[philso]

I hope to convince our management at work to consider using some parts from Austria Microsystems to replace the optical encoder connected to the knob on the front of the control panel of the 3-phase motor controllers that we manufacture. We have models that are meant to be installed outdoors in harsh environments (in Siberia, on an oil drilling platform or in the dessert). The optical encoder requires a hole in our enclosure for the shaft. The Austria Microsystem part would not.