electric steel

Electromagnetics

Kite Magnetics Scales Up Stator Production Using Its Aeroperm Material 

November 4, 2026 Editorial Staff 0

Attendees at Coiltech Italia in September at Pordenone were able to learn more about Kite Magnetics’ low core-loss nanocrystalline magnetic material Aeroperm and how it can help maintain the magnetic performance of electric motors, stators, rotors and high-frequency magnetic systems. Since our earlier report two years ago on the Australian company, it has now established a 5 ton per year nanocrystalline stator core pilot production line and booked its first automotive tier 1 order. […]

Electromagnetics

Price War in Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Ripples Through Producers 

July 9, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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. […]

Electromagnetics

Andritz Expands Turbo Generator Production, also Acquires Sanzheng Induction Heating 

February 5, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Andritz Expands Turbo Generator Production, also Acquires Sanzheng Induction Heating 

Magnetic technology looms large in two recent developments at Austrian international technology group Andritz. One involves a major expansion to its production of turbo generators, the other is acquisition of a majority stake in induction heating specialist company Sanzheng in China whose equipment is used particularly in the production of electrical steel. […]

e-Power Technology

ArcelorMittal Makes Upgrades to Its Electrical Steel Line, Opening New Factory in France 

September 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on ArcelorMittal Makes Upgrades to Its Electrical Steel Line, Opening New Factory in France 

Getting ready to launch a new electrical steel manufacturing plant in France, ArcelorMittal has recently made upgrades to its electrical steel product line including higher polarization and coating features along with improved low-loss grades for e-traction. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

thyssenkrupp Modernizes Plant for Thin-Sheet Electrical Steel 

March 7, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on thyssenkrupp Modernizes Plant for Thin-Sheet Electrical Steel 

thyssenkrupp Steel has put into operation a new high-tech annealing and isolating line for producing electrical steel in Bochum, Germany. Part of a modernization project, the modern and energy-efficient plant in the Ruhr Valley now can manufacture up to 0.2 mm thin electrical sheet with particularly homogeneous mechanical and magnetic properties tailored for advanced EV motors. […]