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Sintered Soft Magnetics—Customized Design for DC Applications

Powder Metallurgy, Then and Now The Metal Powder Industries Federation recently republished an interesting article about the early history of powder metallurgy (PM) that ...
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SMC – Enabling New Motor Designs for a Circular Economy

  • Horizon Technology
  • 09.11.2024
  • motors
Engineers who are tasked with designing and specifying electric motors for new and updated applications are now facing three interdependent challenges: optimizing ...
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Can Electric Wheel Hub Motors Be More Efficient?

The move to electric mobility is well past passenger cars.
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Trend in Electric Motors for HVAC

  • Horizon Technology
  • 06.19.2024
  • motors
In 2012, the total energy consumption of the United States was estimated to be 96 quadrillion BTUs (96 x 10^15). Figure 1 illustrates how this usage breaks down by ...
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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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