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In-Sourcing Your Magnets
By Tony Morcos, President – ACM Magnetics During my 1990’s gig at a motor manufacturer, I had a wonderful boss and mentor. He was a wise man, street- and book-smart, with strong business acumen. When […]
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Can Demands of Automotive Industry Still be Satisfied by Magnet Manufacturers?
By Thomas Schliesch, Head of R&D – Max Baermann GmbH The manufacturing of permanent magnets has changed a lot during the last three decades as well as demands of the automotive industry. This development can […]
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The Graying of the Energy Conversion Industry
By Tony Morcos, President – ACM Magnetics A few weeks ago I attended the joint Magnetics 2014 / Motor & Drive Systems 2014 Conference in Orlando, FL. It was a pleasure to see many old […]
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Knowing vs. Teaching
By Stan Trout – Spontaneous Materials Sometimes we need to experience something in another context to appreciate its wisdom in our own frame of reference. My most recent reminder with this bit of insight came […]
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Energy Self-Sufficiency & In-Country Manufacturing of Magnetic Devices
By Samir Kagalwala – Power Magnetics Consultancy News abound that not only the US could become energy self-sufficient soon but also a leading exporting country. The increasingly found natural gas fields in several states and the […]
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Urban Mining of Rare Earths
By Ed Richardson – Thomas & Skinner / USMMA The concept of recycling rare earth magnets has garnered considerable attention from research labs around the world. The challenge for each of these projects is to […]
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“Q” of an Inductor: Frustrating Parameter?
By Samir Kagalwala – Power Magnetics Consultancy The case in point is an Inductor made with 30.5/13/9 ferrite cores. The manufacturing personnel were frustrated that it passed all specified tests but for the Q, but […]