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Soft Magnetic Composite FAQs

If you’re reading this, you’re likely interested in designing and producing a more compact, higher-performance electromagnetic product. You’re in the right place -- soft ...
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Machining Powder Metal Parts: Rarely Necessary, Usually a Pain

Producing metal parts by machining is inherently wasteful. Your vendor expends energy turning metal into chips, which get scrapped and perhaps remelted. Clearly, a net ...
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Powder Metal Materials for Beginners

Powder metal materials free design engineers from the chains of typical metal forming technologies. While most metal forming technologies are best suited for round ...
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Electric Motor Efficiency & 4 Other Uses for Soft Magnetic Composite

For many years powder metallurgy has been the most cost-effective method of producing high volumes of parts for magnetic applications. The powdered metal process is ...
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Why Your Powder Metal Technology Partner Should Use Plex

  • Horizon Technology
  • 08.30.2018
  • Tooling
We are huge fans of Plex cloud-based manufacturing software. Here’s why you should be, too -- and why those who rely on powder metal technology are missing out if their ...
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What’s a Net Shape Part, & Why Should You Use Powder Metal to Get One?

Many people working with small components have heard the term “near net shape” thrown around. This term refers to when a vendor can, with its primary process, ...
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Are Iron Copper Carbon Alloys Always the Ideal Powder Metal Materials?

If you’ve sought powder metallurgy services before, chances are you’ve bought components made from iron-copper-carbon powder. Purchasers have long considered it the ...
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Ferrous Powder Vs. Nonferrous Material: What’s the Difference?

The implications of the words “ferrous” and nonferrous” go way beyond adding three letters to the latter. Raw ferrous metals and nonferrous metals have their own unique ...
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Soft Magnetic Composite Vs. Laminated Steel: Uses & Limitations

The demand for all things newer and better in technology has spread to electric motor applications. The traditional lamination (electrical) steel motor construction is ...
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