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Elbit Acquires Sparton, Supplier of Maritime Electronics for Defense Industry

Elbit Systems, the Israel-based defense supplier, has acquired marine electronics company Sparton Corporation for $380 million. The move brings into the Elbit portfolio Sparton’s inertial sensing technology known for its magnetic precision in navigation and positioning applications for military […]

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Magnetic Susceptibility Systems from Bartington Solve Diverse Challenges Ranging from Ventilator Production to Herbicide Dosing

Magnetic susceptibility systems from Bartington Instruments have been demonstrating their ability to solve diverse problems lately, ranging from aiding production of ventilators for Covid-19 patients to helping optimize herbicide treatments for agriculture.  In November, the company was […]

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Magnetometer for Constellation Satellites Designed by Billingsley Aerospace & Defense

The satellite constellation market is growing rapidly, creating new requirements for magnetometry to guide the clusters of small satellites being launched into orbit for earth observation and communications networks. Size, economy, reliability and, of course, precise accuracy are all key factors for constellation satellites. […]

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Spintronics Pioneer NVE Introduces New Magnetic Sensing Capabilities

Spintronics pioneer NVE has introduced two new devices that bring powerful sensing capabilities to design engineers. One is a noncontact tunnel magnetoresistance encoder sensor, depicted above, that can replace optical encoders. The other is an ultraminiature magnetometer sensor that can sense magnetic fields up to a remarkable 1.5 tesla. […]

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Drone-Enabled Magnetometer System Developed by Geometrics

Empowering geoscientists for over 50 years with its seismographs, magnetometers, and geoelectric instruments, Geometrics now has developed its first ever drone-enabled magnetometer that opens new capabilities in geo-surveys. The MagArrow’s sleek housing holds the company’s MFAM (Micro-fabricated Atomic Magnetometer) module, a miniature magnetometer capable of […]