Materials/Manufacturing
MagREEsource Inaugurates its First Permanent Magnet Manufacturing Facility in Noyarey, Isère, France
From September, the plant will be producing 50 tons of high-performance sintered magnets a year. […]
Month: September 2024
News
CeTrax lite Electric Commercial Vehicle Drive: The First Thousand Have Been Produced
After volume production of the CeTrax lite electric drive for light commercial vehicles started in April 2023, ZF has already produced its first thousand units. The ramp-up in volume production was steeper than planned because demand from the customer ISUZU increased. The drive is used by ISUZU to power the latest generation its light distributor truck, the ISUZU ELF EV […]
Materials/Manufacturing
ASR-SK Series Solid-State Relays in Plastic Processing and Semiconductor Manufacturing
Precision, reliability, and efficiency are essential in industries like plastic processing and semiconductor manufacturing, where equipment must handle varying loads and temperature-sensitive processes. The ASR-SK Series Solid-State Relays (SSRs) offer a solution for these challenges with features like zero-crossing or random-on switching, SCR output, and integrated heatsinks. […]
Research & Development
Critical Minerals Recovery from Electronic Waste
PNNL researchers achieve sustainable recovery of minerals from e-waste […]
Electromagnetics
ITG Electronics Offers Series of High-Voltage Power Factor Correction Chokes
ITG Electronics, a manufacturer of magnetics and EMI filters, now offers a range of power factor correction chokes (PFCs) for particularly high-voltage applications. Capable of accommodating up to 1,000 volts direct current (VDC) and 1,500 Watts, the company’s PFC333232DH Series includes CCM PFC boost converters with switching frequencies from 100-200Khz. The series also can be adopted as a straightforward boosted inductor. […]
News
Acquisitions Grow Portfolio of Magnetic Instrumentation at Spectris
The Spectris portfolio of analytical instrumentation for evaluating magnetic materials is growing dramatically by acquisition as several recent deals involving Micromeritics, SciAps and Malvern Panalytical come together. The combined companies in the Spectris Group, which also include HBK, Particle Measuring Systems and Servomex, now cover a greater range of capabilities in particle characterization, materials analysis and testing involving magnetic materials and effects. Additionally, some of its products employ permanent magnets and electromagnetic functionality, adding to its knowledgebase. There are now five companies and 7,600 employees in the group which, overall, serves many markets for precision measurement. […]
Electromagnetics
Powerful Lifting Electromagnets from Zhongke Electric Help Automate Qingdao Port
At a billet lifting operation on China’s Yellow Sea, Shandong Port has implemented a new “Knuckle Boom Crane + Lifting Electromagnet” system that created an innovative solution developed in collaboration with industrial magnet manufacturer Zhongke […]