Products of the Week: September 2, 2024

Sept. 2, 2024

Here's this week's selection of some of the most interesting new products that have been launched of late.

S-18-100T series latching pull-type solenoids.

Pull-Type Latching Solenoid Suits a Variety of Applications

The S-18-100T series of latching pull-type solenoids from Magnetic Sensor Systems measure 1.00 x 0.84 x 1.73 in., with a 0.313-in.-thick plunger with a stroke of up to 0.75 in. It has a 0.30-in.-deep clevis with a cross-drilled 0.096-in.-diameter hole for a 3/32 roll pin, with two 8-32 (or optional M4) threaded mounting holes on the underside for easy integration. Energized by a short pulse of voltage, once the plunger is seated, no further power is required to keep it in place, with internal permanent magnets providing a latching force for the plunger. The latching action can be released by a short pulse of voltage in the opposite polarity.

The holding force of an application determines whether a flat or conical face is needed, and the pull force required dictates the AWG number and ampere turns. Nominal latched holding force is five pounds with a flat face plunger and two pounds with a conical face plunger, with the conical face providing a higher pull force at a long stroke while its holding force is less compared to a flat-face plunger. The plunger can be supplied with an optional integral E-ring and spring to help move the plunger back once the latching action is released.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.