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A Column by Dr. Stan Trout Before I start this article, I need to acknowledge the passing of Keith Delaney in March. To me Keith was both a friend and a trusted colleague, which is […]
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Dysprosium 2.0
A Column by Dr. Stan Trout Several recent conversations have convinced me that as an industry, we are torn between two very distinct paradigms with respect to our use of heavy rare earths in sintered […]
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Winter 2012
Features & Columns: – Permanent Magnet Industry Outlook – 2013 – Magnet Materials and Their Properties – Magnetics 2013: Conference Preview – 2012 Resource Guide – Spontaneous Thoughts: Retired, Senile and Dead View Digital Version
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The End of Axial Pressing?
A Column by Dr. Stan Trout Whether we like it or not, we now live in an era of relatively high and fluctuating rare earth prices. While some people yearn for the days of cheap […]
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Summer 2012
Features & Columns: – Injection Molded Magnets for Electrical Machines – The Process of Developing and Testing a New Transformer – Rare Earths & Corporate Responsibility – RE-use, RE-duce, RE-cycle, RE-place – Rare Earth Crisis […]
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Winter 2011
Features & Columns: – 2011 Resource Guide – Rare Earth Future – Passive Magnetic Bearing Prototype Testing Results – Guest Column: Volatility in the Rare-Earth Material Markets – Some Benefits After All. – Spontaneous Thoughts: […]
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Fall 2011
Features & Columns: – Integrated Design Tools for Low and High Temperature Superconducting Magnets – Special Report: Magnetics for Wind Power Technology – Spontaneous Thoughts: Sputnik Moment: Revisited View Digital Version