Materials/Manufacturing

Proterial Builds Ferrite-Magnet Motor Prototype, Adds AI to Its Toolkit for Developing New Materials 

For design engineers, simulations can be important tools in the product development process but actual performance by a prototype is a welcomed step better. That’s the status at materials company Proterial where a prototype motor built with its innovative new ferrite magnets confirmed the promising results from an earlier simulation model – challenging the performance of neodymium magnets in EV motors. Separately, the company announced that it is embracing artificial intelligence techniques in its efforts to develop more new advanced materials serving a variety of markets. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Harris Steps in as CEO of Metamagnetics, Burns Named President 

Metamagnetics Inc., a provider of cutting-edge RF magnetics solutions for the aerospace, defense and telecommunications industries, has announced new executive leadership. Vince Harris has taken on the role of chief executive officer, and Lee Burns has been promoted to president and chief operating officer. The moves come as the company has received several new contracts recently including an $11 million award for a military communications project. […]

e-Power Technology

LG Innotek Challenges Japan and China Dominance in Fundamental Magnetics Innovation 

With accolades for its new Nexlim, which it calls “the world’s thinnest magnetic component”, and the recent development of its “eco magnet”, Korean materials and components company LG Innotek is making impressive headway in challenging the dominance of companies in China and Japan for leadership of innovation in fundamental magnetics technology.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Proterial New Name for Hitachi Metals, as It Proposes Ferrite Magnets for EV Motors  

Flush on the closing of its acquisition by an investment consortium, Hitachi Metals tomorrow becomes Proterial as it positions for its NMF 15 ferrite magnets to become an alternative to the industry-standard neodymium magnetic material for electric vehicle traction motors. […]