Software and Design
Month: March 2013
Electromagnetics
Magnetics/Assemblies
Blogs
A Break in the Rare Earth Magnet Value Chain: Fused Salt Electrolysis
By Ed Richardson – USMMA/Thomas & Skinner For those of you at Magnetics 2013 in Orlando, FL last month, you’ll probably recall a discussion regarding fused salt electrolysis. At the Conference, it was noted that […]
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Dysprosium 2.0
A Column by Dr. Stan Trout Several recent conversations have convinced me that as an industry, we are torn between two very distinct paradigms with respect to our use of heavy rare earths in sintered […]
Articles
Simulating the Toyota Prius Electric Motor
By Robert Kaczmarek – Cobham Technical Services – Vector Fields Software This article is intended to look at the implementation of electromagnetic Finite Element Analysis in a real world problem in order to gain insights […]
Materials/Manufacturing
Dysprosium-Free Rare Earth Magnets for High Temperature Applications
By Dr. Nimitkumar Sheth, Applications Technology Manager – Molycorp Magnequench Heavy rare earths have been most affected by the escalation of rare earth prices. This has driven motor manufacturers to look for lower cost alternatives […]