encoder products that can be mounted on a flex circuit.  Our MagnaMouse™ offers a low cost, easy to manufacture omni-directional control device. In addition, we have other emerging technologies that are unique to their specific applications. All of the Duraswitch technologies will complement and enhance your current product offerings.
  
  
• Integration
  Duraswitch offers complete control panel integration. The thiNcoder™, MagnaMouse™, and PushGate™ can be combined in any combination into a single, flat-panel design - something that no other switch technology offers. Armed with this new technology, which can all be integrated into a single control panel, you will move ahead of your competition.
  
  
• Value
  Duraswitch's technology utilizes magnets, eliminating parts that inevitably wear out in other technologies.  These technologies function without scraping, flexing, grinding or material stress associated with traditional switches. The value of the Duraswitch design is the elimination of switch failure and the repair costs, switch replacement, downtime, labor costs and in the event of a safety failure, more dramatic losses associated with other technology.  Additionally, by switching to Duraswitch's technology, OEM's are able to reduce their manufacturing costs, or eliminate parts that would be required using other switch products.

How Will Duraswitch Support Me As A Licensee?

• Patented Products
  Duraswitch will protect your rights as a licensed manufacturer of our patented technology.
  
  
• Dedicated Licensee Development Manager
  Each licensee is assigned a personal Licensee Development Manager to assist in developing and promoting the Duraswitch product line, including marketing support, product training, sales training and customer visits.  Your Licensee Development Manager will develop a specific marketing plan for you and discuss options of how Duraswitch can assist you with that plan.
  
  We will work with you with every step in promoting this technology. Our ultimate goals is to assist you in increasing your bottom line by utilizing Duraswitch technology.
  
  
• Engineering Support
  We provide engineering support and quote specialists that will ensure your ability to easily design for the manufacture of our product line. Printed specification materials are provided for the most common applications. Our engineering department is on call to assist with and review any product designs.  Think of our engineering department as an extension of your team.  We have years of experience in adapting our switches to unique and challenging applications.
  
  
• Customer Leads
  Our Licensee Development team markets directly to OEM's, generating excitement in our technology, which in turn generates leads and sales for you. We're also committed, through aggressive marketing and public relations efforts, to heightening the awareness of Duraswitch technology. Our marketing department places print advertising in the most widely read trade magazines and works closely with publications resulting in a high volume of printed articles.
  
  

What Is The Cost Of A License?
Our income is based upon a royalty fee that is collected on each switch you produce. The per-switch fees vary by technology and order quantity.
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What Are Your Required To Do As A Licensee?
As a Duraswitch licensee you are required to meet specified quality-manufacturing standards.

However, we also look for licensees who will aggressively promote, market and sell our product line. Working with our Marketing and Engineering teams, we will help you to provide the best possible product representation in the market.
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