There is growing demand for mobile phone and smartphone autofocus camera mechanisms that save space and ensure high-quality images. Alps' VCM actuators come with exterior designs to match individual needs for compact size and low profile. Mounting of large-diameter lenses is also supported. Proprietary mechanical design and design simulation technologies have been used to satisfy contradicting requirements— compatibility with lenses with larger diameters, as needed to ensure high-quality images, and compactness, for improving mounting ease. Alps vigorously pursues improvements to the operating precision of mechanisms. Production using automatic machines minimizes variations to ensure delivery of products with consistent quality.

The compact thermal printer PTMBL1A00A, featuring a vertical easy-loading mechanism, is the industry's thinnest with a depth of 17.6mm. Besides motor alignment, an even thinner design has been realized by using a plate spring for pressing paper to the thermal print head, instead of a coil spring. This level of compactness is the product of design, manufacturing and simulation technologies accumulated over the years through the development of compact printers. The printers are ideal for hand-held terminals like mobile POS terminals and PDAs. Vertical and horizontal models compatible with 58mm-wide paper are also available.