Materials/Manufacturing

Ionic Builds Network of Partners for Magnet Recycling, Proceeds Toward Facility in Belfast

Melbourne-based Ionic Rare Earths is rapidly expanding its network of supply chain and technology partners across the USA and Europe. The moves come amidst recognition for the company’s leadership of a groundbreaking collaborative research project in the UK. […]

Electromagnetics

Price War in Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Ripples Through Producers 

A global price war in the market for grain-oriented electrical steel is generating intense pressure on producers outside China, impacting especially the two remaining manufacturers of GOES in Europe – thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel and ArcelorMittal. Plant shutdowns, company pleas for regulatory protection and government support measures are aspects of the fray as exporters in China flood the market and erode price levels. Laced with distinctive magnetic properties, the specialty steel is a key material for substation transformers and large generators for wind power, along with other electromechanical products dependent upon magnetic functionality. […]

e-Power Technology

H55 Selects Safran to Supply Propulsion for Bristell Electric Airplane 

Safran Electrical & Power in France and Swiss company H55 have signed an agreement to integrate the Safran ENGINeUS permanent-magnet motor into the H55 electric propulsion system, powering the fully electric B23 Energic aircraft from Czech aircraft company Bristell – destined to set new milestones in electric aviation. […]

News

Wittenstein Expands Motion Portfolio with STXI Acquisition, as Attocube Subsidiary Advances Nanoscale Magnetic Measurement

The Wittenstein Group of Germany, a global leader in mechatronics and cybertronic motion technology, has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of Israel-based STXI Motion. Meanwhile, its subsidiary Attocube continues to forge new paths in nanoscale measurement of magnetic fields. […]