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Plain-language explainers, design references, and published research from the engineering team. Bookmark-worthy if you spec magnets often.

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The Attraction of Repelling Magnets

When two magnets have very different permeance coefficients, opposing-pole pairs can attract — a result of partial demagnetization, not a violation of Coulomb's law.

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Medical

Pyramid Magnets in Medical Applications & Research

Pyramid magnets deliver a focused tip field and uniform base field, making them well-suited to biological testing, sensors, and external medical devices.

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Engineering reference

Permanent Magnet Simulations

Six variables — coatings, steel, temperature, grade, exposure, and prototype validation — that determine whether a magnet simulation matches reality.

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Manufacturing

From Concept to Production – Keeping Control In-House

Why a vertically integrated magnetics partner protects IP, accelerates change-overs, and produces higher-quality parts than a multi-supplier chain.

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Engineering reference

Factors to Consider when Designing & Manufacturing a Permanent Magnet Dipole Assembly

Gap size, field strength, overall envelope, and operating environment all interact when designing a permanent magnet dipole assembly.

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Engineering reference

FEA for Permanent Magnetic Circuit Simulations

A practical primer on using Finite Element Analysis to predict flux density, magnetic force, and sensor behavior in permanent magnet circuits.

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Industry

Thin Magnets in Smart Devices

Thin magnets have terrible Permeance Coefficients — here's how shape, coercivity, manufacturing damage, and coating thickness conspire to demagnetize them.

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Motors

Intro to Vibratory & Haptic Motor Assemblies: How They Work & Common Uses

How ERM and LRA vibratory motors convert electrical energy into tactile feedback, and why permanent magnets sit at the heart of every haptic assembly.

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Manufacturing

Grain Boundary Diffusion Process in Permanent Magnets

How GBD distributes Dy and Tb into the intergranular layer of sintered NdFeB magnets to raise coercivity without sacrificing induction.

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Industry

Permanent Magnets in Electric Vehicles

Why modern EVs have moved from AC induction to permanent magnet traction motors — efficiency, torque, and shrinking dysprosium content drive the shift.

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