How does a magnetic compass work? Well, it’s all down to basic physics and human ingenuity. The key component of a standard baseplate compass is its magnetized needle, which is allowed to spin freely ...

Magnetic bearings and electrodynamic systems represent a rapidly evolving field in which contactless support of rotating components is achieved through the elegant interplay of magnetic forces and ...

TRAINS that float on air may be the most famous objects borne by magnetic fields. But magnetic forces can also support other, less visible objects: the spinning shafts, for example, hidden at the ...

One of the most demanding applications of real-time control is the active magnetic bearing (AMB). Suspending a shaft rotating faster than 10,000 RPMs in a magnetic field with a gap of .015 ...

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF has inaugurated its new factory in Tangier, Morocco, which initially will employ around 60 people. The factory will manufacture components for ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Magnetic Bearing Market Research Report - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014-2021 ...

Smaller, streamlined electronics make lubricant-free, low-friction magnetic bearings feasible for more rotating machines. • Magnetic bearings support rotating shafts in five axes without solid or ...

Businesses and governments are becoming increasingly aware that the energy costs that their HVAC systems incur can equate to up to 40% of building total energy costs, and that this equipment has ...

When I was a kid living in southern New Hampshire, my family home was on the site of an abandoned farmstead consisting of massive stone foundations of quarried granite where dwellings once stood.

MILWAUKEE — Johnson Controls recently introduced the York YZ Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller, the first chiller fully optimized for ultimate performance with a next-generation, low-global warming ...