Magnetizing & Testing

A typical Magnet Applications magnetizing system consists of a capacitor discharge magnetizer, a magnetizing fixture and sometimes an additional automatic handling system. We manufacture both magnetizers and fixtures in the UK to our own standard design or to custom customer designs.

Magnetizing fixtures are generally custom designed for each application, and therefore should be the first thing to consider when purchasing a magnetizing system. Fixtures can be supplied with many different types of magnetization patterns from simple 2 pole solenoids, to complex multipole systems. As a long time manufacturer of permanent magnets, in particularly bonded Neodymium ring magnets, Magnet Applications have been manufacturing magnetizing fixtures for our own internal use for many years, and have developed a particular area of expertise in the design of multipole magnetizing systems for radial or axial ring magnet assemblies or sensor magnets.

Our magnetizers come in a number of standard ranges for use in laboratories, small scale production environments or large scale industrial applications. Magnetizers typically have two output voltage ranges dependent on the type of magnetizing fixture being used. Low voltage systems, usually up to 1000V, are ideal applications where the speed of the magnetizing pulse is less critical, such as for magnetizing large blocks of magnet material or magnetic assemblies such as loud speaker magnets where it may be important to limit eddy currents in the magnets or surrounding steel work. High Voltage systems, usually up to 3000V, but occasionally 5000V, are better for multipole applications or high energy magnetizing systems where temperature control in the windings is important and the magnetization pules therefore need to be as fast as possible.