Schurter components – solutions to any problem

Date of publication: 10-06-2024 🕒 6 min read

The Schurter assortment includes many diverse components, from power supply circuit protections, to connectors, buttons, switches and keyboards, to indicators displaying the device operation status. Thanks to its extensive product range, Schurter has in-depth expertise when it comes to plastic material processing, toolmaking, metal stamping and coating, electronic equipment design and manufacture, as well as automation and assembly systems. This means that the company is very versatile. Firstly, it can combine various competences to offer both standard and custom solutions. It can also offer solutions designed using its own resources, which ensures operation speed and flexibility. Last, but not least, thanks to all that, customers get an exceptional opportunity use high-quality products originating from a single source.

Schurter – solutions you can trust
Fuses and protection devices
Power supply connectors
Switches and indicators

Ever since it was established, Schurter has been developing innovative products, making use of its company structure designed to support all its products. Moreover, it actively participates in industry standard-defining committees, thanks to which it can implement product improvements at the early stages in order to adapt to ever-changing market requirements and provide all the necessary safety approvals.

Schurter offers popular and high-quality electric circuit protection devices, such as fuses, fuse holders and EMC filters creating new standards on the market. These include not only industrial filters, but also models designed for military applications and used in facilities requiring special protection measures, such as telecommunication hubs and data centres. If necessary, the company’s specialised R&D team provides project- and product-related support for EMC applications. Customers greatly value new groups of products by Schurter, such as connectors, switches and keyboards, too.

Unique solutions offered by Schurter

Components used in industrial applications (but not only) must be safe, robust, reliable, and they must also demonstrate high quality and good electric parameters. To achieve this goal, Schurter actively participates in the development of industry standards and activities undertaken by standardisation committees. Therefore, the company is up-to-date with the latest trends and gains a competitive edge when it comes to the implementation of new technical solutions. The very high quality of Schurter’s product is confirmed by ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and IATF 16949 certificates, as well as the SIX Sigma Lean methodology it implements and EFQM management quality assessment tools.

For years now, products with the Schurter logo have been appreciated around the world, as they combine the famous Swiss precision with attention to detail and quality. The company’s clients can also be sure that they will be able to comply with applicable standards and obtain the necessary safety approvals without any problems. Typically, designers focus on the application itself and select components towards the end of the design process. Still, sometimes unforeseen circumstances occur or changes are introduced into the design, but a product must fit into the space allocated to it, without limiting or compromising its functionality. With that in mind, Schurter offers IEC connectors mounted on panels (with screws or snap fasteners, for front or rear mounting), connectors mounted on PCBs (with screws or snap fasteners), and solutions offering a large selection of connection types. Thanks to this, engineers don’t need to browse through more than one product group in order to get familiar with the company’s standard assortment and easily identify a product meeting their requirements.

The industrial segment has been undergoing a massive transformation, as the Industry 4.0 technology development has been gaining momentum, which translates into the growing importance of automation. Automation equipment sends and transmits data, which results in stringent requirements concerning communication in the harsh environments of a shop floor. Simultaneously, we observe the development of new power engineering technologies such as energy storage and alternative power sources. On the one hand, it is intended to provide cheap power supply, and on the other hand to reduce production costs. Schurter is up to date with all such developments and provides high-quality products meeting the technical needs related to the above-mentioned trends and changes in the industrial segment.

Schurter fuses in the TME catalogue

Obviously, fuses are the most extensive Schurter product group, because, depending on the application, they must meet various requirements in terms of current rating and tripping speed, body dimensions, mounting method and voltage rating. In the past, safety fuses (5×20 mm tubular fuses) were commonly used in electronic engineering applications. However, technical advancements resulted in equipment miniaturisation, which posed new challenges for such components as fuses. Currently, they are also offered in SMD packages, and they can be resettable. The development of renewable energy source technology has brought new requirements for protections, too. Currently, it is expected that a protection device will be resistant to relatively high power supplied by the source, easy to install, and not needing replacement after it is tripped. Schurter, as a leading provider of protection solutions, offers products suitable for devices of any type.

Classic 5x20 mm safety fuse

Fuses offered by Schurter

Schurter power supply connectors

Connectors and interfaces constitute another important part of the Schurter’s product portfolio. For example, the company offers:

Power supply connector with Wi-Fi interface

Smart interfaces for handling data management and readout, energy monitoring, and other functionalities. The DS11 power supply input module (PEM) with an integrated Wi-Fi interface and serial interface for data transmission is a good example.

Standard connectors, such as IEC 60320 ports, USB connectors, power supply connectors, industrial connectors and many other. They are suitable for numerous applications, from white goods to industrial automation systems.

AC power supply socket

Schurter connectors in the TME catalogue

Note also that Schurter is involved in developing ecosystems that combine smart hardware components with cloud-based resources. They enable devices to be easily and safely connected with the cloud and included in the Internet of Things (IoT) structure.

Switches and indicators

Apart from the above, Schurter offers diverse components related to user interfaces, such as switches, keyboards and indicators:

Round, vandal-proof switch from the MSM II series

Metal snap-on and momentary switches offered by Schurter are durable and reliable, look good, and are characterised by high quality.
Rocker switches are available in various switching set-ups, with different numbers of poles, body colours and backlighting\illumination.
Membrane switches are an optimum solution for HMIs without displays. The company also offers custom, comprehensive membrane switches for various industry fields. Membrane switches are famous for their reliability in all environmental conditions.

Schurter switches and indicators

Membrane switches are still being developed despite the popularity of touch screens. Schurter offers an integrated solution in the form of a membrane switch with an easy-to-install numerical display whose total thickness is below 2 mm. Membrane switches come with a metal guard or are designed as multi-layered units. Their minimum service life is at least 1 million switching cycles.

The company’s product portfolio is complemented by a variety of optical indicators, which are commonly used to signal the device status. Schurter offers LEDs in fixtures as well as individual light fixtures to be mounted on a PCB or device panel. Panel-mounted holders are available with a built-in signalling device and an optional current-limiting resistor.