e-Power Technology

Luvata Pursues EV Market to Apply Hollow Magnet Wire in Direct Cooled Stators 

Direct-cooled motors with hollow conductor stators offer several advantages over the indirect-cooled motors currently used in EVs, says Luvata of Finland, which has been making copper hollow conductors for more than sixty years. Adoption of the technology, typically used in more exotic applications such as superconduction, high-energy physics and magnetic resonance imaging, into mass-market electric vehicles faces considerable technical obstacles, however, and much higher cost than conventional magnet wire.  […]

e-Power Technology

ABB Propulsion System to Power Innovative New Vessels 

Created nearly 30 years ago but continually refined with new models and iterations, ABB’s Azipod propulsion systems have recently been ordered to power two entirely different types of innovative vessels. One is a technically advanced jack-up vessel for installing offshore wind farms, the other for Ritz-Carlton’s new line of luxury mega-yachts.  […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

A Lifting Magnet’s Neo Is Almost Immortal, Notes WalMag, but Safety Inspections of the Product Should Be Done Regularly 

High-quality neodymium in the magnetic core of an industrial lifting magnet is almost immortal, notes Walmag of Czech Republic, a long-time producer of lifting magnets and chucks – but safety inspections of the full product […]