Electromagnetics

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. […]

e-Power Technology

Hall-Effect Sensors from TT Electronics Headed to Saturn on Dragonfly Mission 

TT Electronics, a global provider of mission-critical power and sensing technology, has been selected to supply its Hallogic Hall-effect sensors for integration into fan assemblies on NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft mission. The sensors support a spacecraft subsystem where reliability and consistency are essential across the program lifecycle. Part of the company’s Optek portfolio, the sensors are designed for non-contact motion sensing and switching, with variants processed and screened for military and space-grade applications where consistency and reliability are design priorities. […]

e-Power Technology

Electric Hydrofoil Passenger Vessels Headed for Australian Market 

New Zealand marine technology innovator Vessev is expanding into the Australian market with the Enautic Group set to introduce Vessev’s electric hydrofoiling passenger vessels to Western Australia. They are powered by an underwater propulsion system using neodymium permanent magnet motors.   Several Vessev VS–9 vessels have been reserved […]

e-Power Technology

New Holland Goes Electric with Robotic Vehicles for Specialty Farming & Telehandler for Material Handling 

Buiilding from its heritage in diesel power, agricultural and industrial equipment manufacturer CNH Industrial has embraced clean-energy technology with permanent-magnet electric propulsion in two of its recent development efforts, especially for its New Holland brand. A […]