Emech & Enclosures

Shurter is releasing its MSM II Switch with an 8-pin M12 connector and RGB status indication. The metal switch is a robust and installation-friendly component for industrial applications, writes the Swiss company. “The standardized M12 connection system enables fast and secure installation without complex wiring and minimizes wiring errors thanks to fixed pin assignment. The durable design is engineered for ...

An event to note: the 2026 Imperial Robotics Summer School. The week-long programme will run from 20-24 July this year and the call for applications is now open. Specifically, the Imperial College Robotics Forum is inviting people from around the world to take part. These can be current and recent STEM postgraduates, early career researchers, or industry professionals. Kinematics The ...

Omron is expanding its TM S Series of collaborative robots. There are three new models and an update to the TMflow Software for programming and managing the systems. TM S series The TM30S (pictured, above and right) is a 30kg payload model designed for heavy-duty collaborative tasks, for example, palletising and machine tending. And the expanded range  includes the TM20S, ...

Toshiba has launched the TB67S579FTG, a stepper motor driver IC featuring Advanced Microstep Technology. This two-phase, bipolar stepper motor driver employs a constant current control method. Target applications include office equipment, such as printers and scanners, as well as a wide range of commercial and industrial equipment, including surveillance cameras, projectors, ATMs, 3D printers, sewing machines, and many more. It ...

Littelfuse has launched two omnipolar magnetic switches, the LF21173TMR and LF21177TMR. The devices combine Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) and CMOS technologies in a compact LGA4 package. Designed for operation across the voltage range 1.8 V–5.5 V,  the LF21173TMR and LF21177TMR support multiple magnetic thresholds, enabling flexible integration into space-constrained applications such as smart meters, electronic locks, medical devices, and portable consumer electronics. Compared with conventional Hall-effect ...

Schott has created high-power TO-9 and SMD packages for laser diodes that have a copper slug that passes all the way through the base. The copper is brazed into position, maintaining overall hermetic sealing. From a thermal simulation that includes a laser, sub-mount and header, the company is claiming a thermal resistance around 8K/W for the TO-9 device (right). “It ...

Cortec has improved the strength and tack of its Eco Wrap industrially compostable wrapping firm, it said. “Five years ago, Cortec introduced Eco Wrap, [a] blown film produced with certified compostable resin and a proprietary tackifier additive,” according to the company. The new version “is tackier and stronger than the previous iteration while remaining certified industrially compostable by TÜV Austria, ...

Panasonic has launched a 2.6 x 1.6mm tactile switch with an operation force of 3N. Called EVPBB5AHE00, it measures 0.5 to 0.57mm tall. “Equipped with a push plate, the switch pairs a short travel distance with a high operation force, resulting in a unique, sharp and crisp tactile click feeling,” claimed the company. Sealing is to IP67 and it is rated ...

OKW has created a series of hand-held plastic enclosures with integrated cable glands for power and data cables. There are six sizes from 60 x 42 x 22mm to 156 x 54 x 22mm, in off-white (RAL 9002) or black (RAL 9005). Made in UV-stable UL 94 V-0 ASA+PC, the enclosure bodies come in two parts that snap together to ...

Powell Electronics is stocking a pair of light pipe design kits from Bivar. Each kit includes a selection of Bivar’s most popular light pipes: Panel Press-Fit kit (right) is has rigid light-pipes up to 35mm long that attach to the front panel in various ways – inlcuding nuts and press-fits – and protrude directly backwards. Some of these also protrude ...