Attach
Strong, steady holding force on a mating magnet or on steel. The everyday job, but with a far shorter reach than an ordinary magnet of the same strength.
Parts that do thisAlign
The pair finds its own position. Used where two parts must locate precisely without the person fitting them lining anything up by eye.
Parts that do thisLatch
Holds closed with a defined force and lets go at a known one, so a door or cover behaves the same way every time rather than depending on how it was pushed.
Parts that do thisDetent
Clicks into set rotational positions — commonly four, six or twelve. A click stop with nothing mechanical to wear out.
Parts that do thisSpring
Behaves like a spring across a short travel, without fatigue, corrosion or a housing. Repels at a distance and can still latch on contact.
Parts that do thisShear resistance
Holds against lateral movement rather than only against being pulled straight off. Often combined with attach.
Parts that do thisTorque
Drives or resists rotation. Used in contactless couplings, where torque passes through a wall with no shaft and no seal.
Parts that do thisTwist and release
Firm until turned, then it lets go. A release that cannot happen by pull alone, which matters when vibration would defeat an ordinary latch.
Parts that do this