Mouser adds nine manufacturers to industrial automation lineup in H1 2026

Mouser Electronics brought nine manufacturers onto its industrial automation platform during the first two quarters of 2026, according to Industrial Equipment News. The additions span five technology categories: AI and machine learning, connectivity, power, control, and sensing, areas that engineering teams increasingly need to source together as factory systems grow more software-driven and data-intensive.

The nine new partners cover a wide range of hardware disciplines. LAPP supplies industrial cabling and connectivity for factory automation and network infrastructure. METZ CONNECT adds components for industrial Ethernet and automation networks. LITEON Power brings power conversion products for industrial and embedded applications. Evezor focuses on modular motion control platforms for flexible system design. NOSHOK covers pressure, level, and temperature measurement instrumentation along with needle and manifold valves.

The remaining four additions address infrastructure and interface needs. ELKO EP contributes electronic control and automation components for building and industrial systems. icotek supplies cable management and entry systems for industrial enclosures. Sensor Solutions provides monitoring and control sensing technologies. StarTech rounds out the group with IT and connectivity accessories for industrial and embedded deployments.

Why procurement and engineering teams are watching distributor breadth

The pattern here is familiar to anyone sourcing components for a multi-node IIoT deployment or a collaborative robot cell: the bill of materials pulls from five or six technology disciplines, and managing that many vendor relationships adds real time and administrative cost. Consolidating more of that spend with a single authorized distributor has become a practical procurement priority, not just a convenience.

Mouser's move also reflects the convergence pressures hitting industrial design teams right now. Robotics cells increasingly require coordinated power management, sensing, safety interlocks, and network connectivity, all specified and sourced at the same time. Adding manufacturers like Evezor for motion control alongside METZ CONNECT for industrial Ethernet and NOSHOK for instrumentation means engineers can evaluate complementary products within one platform rather than switching between supplier portals.

Cable management and entry systems from icotek and cabling from LAPP address a layer that often gets treated as an afterthought: physical infrastructure inside the enclosure and along the machine frame. In dense automation environments, poor cable management is a maintenance and uptime liability. Stocking those products alongside the control and sensing hardware that generates the cabling requirements is a practical workflow improvement for both engineering and procurement.

What this means for your team

• Review your current BOM against Mouser's updated industrial automation catalog to identify opportunities to consolidate vendors, particularly in industrial Ethernet, power conversion, and instrumentation.
• Evaluate Evezor's modular motion control platform if your team is specifying flexible or reconfigurable robot cells, where reducing custom integration work is a priority.
• For teams running IIoT deployments, cross-check cable management and entry requirements (icotek, LAPP) against your existing enclosure and panel specs before finalizing your next build cycle.
• If safety system compliance is on your roadmap, Mouser's expanded sensing and control offerings are now worth a formal qualification review alongside your existing approved vendor list.