Oil and Gas
Magnetic Sensors Optimise Oil Well Drilling
The oil and gas industry continually develops new reserves to meet global energy demands. Irrespective of the focus on growing energy production from renewable sources, fossil fuels continue to play an important role in providing energy for power stations and transport. There are many drilling challenges when accessing new reserves. New wells are drilled deeper;…
Read MoreBunting Magnet Test and Development Centre Investment
Bunting has invested in expanding their Test and Development Centre at Berkhamsted in the UK where they specialise in the design, test and build of a wide range of magnet and magnetic technologies. Bunting’s Berkhamsted operation is responsible for the design and manufacture of magnets, magnet assemblies, and magnetising equipment. The range of applications for…
Read MoreBespoke Pot Magnet Design for Oil and Gas Application
An international Oil and Gas company turned to Bunting when investigating designs for a novel magnetic system to act as a pressure relief valve. The Pot Magnet assembly design requirements were complex with a number of significant technical challenges. The initial design evaluation identified that the bespoke magnet assembly would be based on a simple…
Read MoreOffshore Winch Eddy Current Brake with Magnetic Powers
Bunting’s magnet product design team were contacted and asked to manufacture a Magnet Assembly that would act as an emergency eddy current brake on an offshore winch. The original design called up bespoke Neodymium Rare Earth Magnets with a strength of 50MGOe (MegaGauss oersted). Such an assembly had an ten-week lead time, which was too…
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