ABOUT US
Company Description
Dow-Key Microwave Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of electro-mechanical switches, is part of the Microwave Products Group and Dover Electronics, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation. Dover is a multi-billion dollar, NYSE-traded, diversified manufacturer of a wide range of proprietary products and components for industrial and commercial use. Dow Key Microwave is AS9100 and ISO-9001:2000 certified, RoHS compliant, and committed to providing unparalleled customer service, competitive pricing, on-time delivery and switch products that are distinguished by quality and reliability. Founded in 1945, Dow-Key is the oldest continuously operational switch manufacturer in the United States.
Products
Dow-Key offers the largest switch product line in the world with over 10,000 unique configurations. The company manufactures switches for the Commercial, Military, Wireless, and Hi-Rel Space industries with product applications in military communication systems, medical equipment, cellular, PCS, PCN, GPS, two-way and paging radio, air traffic control, test equipment, commercial airlines, and satellite communications. Dow-Key's product line includes a broad range of microwave switches and RF coaxial relays operating from DC to 40GHz, RF switches for customer specific applications, RF waveguide switches (operating to 70 GHz), T-switches, RF coaxial and solid state switch matrices, PXI modules, L-band duplex switch systems, and other unique switch assemblies.
Test and Quality Assurance
Dow-Key has expanded its manufacturing facility to 36,000 square feet to support its continuing growth. The facility houses a Class 100 clean room and an environmental test lab. Our environmental test capabilities include temperature, thermal shock, acceleration, mechanical shock, thermal vacuum and both random and sine vibration. All final RF testing is completed utilizing state-of-the-art HP network analyzers.
Dow-Key Microwave conducts an extensive series of evaluations on processes and products to ensure compliance to company as well as customer, statutory, and regulatory requirements. Quality system audits are conducted periodically to determine compliance to QMS requirements, which evolved from a MIL-Q-9858A/MIL-I-45208 environment and are now approved to AS9100 and ISO-9001:2000 through BSI Management Systems. In addition, Dow-Key makes lead free RoHS compliant products.
Design Capabilities and Applications Support
The best in the RF switch industry, our engineering team is dedicated to support customers through product selection, custom solution design, and RF system integration. From the telegraph key to the space qualified switching arrays, Dow-Key's engineering team has been and will remain dedicated to work with the customer's specific needs to create the optimum RF switching solution. Backed by decades of industry experience, our highly skilled technical staff is continuously improving the quality and variety of our product offering based on customer requests. Dow-Key offers customers the best solution for their applications within customers’ budget and delivery time. Since 1945, there is no substitute for experience.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dow-Key Microwave Corp.
4822 McGrath Street
Ventura, CA 93003-5641
UNITED STATES
Phone: 805-650-0260
Fax: 805-650-1734
Contact: Adolf Cheung
HOT PRODUCTS
- Low PIM Coaxial Switches with N-Type Connectors
- Switches
- Bidirectional Switch Multiplexer: MP Series
- PXI 4x4 Reconfigurable MUX
- 20 To 1100 MHz Fan-Out CANbus-Based Switch Matrix with Ethernet Interface
- 50 Ohm Full Fan-Out Switch Matrix With Ethernet, GPIB, RS-232, RS-485 and CANbus Interfaces
- 800 To 2500 MHz Fan-Out CANbus-Based Switch Matrix With Ethernet Interface
- 1U Electromechanical Switch Matrix with Ethernet, GPIB, RS-232, RS-485, and CANbus Interfaces
- 1 To 18 GHz Fan-Out CANbus-Based Switch Matrix with Ethernet Interface
- Reconfigurable CANBus Switch Matrix with Built-In Ethernet Port
- Overview of Dow-Key’s Electromechanical Matrix Capabilities
- DPDT Latching Coaxial Switches
- Solid State - RF Switching System: 3204 Series
- Low PIM Solutions
- Low PIM Switches For Applications Sensitive To Non-Linear Responses
- Switches For ATE Applications
- Electromechanical Switch Matrices: Models 4601 And 4701
- Solid State Matrices: 3206 Thru 3211
- Programmable Delay Line
- 5 Million Life Cycles Switches
- Reconfigurable PXI RF Switching Modules
- PXI And IVI Compliance Switching Modules
- Plug And Go RF Switching System
- Matrix/PXI Catalog
- LXI Switching Systems
- Low PIM RF Switches
- 521U Series -- SPDT Terminated Switches
- Miniature RF Switch for High Power and Low Loss Applications:409V-3519
- L-Band Teleport Duplex Systems With Receiver And Transmitter Racks
- 12 x 12 Fan-Out RF Switching System
- Waveguide Switches
- SPDT Latching Coaxial Switches
- Space Qualified Switches
- Lightweight Waveguides Extended To WR-28 Through WR-112 With A Superior Design
- RF Switch Systems for 75-ohm Applications
- Matrix And Multifunction Switches
- Custom Switches
- RF Switches
- Fiber Optic Switching Systems
- RF And Microwave Coaxial Switches
- Electromechanical Switching Systems (Matrix)
- Solid State Switching Systems (Matrix)
- Full Rack Switching Systems
- Waveguide Switches
- PXI Switching Modules
- Out The Door In 24 Products
FEATURED ARTICLES
- Dow-Key Microwave Introduces New Low PIM Coaxial Switches With N-Type Connectors
- Switch Products by Dow Key Microwave
- RF Switch Industry Leader, Dow Key Microwave, Releases Brand New Product Brochure To Complement Next Generation Matrix Platform
- Switch Solutions For Systems With Low PIM Requirements
- Dow-Key Microwave Corporation Has Announced A Brand New, Enhanced Site Search With 10 Different Product Classes
- Dow-Key Microwave Corporation Unveils Brand New Website
- Guide To Selecting A Coaxial Switch
- Dow-Key Waveguide Switches Weigh Less And Consume Less Power
- Dow-Key Microwave Receives GOLD Supplier Award From Northrop Grumman
- Video Overview: RF Switch, Waveguide, Coaxial Switches, Microwave Components
- Dow-Key Microwave Announces LAN eXtensions For Instrumentation (LXI) Certified Switching Systems
- How To Create Your Own Switching System
- A Guide To RF Switching Systems
- Dow-Key Spotlights Specialized RF Switch Solutions
- Dow-Key Microwave Receives Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier Award
- Dow-Key Microwave Launches Family Of 40 GHz RF Switches
- Dow-Key Introduces CANBUS-based Solid State Switch Matrix
- Dow-Key Microwave Introduces New Compact 409 PCB Mount Switch
- Dow-Key Announces CANBUS Switch Matrix
- Dow-Key Introduces CANBUS-Based 2 To 32 MHz Fan-Out Switch Matrix