Electromagnetics

Minebea Mitsumi & Ablic Expand Device Portfolio with Purchases of Hitachi Power Semi and Samurai Semi 

Tokyo-based Minebea Mitsumi and its Yokahama-based subsidiary Ablic are expanding their businesses in power electronics, sensing and precision motion with recent acquisition moves that add more semiconductor capability. Minebea is planning to purchase Hitachi’s power […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Eriez Appoints Kohmuench as New CEO, Continues Growth in Magnetic Separations 

Industrial separations company Eriez has promoted Jaisen Kohmuench to be president & CEO, effective January 1, 2024, to succeed current president & CEO, Lukas Guenthardt, who is retiring at the end of 2023. Meanwhile, Eriez continues its growth path of product development in growing applications, a recent one involving equipment for removing tramp magnetic materials encountered in glass manufacturing. […]

Electromagnetics

Overseas Inductor & Power Electronics Suppliers Head to APEC 

As APEC 2024 comes together for February in Long Beach, California, overseas-based specialty manufacturers of inductors and other magnetic components for power electronics are heading to America. This article highlights the products and capabilities of several: Shenzen Codaca Electronic of China, which recently linked up with Digi-Key as a distribution partner, MaxEcho Technology of Taiwan, Core Electronic of Turkey, and Prax Power from Barcelona. As usual, Magnetics Magazine serves as a media partner for the event. […]

Electromagnetics

Apple and Partners Build MagSafe Accessories into Global Phenomenon 

You can get a high-fashion MagSafe ring holder in your choice of exotic leathers from accessory maker Labodet in Paris, or a MagSafe-compatible case or car mount from Sandmarc action gear in San Diego, or a warrior-looking MagSafe protective case from OtterBox in Colorado, or trendy cases from Torras in China. You can select from an extensive line of MagSafe devices from global electronics manufacturer Belkin. And, of course, Apple stores are loaded with the company’s own lineup of MagSafe products for iPhones, watches and AirPods as the phenomenon grows to become a global ecosystem of innovative new products in the consumer electronics market.  […]

Electromagnetics

Magnetic Containment of Fusion Energy Seen as Key to ‘Breakthrough of the Century’ 

Focused on magnetic technology for the confinement of fusion energy, German venture-backed startups Gauss Fusion and Proxima Fusion are moving resolutely to become front-runners in the global race to pioneer commercial fusion power – seen by many as what could be one of the greatest breakthroughs of this century. New leadership, new partners and new funding are coming together at Gauss, but it is not a lone runner as Proxima builds on its close affiliation with the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. […]