Materials/Manufacturing

Materials/Manufacturing

Proterial Builds Ferrite-Magnet Motor Prototype, Adds AI to Its Toolkit for Developing New Materials 

December 7, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Proterial Builds Ferrite-Magnet Motor Prototype, Adds AI to Its Toolkit for Developing New Materials 

For design engineers, simulations can be important tools in the product development process but actual performance by a prototype is a welcomed step better. That’s the status at materials company Proterial where a prototype motor built with its innovative new ferrite magnets confirmed the promising results from an earlier simulation model – challenging the performance of neodymium magnets in EV motors. Separately, the company announced that it is embracing artificial intelligence techniques in its efforts to develop more new advanced materials serving a variety of markets. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Eriez Appoints Kohmuench as New CEO, Continues Growth in Magnetic Separations 

December 4, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Eriez Appoints Kohmuench as New CEO, Continues Growth in Magnetic Separations 

Industrial separations company Eriez has promoted Jaisen Kohmuench to be president & CEO, effective January 1, 2024, to succeed current president & CEO, Lukas Guenthardt, who is retiring at the end of 2023. Meanwhile, Eriez continues its growth path of product development in growing applications, a recent one involving equipment for removing tramp magnetic materials encountered in glass manufacturing. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Zhaobao Building New Factory to Boost Neodymium Magnet Production 

November 6, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Zhaobao Building New Factory to Boost Neodymium Magnet Production 

Targeting to boost its production capacity of sintered neodymium magnets to 8,000 tons per year, Zhaobao Magnet of Ningbo, China is building a large new factory with plans to go onstream next year. Formally known as Ningbo Zhaobao Magnet Co., Ltd., the company is one of China’s highest-volume magnet manufacturers.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Tempel Steel Expands its Mexico Manufacturing Plant and Receives DANA award for Exceptional Product Quality and Service

October 30, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Tempel Steel Expands its Mexico Manufacturing Plant and Receives DANA award for Exceptional Product Quality and Service

Worthington Industries, Inc., a major industrial manufacturing company, recently announced the expansion of its Tempel Steel facility in Apodaca, Mexico, which is operated by Worthington’s Steel Processing business segment. Tempel will re-engineer the footprint of […]

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Gasbarre Products Builds the First Magnet Powder Presses to Produce Neodymium Permanent Magnets in the United States

October 25, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Gasbarre Products Builds the First Magnet Powder Presses to Produce Neodymium Permanent Magnets in the United States

With high magnet costs imposed by China, the United States is being forced to start its production of rare-earth magnets demanding the use of different equipment to manufacture them for different applications and technologies. Within the magnet manufacturing process, there is an important process that requires compacting or pressing the magnet powder to get the final magnets. […]

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ZHmag of China Appoints Former Siemens Exec as Strategic Consultant 

October 12, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on ZHmag of China Appoints Former Siemens Exec as Strategic Consultant 

It’s been a while, but we just learned that ZHmag, one of China’s major producers of neodymium magnets, has appointed Reinhold Schindler, formerly a top purchasing executive for Siemens, as a strategic consultant to the company. The move fits in with ZHmag’s ambitions to build its leadership position as a technically-savvy business partner for global OEMs that are high-volume buyers of NdFeB magnets and permanent-magnetic components such as EV powertrains.  […]