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Electric Motor Design: Radial vs. Axial & Transverse Flux

As an engineer tasked with bringing your product into the future, you probably have many decisions to make when choosing the motor design of your AC project.
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Electrify With Powder Metal & SMCs

Historically, the automotive sector has captured about 80% of the powder metal (PM) industry. As we know, the global automotive industry has been transforming at a rapid ...
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Machining Processes vs. Powder ...

All manufacturing processes and technologies have their share of pros and cons. Yet, when it comes to powder metallurgy, few processes have changed for the better in a ...
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Powder Metal Material Properties: A Visual Flow Chart of Possibilities

When most people think about the powder metal industry, they only think of structural components that are ever-evolving to meet the needs of the marketplace. However, ...
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AC Electric Motor Design: SMC Soft Magnetic Material Perception vs. ...

Soft magnetic composite is maybe the best-kept secret in AC electric motor design. We’ve exhaustively covered the cost and performance benefits this advanced powder ...
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Electric Motor Efficiency: Why Soft Magnetic Powder Beats Laminate ...

Which is easier to trust -- a 1,300-component assembly with shaky performance, or a 10-component one with reliable data?
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The Future of Internal Combustion Engine Design: 5 Trends for 2022

The invention of the internal combustion (IC) engine was a boon to transportation and efficiency and all things America. But, as IC technology ages and environmental ...
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5 Things to Tell Your Powder Metallurgy Manufacturer About Your Design

Powder metallurgy (PM) is increasing in popularity for both magnetic and structural applications. But no matter how many design proposals come across the desk of a PM ...
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Design for Manufacturability Part 1: Powder Metal Parts & SMCs

Powder metallurgy has grown increasingly popular for the fabrication of complex-yet-reliable components. But what if we told you there was a nearly entirely different ...
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DFM Part 2: Sintered Soft Magnetic Materials in Powder Metallurgy

Different branches of powder metallurgy (PM) materials have very different design considerations. It’s a fact of life for PM manufacturers but sometimes a hard lesson ...
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