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Zenno Superconducting Magnetic Torquers Aim to Refine Satellite Positioning 

March 6, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Zenno Superconducting Magnetic Torquers Aim to Refine Satellite Positioning 

Superconducting magnetic torquers for high-precision satellite positioning from Zenno Astronautics in Auckland, New Zealand are bringing a new application for high-temperature superconductor tape into the spotlight. The novel devices are attracting innovation funding from Asia-Pacific sources and are set to use HTS tape from Faraday Factory Japan that can conduct electrical currents with zero electrical resistance and an extremely high current density of several hundred amperes per square millimeter.

The company’s Z01 torquer scales to address satellites from 50kg up to space station sized, powering their frequent needs to make spatial adjustments while in orbit. The torquer presents a fuel-free “non-propellant” solution that in 2023 became the first such device to go into space. […]

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Bluefors Expands Cryo Lab & Dilution Refrigerator Production in North America, Launches Ultra-Compact Model 

March 3, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Bluefors Expands Cryo Lab & Dilution Refrigerator Production in North America, Launches Ultra-Compact Model 

Amidst the global launch of a new ultra-compact dilution refrigerator, Finnish cryogenics developer Bluefors is expanding rapidly in North America via the establishment of a new cryo research service lab in Chicago and 45% expansion to its production facility for dilution refrigerators in Syracuse,New York, making it the largest producer of dilution refrigerators on the continent.  […]

Electromagnetics

Magnetron Leader CPI Electron Devices Now Part of TransDigm 

February 27, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Magnetron Leader CPI Electron Devices Now Part of TransDigm 

CPI Electron Device Businesss is the new name for one of the world’s largest producers of magnetrons and a prolific developer of electromagnetic systems for aerospace and defense markets, as a result of its acquisition by TransDigm from Communications & Power Industries. Before it was spun out from CPI in mid-2024 and acquired by TransDigm for about $1.385 billion, it was formerly the Electron Device Business of Varian Associates and has long been a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems including radio frequency and microwave products. Now CPI-EDB operates as one of the more than 50 companies owned by Transdigm which primarily provide aircraft components for commercial and military fleets around the world.  […]

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U.S. Navy Commits $45 Million to Leonardo DRS to Expand Submarine Propulsion Facility 

February 27, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on U.S. Navy Commits $45 Million to Leonardo DRS to Expand Submarine Propulsion Facility 

Leonardo DRS announced February 24 that it has received a $45 million U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base investment commitment through contracts with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding. The investment is expected to expand the […]

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Essex Solutions, the New Brand for Superior Essex Magnet Wire, Continues Sustainability Advancements 

February 26, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Essex Solutions, the New Brand for Superior Essex Magnet Wire, Continues Sustainability Advancements 

The magnet wire plant in Torreón, Mexico of Essex Solutions, formerly Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire, has become the company’s fourth facility to achieve sustainability certification in the U.S. as part an ongoing dedication to achieve […]

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SLAC-led Energy Frontier Research Center Awarded $14.4 Million to Advance New Manufacturing Solutions for Microelectronics

March 12, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on SLAC-led Energy Frontier Research Center Awarded $14.4 Million to Advance New Manufacturing Solutions for Microelectronics

Funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the Center for Energy Efficient Magnonics brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers from SLAC and seven universities to discover how components of microelectronics can be built on spin waves that arise from magnetism. […]