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ITG Electronics Offers Series of High-Voltage Power Factor Correction Chokes

September 9, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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. […]

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Acquisitions Grow Portfolio of Magnetic Instrumentation at Spectris 

September 5, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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

Ergolines Advances Technology of Electromagnetic Stirrers and Sensors for Steelmakers 

September 4, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Ergolines Advances Technology of Electromagnetic Stirrers and Sensors for Steelmakers 

The innovative character of ergolines Lab in Trieste, Italy has again been rewarded through funding to develop new technology in electromagnetic stirring and sensing for steelmaking. The latest award came in June for a proof of concept project to create a vision system to be integrated into sensors installed in the continuous steel casting process.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Cyclic Extends Magnet Recycling Reach: Microsoft Investment Targets Hard Drives; Auto Salvage in UK Marks First Overseas Supply Deal 

September 4, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Cyclic Extends Magnet Recycling Reach: Microsoft Investment Targets Hard Drives; Auto Salvage in UK Marks First Overseas Supply Deal 

Recycling magnets from computer hard drives has garnered the attention — and opened the wallet — of Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. It’s one of several new avenues that Cyclic Materials of Toronto is pursuing to gather more magnets into its supply stream and extend the reach for its technology. Auto salvage in the UK is another, marking the company’s first overseas feedstock deal – and with ties to parent companies IAA and Ritchie Auctions which have extensive worldwide operations in the used vehicle business.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

SRC Lines Up Feedstock for New Processing Plant in Canada Amidst Resolute Government Backing to Seize Economic Opportunity in Rare Earths & Magnet Production Domestically 

September 3, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on SRC Lines Up Feedstock for New Processing Plant in Canada Amidst Resolute Government Backing to Seize Economic Opportunity in Rare Earths & Magnet Production Domestically 

The Saskatchewan Research Council is lining up supplies of feedstock to funnel into its new rare earth processing facility in central Canada that is aimed to catalyze a mines-to-magnet supply chain for the country. In recent moves it has forged agreements with Hung Thinh Group to import rare earth carbonate from Vietnam and purchased $3 million worth of stockpiled rare earth material from Vital Metals – adding to previously arranged supplies to come from Commerce Resources’ Ashram property near Quebec. The actions come amidst resolute efforts by the provincial and federal governments to seize the economic opportunities that a domestic rare earths and magnet industry can mean – and by SRC to become an industry leader.  […]

Research & Development

Physicists Report New Insights into Exotic Particles Key to Magnetism

September 3, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Physicists Report New Insights into Exotic Particles Key to Magnetism

MIT physicists and colleagues report new insights into exotic particles key to a form of magnetism that has attracted growing interest because it originates from ultrathin materials only a few atomic layers thick. The work, which could impact future electronics and more, also establishes a new way to study these particles through a powerful instrument at the National Synchrotron Light Source II at Brookhaven National Laboratory. […]