Magnet Technology
Non-Contact Positional Sensing
Sensor applications using magnets is not new, although the application scope continues to evolve with developments and advances in magnetic materials and magnetising technology. In this specific sensing project, the magnets are used for non-contact position sensing, which is, perhaps, one of the unique ways in which magnets are meeting the changing demands of the…
Read More34th Ewing Event: The Road to Fusion
Matthew Swallow, Bunting’s Technical Products Manager and Vice Chair of the UK Magnetics Society, reports on the society’s 34th Ewing Event held at the University of York in the UK in December 2022 and sponsored by Bunting. The 2022 Ewing Event was entitled ‘The Road to Fusion’ and looked at the magnetic technologies involved in…
Read MoreCenex-LCV 2022 Review
Cenex-LCV is the UK’s premier low carbon vehicle event, held at UTAC in Bedfordshire, UK (7-8 September 2022). Our Matthew Swallow, our Technical Product Manager reviews the 2022 event. Promoting a Low Carbon Vehicle Future “The Low Carbon Vehicle Exhibition of 2022 perfectly lived up to its name. This year there were vehicles using every…
Read MoreStray Magnetic Fields and Safety
Bunting is at the heart of the electrification program of the world’s vehicles. By producing magnetising systems that allow for genuinely error-free assembly and providing 100% inline testing, Bunting supports automotive and aerospace programmes looking to create new modes of travel and improve efficiency. Bunting is proud to support this sustainable engineering activity to provide…
Read MoreAlNiCo Magnets and Music Revolution
AlNiCo pickup magnets played a huge part in the development of modern electric guitar sounds. Guitar manufacturers and musicians discovered that even on the same guitar, switching out different AlNiCo alloys resulted in drastically different musical tones. Indeed, the use of certain AlNiCo pickups is responsible for the signature sounds associated with 50s and 60s…
Read MoreAdvanced Magnetising Technology at Coiltech Deutschland 2022
Following the success of attending Coiltech Italia in 2021 and a record year for magnetising equipment sales, Bunting is exhibiting at the first Coiltech Deutschland (6-7 April 2022). The Coiltech Deutschland conference and exhibition focuses on materials and machinery for the production and maintenance of electric motors, generators, power and distribution transformers, industrial transformers and…
Read MoreThe History of Neodymium Magnets
The origin of the neodymium magnets dates back to 1885 when Carl Auer von Welsbach, an Austrian scientist and inventor, separated didymium into the new separate elements neodidymium (“new didymium”) and praseodidymium (“green didymium”). In time, the element names would change to neodymium and praseodymium. Neodymium (Nd) is the fourth member of the lanthanide ‘rare-earth…
Read MoreMagnets in Santa’s Workshop
Santa Claus has never been busier. Material shortages, transportation issues and inflated prices have stretched his elf workforce to the limits. His workshop is a hive of activity and, in amongst the organised chaos, magnets play an important role. So where are they? High Tech Toys use Neodymium Rare Earth Magnets Santa Claus received a…
Read More33rd Ewing Event: Magnetics in Carbon 2050
Matthew Swallow, Bunting’s Technical Products Manager and Vice Chair of the UK Magnetics Society, reports on the society’s 33rd Ewing Conference held in Warwick, UK in December 2021 and sponsored by Bunting. This year’s annual event focused on the key role played by magnetics in tackling climate change. The seminar looked at magnet production and…
Read MoreMagnetising Fixture Winding for Magnet Ring Sensor Project
Bunting’s engineering team work with companies on many magnet product designs, from concept through to manufacture. This project focused on the feasibility of designing, manufacturing, and supplying a permanent magnet ring to produce a sinusoidally varying flux density waveform for a sensor application. A sine wave or sinusoid is a mathematical curve that describes a…
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