Materials/Manufacturing

Materials/Manufacturing

Vulcan Elements Opens Pilot Plant for Producing Rare Earth Magnets; Consarc Strip-Casting Furnace Installed 

August 5, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Vulcan Elements Opens Pilot Plant for Producing Rare Earth Magnets; Consarc Strip-Casting Furnace Installed 

Bolstered by a $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense and now with the commissioning of a new strip casting furnace from Consarc, Vulcan Elements is building up operations at its new pilot magnet manufacturing plant in North Carolina. A key objective is to develop fresh alternatives for a secure, domestic supply chain for magnets used in critical Air Force systems. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

MP Materials Announces Public-Private Partnership with the Department of Defense to Accelerate U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Independence

July 10, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials Announces Public-Private Partnership with the Department of Defense to Accelerate U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Independence

MP Materials Corp. has announced it has entered into a transformational public-private partnership with the United States Department of Defense to dramatically accelerate the build-out of an end-to-end U.S. rare earth magnet supply chain and reduce foreign dependency. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Energy Fuels Builds NdPr Momentum, Allies with Posco to Create Non-China Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain 

July 3, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Energy Fuels Builds NdPr Momentum, Allies with Posco to Create Non-China Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain 

Uranium producer Energy Fuels is rapidly building momentum to become a significant supplier of processed magnetic rare earths in the U.S. Headquartered in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, Colorado, it has notched important progress on […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Thermal Stability and Magnet Flux Loss: Insights for Motor Engineers from Experts at Neo Magnequench

June 24, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Thermal Stability and Magnet Flux Loss: Insights for Motor Engineers from Experts at Neo Magnequench

In the field of bonded neo magnets, a comprehensive understanding of magnetic materials and their behaviour under various temperature conditions is invaluable when addressing the challenges of magnet flux loss – a pivotal focus for motor engineers. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

LabFab in Brazil Emerges as New Magnet Factory in South America

June 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on LabFab in Brazil Emerges as New Magnet Factory in South America

With the emergence of LabFabITR as a new government-supported magnet factory in southeastern Brazil, South America is joining other continents that are building their capability to manufacture magnets domestically. Development of new rare earth mines and building a magnet recycling industry are related aspects of the grand plan, centered in the minerals-rich state of Minas Gerais. […]