Dow Key

A subsidiary of the Dover Technologies division of Dover Division, Dow-Key is one of the world s largest manufacturer of mechanical switches. Founded in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operational switch manufacturer in the United States. Dow-Key offers the largest switch product line in the world with more than 10,000 unique configurations. It 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 catalog microwave switches and RF coaxial relays operating from DC to 18.5GHz, custom switches to 26.5 GHz, switch attenuators, waveguide switches, switch matrices and other unique switch assemblies. Dow-Key is located 63 miles northwest of Los Angeles and 30 miles southeast of Santa Barbara in the City of Ventura.