Magnet Technology
UK Magnetics Society conference on Non Rotating Machines
Propulsion Actuation or Levitation With Magnets Matthew Swallow, our Technical Sales Engineer for Magnets and Magnetic Assemblies, recently attended the UK Magnetic Society’s event on Non-Rotating Machines. As the UK Magnetic Society acknowledge, providing propulsion, actuation or levitation requires unique machines and advanced control techniques. It also presents its own set of challenges. The seminar,…
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…
Read MoreMagnets Help Santa Deliver Presents
Every year, Santa Claus is faced with the seemingly impossible challenge of delivering presents to children around the world in one night. Thankfully, his task is made so much easier by using Magnet technology. Magnets Help Reindeer Fly Eddy Current technology is what actually makes Reindeer fly. Each Reindeer wears aluminium horse shoes. The…
Read MoreBunting Sponsoring Ewing Magnetics Event 2016
Magnetic Past, Present and Future at 30th Ewing Event On November 30th 2016, at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London, the UK Magnetic Society are holding the 30th Ewing Event discussing magnets and magnetics. The Ewing event brings together the most knowledgeable magnetics experts in the UK and is sponsored by Bunting Magnetics…
Read MoreMagnets Vital for Recycling
Magnets play a fundamental role in recycling and waste management. They enable the recovery or removal of metals such as steel and aluminium. And this is not a recent phenomenon. Magnets have been used in recycling for centuries. Certainly, modern day electro and permanent magnets have been a common feature of many recycling plants since…
Read MoreMagneto Embraces Magnetic Power
The dastardly villain Magneto is the arch enemy of the X Men, as portrayed in the Marvel comics and the series of blockbuster movies. This is a anti-hero who has harnessed the power of magnetism with an ability to generate and control magnetic fields. But does this reflect reality in any way? Controlling magnetic fields…
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