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Notes from the bench.

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

Engineering reference

Magnets In Harsh Environments

Chemicals, heat, fluids, opposing fields, and sterilization all change the magnet you should specify. A guide to selecting material and coating by environment.

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Medical

Medical Magnets and the Associated Challenges

Biocompatible coatings, miniature geometries, sterilization, and FDA documentation shape every medical magnet decision. What we work through with customers.

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Motors

Motor Magnets: Arcs, Squares, Rectangles, and Radial Rings

Neodymium, samarium cobalt, and ferrite each fit different motor designs. A side-by-side look at strength, temperature, cost, and oxidation trade-offs.

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Materials

Understanding Magnet Grades and Materials Tables

How NdFeB and SmCo grades work — BHmax, the M/H/SH/UH/EH/TH coercivity letters, and the trade-offs between strength, temperature, and cost.

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Product showcase

SM Magnetics Toroid Design Achieves Self-Contained Magnetic Field

A high-grade NdFeB toroid engineered to contain its own field — under 100 gauss on the outer diameter, too weak to hold a paperclip.

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Product showcase

Product Showcase: SM Magnetics 2+ Tesla Permanent Magnetic Assembly

A custom 'C' magnet assembly producing more than 2 Tesla in a defined region — built for medical R&D, with 3+ Tesla designs already in development.

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Product showcase

SM Magnetics Develops 2+ Tesla Permanent Magnet Assembly

A 2.2 Tesla permanent magnet assembly built for medical R&D, with 3T and 4T designs in active development for high-field applications without electromagnets.

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