Materials/Manufacturing

Aclara Partners with Argonne National Lab on AI-Enabled Digital Twin for New Heavy Rare Earth Separation Plant in Louisiana 

Planning to build the first industrial-scale heavy rare earths (HREE) separation facility for producing magnetic alloys in the United States, Aclara Resources now has teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory to develop an artificial intelligence–enabled digital twin for its separation process. Under the agreement, Aclara and […]

News

Quantum Design Acquires Oxford NanoScience Joining Two Leading Cryogenic Companies  

Quantum Design has acquired the Oxford NanoScience division of Oxford Instruments. Priced at £60m cash which is equivalent to about one year of Oxford Nano’s revenue, the acquisition unites the portfolios and expertise of two industry leaders with a combined legacy of more than 100 years of experience and innovation in cryogenics, materials science, and microscopy. The shared product catalog provides automated materials characterization with automated field and temperature control, ultra-low temperature sub-kelvin cryostats and dilution refrigerators, high-field superconducting magnets and a full range of optical cryostats.
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Magnetics/Assemblies

Engiso V-Mags Solve Welding Hassles & Safety Anchoring in Hazardous Locations 

Welding on antennas to communications towers, and attachments for offshore wind turbines and oil & gas platforms can be a tricky, dangerous task rife with high winds and cold, fierce conditions. That’s why many OEMs and site operators have turned to Scandinavian company Engiso for its series of strong neodymium attachment magnets and industrial products carefully designed for reliability and ease of use in extreme environments. […]

Electromagnetics

Equipmake Puts Its ‘Space Motor’ on the Market 

British electrification specialist Equipmake, expanding from its founder’s roots in designing Formula 1 race cars, has launched an ultra-lightweight, power-dense electric motor designed for demanding aerospace and marine applications. Debuted at the Future Propulsion Conference held in Solihull, UK in March, the HPM-400 is an advanced high power, short duration motor that was original specified as a high-performance rocket fuel pump for Australian company, Gilmour Space Technologies, for use in its Eris rocket program. […]

Electromagnetics

AML Launches New ‘Perfect-Field’ Magnet Line to Compete with Helmholtz Coils

Advanced Magnet Lab, Inc. has launched a new line of magnets for applications requiring highly uniform magnetic fields such as quantum computing, manufacturing, medical and research. The company says that its new Perfect-Field Magnets offer markedly improved magnetic field quality at higher magnetic […]