Materials/Manufacturing
Start-ups and Small Businesses: An Expanding Nucleus in America’s Space Supply Chain
By Nicole Heins, Senior Conference Producer for Space Tech Expo USA […]
aerospace
Electromagnetics
Quantic Buys ECI to Set Up ElectroMag Portfolio, Parent Arcline Brings in Dwyer Instruments and Omega Engineering
In a string of recent deals, private equity firm Arcline Investment Management along with its subsidiary Quantic Electronics have bought up a prominent array of magnetics capabilities and products with their purchases of ECI Transcon […]
Magnetics/Assemblies
LaunchPoint Launches Hybrid Generators & Power Systems for Electric Flight
New hybrid-electric generators and power systems from LaunchPoint Electric Propulsion Systems, a startup located in Goleta, California near Santa Barbara, are opening new possibilities in the fast-growing field of electric-powered flight, particularly for drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing […]
e-Power Technology
Coil-Winding Machinery Leader Aumann Hunting Acquisitions
Flush with over 100 million Euro in liquidity and enjoying robust business growth, e-mobility equipment maker Aumann is signaling that it plans to make one or more acquisitions soon. In recent financial reports, the Beelen, […]
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Peer into the Future of Magnetics for Energy at ARPA-E Summit
Magnetics technology plays a key role in much of today’s energy research – looking for breakthroughs in electric propulsion for aviation, high-temperature superconductors, fusion energy, machine modeling for power magnetics, new embedded cooling and winding topologies for improving permanent-magnet motors, even magnetic resonance imaging of crop roots. Visitors to the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit & Technology Showcase can explore a fascinating array of these and meet the scientists behind them, as well as many other aspects of energy R&D. It will be held in Denver in May. This article highlights some of the magnetic-related projects. […]
e-Power Technology
Mercedes-Benz Will Manufacture Axial-Flux Electric Motors at Berlin Site
Leveraging its purchase of axial-flux motor developer YASA in England, Mercedes-Benz soon will build the high-performance motors at its Berlin site, as the luxury car brand seeks to go all electric by 2030. The move […]
Magnetics/Assemblies
Ducommun Acquires MagSeal for $69.5 Million
Ducommun, a defense and industrial manufacturer based in southern California, has acquired Magnetic Seal Corporation, a pioneering developer of engineered magnetic seals for aerospace and defense applications. The price was about $69.5 million. According to […]