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The Importance of Year of Engineering
Supporting Promoting Engineering to Young People The UK government has announced that 2018 will be the Year of Engineering, a national campaign to increase awareness and understanding of what engineers do among young people aged 7-16, their parents and their teachers. This is part of a year-long campaign to tackle the engineering skills gap and widen the…
Read MoreCub Scouts Attracted to Engineering by Magnets
Bunting’s Visit by Northchurch Cubs Berkhamsted A Berkhamsted based Cub Scout group were recently given a tour of their local Bunting Magnetics magnet, magnetic assembly and magnetic separator manufacturing plant. The 1st Northchurch Cubs were shown how magnets are a fundamental part of everyone’s daily life. The visit comes at a time when industry is…
Read MoreBunting Europe Announces Record Monthly Sales
Continued UK Manufacturing Success for Bunting Bunting has had two consecutive months of record sales in September and October 2017. The latest announcement of record monthly sales follows a prolonged period of growth. Sales in 2016 reached a record high for the European operation and in January Bunting announced the acquisition of UK magnetic separator…
Read MoreMagnets Featured in James Bond Movies Part 2
In the second of our two James Bond blogs, we continue the review of how 007 and his enemies utilise magnets and magnetic forces. Our first blog concentrated on the eras of Sean Connery and Roger Moore, and in this blog we look at the movies in which Magnets took a starring role alongside Timothy…
Read MoreMagnets Featured in James Bond Films Part 1
Magnets and magnetic powers often make it into popular culture via the movies. With all the gadgets and gizmos, James Bond has enlisted the help of the simple magnet on many occasions. In the first of two blogs, we look at the movies in which Magnets took a starring role alongside Sean Connery and Roger…
Read MoreElectric Vehicles Drive Up Rare Earth Magnets Prices
Prices of Neodymium Magnets Increase The price of rare earth minerals, used in the production of Rare Earth Magnets such as Neodymium, is trading at nearly double the 2016 average (as of August 2017). This alarming increase is believed to be driven by an expansion in electric vehicles and renewable energy. At the end of…
Read MoreMagnets, Quality and the Environment
Bunting’s Quality Assurance Manager, Denis Elkins, discusses the importance of successfully transitioning to the latest incarnations of the international standards for Quality (ISO9001:2015) and the Environment (ISO14001:2015). “Bunting has held the ISO9001 Quality Standard since May 2005 and the ISO14001 Environmental standard since February 2002. Adapting our business operation to comply with the new standards…
Read MoreMagnet Health and Safety Advice
The high magnetic strength of present-day Permanent Magnets, such as Rare Earth Neodymium, is vitally important in Computer Hard Drives, Audio Equipment, Motors, Door Catches, and even Jewellery. However, there are also Health and Safety precautions that need to be taken when handling high strength Neodymium Magnets. These magnet health and safety precautions need to be…
Read MoreBunting Expands the Sales Team
Gordon Kerr and Tom Higginbottom Join Bunting Europe Bunting Magnetics Europe Ltd has expanded their UK sales team with the appointment of two new sales engineers. The appointments follow a period of sustained sales growth and the acquisition of Master Magnets. Tom Higginbottom (left in the photograph) joins Bunting’s external sales team and has an…
Read MoreMagnetically Balancing Coins
Even Doctor Who would have been impressed by this balancing act. Four normal UK coins (5-pence, 1-pence, 10-pence and 2-pence) were balanced end-on-end on the rim of a Doctor Who TARDIS mug. Pretty impressive. This photograph is as taken. There has been no post-processing of the photo to add in the coins. These four coins…
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