Proterial

Materials/Manufacturing

Proterial Develops Heavy-Rare-Earth-Free Neo Sintered Magnet for EV Motors, Also New Soft Magnetic Material for Motor Cores  

August 7, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Proterial Develops Heavy-Rare-Earth-Free Neo Sintered Magnet for EV Motors, Also New Soft Magnetic Material for Motor Cores  

Furthering its research and development into new magnetic materials, Japanese materials company Proterial has developed high-performance heavy-rare-earth-free neodymium sintered magnets with no use of heavy rare earth, and also confirmed the suitability of its Permendur soft magnetic material for motor core material for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft – opening a pathway to apply it more widely for cores of other motors requiring small size, light weight and high torque.  […]

e-Power Technology

Proterial Develops Magnetic Sheet & Panels for EV Wireless Charging Systems 

June 18, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Proterial Develops Magnetic Sheet & Panels for EV Wireless Charging Systems 

Proterial has developed a magnetic sheet for electric vehicle wireless charging systems made of its nanocrystalline soft magnetic material Finemet, and a related series of magnetic sheet panels. The MS-HiQ sheets are designed to improve efficiency and reduce the size and weight of wireless charging systems for EVs. […]

e-Power Technology

New Magnetic Materials Developed by Proterial for Motor Cores and Shielding 

May 21, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on New Magnetic Materials Developed by Proterial for Motor Cores and Shielding 

Proterial, formerly known as Hitachi Metals, has recently developed two magnetic materials that bring new capabilities to product design engineers – one is a laminated bonded amorphous alloy ribbon for motor cores in high-efficiency motors, the other a highly heat-resistant magnetic shielding sheet for electronic devices. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

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

December 7, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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

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

January 3, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on 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. […]