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Is Your Design Optimized?

A Column by Dr. Stan Trout In recent weeks I had two very similar conversations that reminded me that we do not share the same collective wisdom or experience, and sometimes it is a very […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Passive Magnetic Bearing Prototype Testing Results

Co-authored by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Arnold Magnetic Technologies A Collaboration Between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Arnold Magnetic Technologies takes Passive Magnetic Bearings from Theory to Hardware Magnetic bearing/stabilizer systems have many advantages […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Rare Earth Future

By Peter C. Dent, VP Business Development • Electron Energy Corp. What are the challenges, choices and solutions for the development and production of rare earth permanent magnets? Rare earths have garnered much attention recently […]

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Sputnik Moment

A Column by Dr. Stan Trout For those of you too young to remember, the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth in October 1957. While the Soviets were very proud of […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Extending the Possibilities of Iron

By Frank Truetsch, Product Marketing Manager • Vacuumschmelze In the past few years, innovative soft magnetic materials achieved a particular interest in electrical engineering and electronics and have led to various developments of special alloys. […]