Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, 15 July 2025. OMRON Electronic Components Europe has extended its portfolio of sealed basic switches, adding the D2EW-R series that contains integrated resistors to detect events such as malfunctions and tampering.
Depending on the voltage across the D2EW-R internal resistors, the system can differentiate between normal switch-open or switch-closed status and an open circuit or short circuit at the terminals. By helping detect faults such as wiring defects, equipment failures, or malicious damage, these switches can extend diagnostic monitoring in industrial automation and enhance security protection for equipment such as vending machines and smart meters.
Using the underlying architecture of OMRON’s D2EW switches, the new D2EW-R series has the same tiny 8.3mm x 7.0mm x 5.3mm outline and supports multi-angle operation without using a lever. These features save space and enhance flexibility in customer-unit design, while the sliding contact structure ensures high reliability and quiet operation. Options include polarised mounting posts or M3-screw mount that ease installation in small spaces, as well as press-fit electrical terminals, solder terminals, and moulded lead wires with straight or angled exit.
In addition, the switch mechanism has IP67 protection and is highly resistant to vibration and shock. With their built-in resistors, D2EW-R variants are rated for operation from 5V to 18V over the temperature range from -40°C to 85°C.
The D2EW-R series is a suitable solution for security applications requiring anti-theft or anti-tamper functionality, such as smart meters, safety boxes, surveillance cameras, and automated locking systems. Additionally, it is well-suited for use in factory automation systems that require failure detection and diagnostics, including industrial robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
The new switches join the extensive family of sealed miniature switches from OMRON that also includes D2AW, D2AW-R, D2GW, and D2QW sliding-contact types for levered and lever-free operation and 0.1A current rating. Other switches, such as the D2VW, D2SW, and D2HW, which are capable of handling higher current load, are also available.
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About OMRON Electronic Components Europe
On 1 April 2022, OMRON Corporation announced that its’ Electromechanical Components (EMC) division was renamed as OMRON Device and Module Solutions (DMS) in line with the global long-term vision ” Shaping the Future 2030.”
OMRON Electronic Components Europe is the European subsidiary of the Device and Module Solutions division. The revised division name reflects a new focus on delivering solutions to customers globally and in Europe. Society is facing new social and environmental changes, and OMRON recognises and is responding to that. The company aims to offer its’ customers solutions that help them address these universal challenges. In accordance with the long-term strategy, OMRON intends to contribute further to the roll-out of new energy sources and of high-speed communications by enabling the creation of sturdier, advanced and more efficient devices. These devices will make people’s lives easier and better, in particular by achieving carbon neutrality, realizing a digital society and extending healthy life expectancy.
OMRON Electronic Components Europe strongly supports its customers in Western and Eastern Europe through 8 regional offices, a network of local offices and partnerships with specialist, local, regional and global distributors.
About OMRON Corporation
OMRON Corporation is a leading automation company with its core competencies in Sensing & Control + Think technology, and is engaged in a wide range of businesses including industrial automation, healthcare, social systems, and electronic components. Established in 1933, OMRON has about 30,000 employees worldwide, working to provide products and services in more than 130 countries and regions. For more information, please visit www.omron.com/global/en/
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OMRON Electronic Components Europe B.V.
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