Bunting Magnetics Review of Southern Manufacturing 2017
Southern Manufacturing 2017 News and Views The 2017 Southern Manufacturing & Electronics Show held at FIVE in Farnborough, UK (21st to 23rd March) proved to be a great place to showcase Magnets, Magnetic Assemblies, and Magnetic Separators. The 2017 Show was of a similar size to 2016 with a good number of visitors. One of…
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…
Read MoreWork Holding Magnets
Product Range of the Month for March 2017 Work Holding Magnets are our featured Product of the Month for March 2017. Work Holding Magnets are used widely in industry to hold, lift, and secure metal parts during the production process. Included in the Work Holding Magnets range are: Permanent Magnetic Chucks Permanent Magnetic Chucks are…
Read MoreUK 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 MoreCan You Block a Magnetic Field?
A common question asked by users of Magnets, Magnet Assemblies, and Magnetic Separators is whether a Magnetic Field can be blocked in the same way that lead blocks radiation. This can be an important issue when considering the location of a Magnet and Magnetic Product and whether it is near instrumentation, control panels, or is…
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 MoreBunting Acquires Master Magnets
UK Magnetic Manufacturer Joins Global Bunting Operation In a momentous agreement, Bunting® Magnetics Co. announces the signing of an agreement to acquire Master Magnets Ltd. Master Magnets is a UK-based manufacturer of magnetic separation equipment. Based in Redditch, United Kingdom, Master Magnets Ltd manufactures an extensive range of permanent and electro magnetic separation equipment, and…
Read MoreMagnetic Sweeper Sweeps Away Metal
Metal Health and Safety Hazard Removed Magnetically Metal on the floor at a factory, warehouse or in a car park can be a nightmare. Not only can the metal puncture tyres, but it is a health and safety hazard. The Magnetic Sweeper solves that problem. Magnetic Sweepers are simple permanent magnet devices either used with…
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 MoreA Review of UK Magnetics Society 30th Ewing Lecture
Even James Bond Gets Mentioned in the Magnet World The Ewing event brings together the most knowledgeable magnetics experts in the UK and the 2016 event, held on the 30th November 2016, was sponsored by Bunting Magnetics Europe. Matthew Swallow, one of our Bunting Technical Sales team was in attendance and gave us this report.…
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