Materials/Manufacturing

Soft Ferrite Core Material with Low Core Loss in High Frequencies Developed by Hitachi

Hitachi Metals has developed a new soft ferrite core material designed to handle the high frequencies required in the increasingly high-speed networks operating in data centers and automobiles, also for smartphones, servers and other network equipment.  Its […]

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Vacuumschmelze develops new cobalt-iron magnetic alloy for motors

A new cobalt-iron magnetic alloy material for electric vehicle motors and other applications has been developed by Vacuumschmelze, building on its expertise in making lightweight high-power alloys for race cars and aircraft.  The company says that its Vacoflux X1 material closes the gap between electrical steel […]

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The Pennsylvania State University’s Nanofabrication Lab Orders Advanced-Configuration Temescal Electron Beam Metallization System from Ferrotec

Ferrotec Corporation, a manufacturer of electron beam evaporative coating systems, announced that the Nanofabrication Lab within Penn State’s Materials Research Institute has ordered a special, advanced-configuration electron beam evaporation system which utilizes a non-contact magnetic drive.  With enhanced substrate processing technologies packed […]

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Solving Eddy Current Non-Destructive Testing Benchmark Problem with Integrated Engineering Software’s Program Faraday

By Amandeep Bal, Ph.D., Integrated Engineering Software  Market need  Eddy current testing (ECT) is a non-destructive (NDT) testing technique widely used in magnetic sensors to check the integrity of electrically conducting parts and notably to detect flaws. This sensitive technique can […]

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New Alloy Powder Materials from Micrometals Optimize Inductor Performance

Micrometals, a manufacturer of core solutions for power applications, has introduced three new formulations in its line of Optilloy alloy powder materials which are designed to optimize inductor performance for demanding power applications.  Each of the new offerings is specifically formulated to deliver optimal core performance for various applications.  All the company’s Optilloy materials are unique formulations […]