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Materials/Manufacturing

Cyclic Materials to Invest Over $20M in its First Magnet Recycling Plant in U.S. 

April 23, 2025 Editorial Staff 0

April 23, 205 – Cyclic Materials, the advanced recycling company creating a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, today announced it has invested over $20 million in its first commercial facility, located in Mesa, Arizona. The new state-of-the-art facility will be the company’s first global rare earth element recycling operation focused on the separation of permanent magnets from end-of-life products previously not recovered, using its proprietary MagCycle process. […]

e-Power Technology

Feintool Reports Business Strong for e-Motor Cores in Asia & North America but Slow in Europe; Makes Advancement to Its ‘glulock’ Technology 

April 17, 2025 Editorial Staff 0

Feintool, a global manufacturer of electrical steel laminations for EV motors, reports it has won a large order for e-motor cores in China where growth is robust but the company is making cutbacks in Europe due to declines there where EV production has outpaced sales. Activity remains strong in Japan and North America, it says.
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Materials/Manufacturing

Magnet & Rare Earth Exports Become Key Levers in Growing USA–China Trade War 

April 15, 2025 Editorial Staff 0

Exports of rare earth magnets from China have become key targets in the growing tariffs war between the USA and China. The latest developments represent a dramatic escalation in the focus on magnetic rare earth materials – especially heavy rare earths — as a potent tool in trade policy, and have heightened attention globally to the issue of China’s dominance in the global supply chain. […]

Electromagnetics

Melexis Opens R&D Center for Current Sensing, Posts New Inductive Coil Simulation Tool (Free Online!) 

February 20, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Melexis Opens R&D Center for Current Sensing, Posts New Inductive Coil Simulation Tool (Free Online!) 

Melexis, a microelectronics company based in Tessenderlo, Belgium, has opened a new office and laboratory in southern France where its engineering teams will continue to innovate by developing the company’s next generations of current sensors. […]

News

Alps Alpine Reduces Size of Haptic Reactor by 90% Along Continuing Path of Magnetics Sensing Innovation 

February 5, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Alps Alpine Reduces Size of Haptic Reactor by 90% Along Continuing Path of Magnetics Sensing Innovation 

Achieving a 90% size reduction compared to previous models while maintaining high vibration performance, Alps Alpine has launched the compact Haptic Reactor “U-Type,” that can be installed by design engineers in tight spaces that were […]