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Add a tactile detent to a dial or drawer

July 3, 2026

In the news this week: Origami-inspired reprogrammable microactuator system — another sign that magnets are quietly getting smarter.

Detent Polymagnets for 4- and 12-position haptics your users can feel.

Every mechanical designer knows the drill: to make two parts align, hold, and release cleanly, you stack up a spring, a detent, a latch, and an alignment feature. More parts, more tolerance stack, more cost.

Want to feel it? A demo kit puts the behavior in your hand — align, latch, spring, and twist-release, all from one part.

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