19/11/2021
Looking to turn your wall into an interactive surface… well we have four magnetic options to help you create an interactive surface in your home or office! Our vast range of magnetic wall coverings and paint allow you to you create several different types of interactive surfaces around your home or workplace.
03/07/2021
The process for manufacturing ceramic magnets, is not as costly or sophisticated as producing rare-earth neodymium magnets. The chemical compound of ceramic magnets is SrO-6 (Fe2O3), a combination of strontium carbonate and iron oxide. Due to their chemical make-up it means they are extremely resistant to demagnetisation through heat and corrosion, although, like neodymium magnets they are very hard and brittle. Step 1 – Calcination The production of ceramic magnets begins with calcining a finely powdered mixture of iron oxide and strontium carbonate to produce a metallic-oxide material. In some... Read More
01/07/2021
Samarium cobalt magnets are widely produced and the permanent magnets are primarily made up of samarium and cobalt but some grades will also contain varying small amounts of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr) and praseodymium (Pr). A number of common manufacturing processes can be used to produce samarium cobalt magnets but typically, a method of reduction and melting is used followed by a process of bonding or sintering the raw material to form the magnet. Bonded Samarium Cobalt Magnets . . Step 1 – Heated Firstly, the... Read More
01/07/2021
Alnico magnets have now been manufactured for over 100 years, in which time the process has not drastically changed. Alnico magnets are permanent magnets that are primarily made up of a combination of aluminium, nickel and cobalt but can also include copper, iron and titanium. In this blog we will be explaining the manufacturing process of Cast Alnico, a larger Alnico magnet weighing tens of kilograms which will nearly always be produced by casting. Step 1 – Foundry Furnace Each grade of Alnico has a special recipe in terms of... Read More
08/03/2021
Magnets are everywhere. We have discussed this a lot in the past about how magnets are used within our televisions and within the cameras used to film our much-loved movies.
05/12/2020
It's that time of the year again, and Santa's elf is out to check and report on who's been naughty and nice...
08/06/2020
Did you know magnets have key roles in recycling centres? They are used in a variety of ways to help recycling plants separate materials efficiently.
08/06/2019
Magnets and medical research have a long and interconnected history. Life-saving diagnosis is made possible by MRI scanners that rely on the power of magnets.
08/02/2019
Fishermen and women are no longer just searching for carp and trout; today, we are searching for ferrous treasures that lurk beneath the water’s surface through magnetic fishing!
