Materials/Manufacturing

Miba Nears EUR 1 Billion Goal While New Soft Magnetic Powders Achieve High Power Density in Prototype e-Mobility Vehicles

Miba AG, the Austrian-based manufacturer of sintered metal parts and a leading developer of soft-magnetic powder pressed parts for electrical drive systems and traction engines, showed strong financial results again in fiscal year 2018–2019, moving closer to its goal of […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Neo Performance Materials Purchases Samag Magnet Manufacturing Facility near Shanghai; Reports Lower Revenues for First Half of 2019

Neo Performance Materials Inc. has acquired a magnet manufacturing plant near Shanghai for $9.7 million where it will produce compression molded magnets using its Magnequench Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) powders. Separately, the company reports that it experienced an […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Hoganas Sustainability Efforts Achieve 83% Use of Side Streams Globally; Plans Expansion at North America Facility

Hoganas, a producer of iron and metal powders including soft magnetic alloys, reports that its innovative sustainability efforts are achieving 83% use of side stream materials at its facilities worldwide, also that it is adding new […]

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Mistras, Provider of Magnetic Particle Testing, Builds Its Pipeline Inspection Business with Acquisition

Mistras Group, a major provider of non-destructive testing services including magnetic particle and eddy current testing, has increased its footprint in the energy industry with the recent acquisition of Onstream Pipeline Inspections Services for $143 million.  […]

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New Alloy Powder Materials from Micrometals Optimize Inductor Performance

Micrometals, a manufacturer of core solutions for power applications, has introduced three new formulations in its line of Optilloy alloy powder materials which are designed to optimize inductor performance for demanding power applications.  Each of the new offerings is specifically formulated to deliver optimal core performance for various applications.  All the company’s Optilloy materials are unique formulations […]