Materials/Manufacturing

Magnetic Shield Expands Facility in Illinois 

Magnetic Shield, a manufacturer of magnetic shielding materials and products, has expanded the building at its headquarters in Bensenville, Illinois northwest of Chicago to accommodate greater inventory and increased capabilities.   The new 7,000 sq ft […]

Electromagnetics

Zap Energy Aims for Fusion without Expensive Magnetic Coils 

Zap Energy, the company seeking to develop a low-cost fusion energy platform that confines and compresses plasma without the use of expensive and complex magnetic coils, will be explaining their Z-pinch technology in a plenary session at Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) in February at Long Beach, California. As usual, Magnetics Magazine serves as a media partner to 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. […]