Electromagnetics

Parker Boosts Its Magnetics Technology Portfolio with $3.6 Billion Acquisition of LORD, World’s Biggest Supplier of Magneto-Rheological Fluids

Motion control company Parker Hannifin is boosting its already sizeable portfolio of magnetics products and technology with a $3.67 billion acquisition of LORD Corporation. A major provider of magnetic fluids as well as advanced adhesives and coatings used […]

News

Magnetic Nano-Beads from GE Life Sciences Provide Optimal Binding When DNA Sample is Scarce

New SeraSil-Mag silica coated superparamagnetic particles from GE Life Sciences are designed for diagnostic analyses of nucleic extractions from biofluids and liquid biopsy samples. With high magnetization and strong binding capacity, they are particularly effective when only trace amounts of DNA are […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Bunting Joins Rare Earth Magnets Recycling Task Force

The launch of the European Union (EU)-funded SUSMAGPRO project took place in Germany in June 2019.  The four-year project focuses on the sustainable recovery, re-processing, and reuse of rare-earth magnets.  With global expertise on magnets and magnetic assemblies, Bunting is […]

Software and Design

Infineon Launches Advanced Hall Sensor for High-Safety Automotive Systems

Infineon Technologies has introduced a monolithically integrated linear Hall sensor which was developed entirely according to new high-safety standards automotive applications. It has very high magnetic sensitivity allowing the use of relatively small magnets, lowering typical magnetic component costs, […]

Magnetics/Assemblies

Continental Transforms Powertrain Division into Vitesco Technologies in Response to High-Growth Momentum to Electrification

Responding to the momentum toward electrification in transportation markets, giant automotive supplier Continental is putting a new face on its powertrain division in the name of Vitesco Technologies. It will be home to an expanded line of […]