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 this →Align
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 this →Latch
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 this →Detent
Clicks into set rotational positions — commonly four, six or twelve. A click stop with nothing mechanical to wear out.
Parts that do this →Spring
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 this →Shear resistance
Holds against lateral movement rather than only against being pulled straight off. Often combined with attach.
Parts that do this →Torque
Drives or resists rotation. Used in contactless couplings, where torque passes through a wall with no shaft and no seal.
Parts that do this →Twist 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.
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