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Smaller Package – More Power: Unlocking High Performance Motors with ...

Smaller Package – More Power: Unlocking High Performance Motors with SMCs By now you may have read a blog article or two where we’ve discussed the many advantages of ...
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The Wheel Hub Motor Revolution: How SMCs Are Changing the Game

  • Horizon Technology
  • 03.17.2025
  • motors
The concept of the wheel hub motor isn’t new. In fact, Porsche pioneered the technology in the early 1900s with the Lohner-Porsche, an electric car that housed motors ...
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Engineering the Future: The Hybrid Stator Redefining Electric Motors

The electric motor industry is undergoing a quiet revolution, driving a relentless push for energy-efficient electric motors with compact, high-performance designs. One ...
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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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How SMCs Can Fuel Innovation in Power Tools

History of Power Tools Until after World War II, the US power tool market was largely focused on the industrial metal working and wood working industries. The home and ...
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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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Electric Motor Design: Shape and Performance

Electric Motor Design: A Balance of Shape and Performance
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Auto Electrification: History in the Making

Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison are names that resonate with innovation and discovery. Despite their inherent creativity, they pursued different paths to electrify the ...
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How SMCs Can Unlock the Hidden Assets of Axial Flux Motors

We previously highlighted all of the benefits of axial flux motors – high power density, shorter magnetic path, more torque, and better cooling – so why aren’t more ...
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Soft Magnetic Composites and Permeability: It’s Not All Bad

There’s no question soft magnetic composites (SMCs) hold many benefits for electric motors, but one common concern we’ve seen is reduced permeability relative to steel ...
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