Electromagnetics

Price War in Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Ripples Through Producers 

A global price war in the market for grain-oriented electrical steel is generating intense pressure on producers outside China, impacting especially the two remaining manufacturers of GOES in Europe – thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel and ArcelorMittal. Plant shutdowns, company pleas for regulatory protection and government support measures are aspects of the fray as exporters in China flood the market and erode price levels. Laced with distinctive magnetic properties, the specialty steel is a key material for substation transformers and large generators for wind power, along with other electromechanical products dependent upon magnetic functionality. […]

News

Wittenstein Expands Motion Portfolio with STXI Acquisition, as Attocube Subsidiary Advances Nanoscale Magnetic Measurement

The Wittenstein Group of Germany, a global leader in mechatronics and cybertronic motion technology, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Israel-based STXI Motion. Meanwhile, its subsidiary Attocube continues to forge new paths in nanoscale measurement of magnetic fields. […]

Research & Development

MIT Researchers’ New Fabrication Technique Produces Soft, Microscopic Structures with Magnetically Activated Moving Parts.

The new type of soft magnetic hydrogel could be the basis for soft, microscopic, magnetically responsive robots and materials. Such magno-bots could be used in medicine, for instance to release drugs or grab biopsies when directed by an external magnet. […]