Industrial

Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Inc. (DMT) has served the industrial market for over 55 years with reliable and innovative solutions. The uses of permanent magnets and electromagnets in industrial applications are as diverse as they are numerous. Through these many years, we've had the opportunity to refine our knowledge of materials and applications thus providing our customers with invaluable insight and assistance in applying magnetic technology.

To better visualize industrial magnetic applications, they can be divided into four general categories and several examples to illustrate each are provided below:

• Production of Mechanical Energy: In these applications, magnets are used to hold, lift, create tension, or apply a repulsive force. Examples include latches, bases and clamps, torque couplings, filtering, bearings, fixturing, locking and unlocking devices, and separators.
      
• Conversion of Electrical Energy to Physical Motion: Examples include motors, actuators, speakers (voice coil applications), meters, and instruments. In these applications, electrical input causes a relative movement of the magnet which results in the desired physical output.
     
• Conversion of Physical Motion to Electrical Energy: Generators, alternators, magnetos, microphones and sensors are the most common applications for converting physical motion into electrical energy. Relative movement of the magnet produces an electrical output.
     
• Applied Fields: In these applications, the magnetic field is used in a special way. Often, it is used to control, shape or direct an object or substance. Applications include spectrometers, thin film deposition and alignment, annealing and plating dipoles, beam control and focusing, wigglers positioning and plasma control devices.

We provide magnets, electromagnets, magnet assemblies and custom engineered magnetic circuits. From concept to production we offer you total magnetic solutions - magnetic circuit design utilizing the latest boundary element modeling tools and fabrication of permanent magnet materials as well as many types of ferrous and non-ferrous components. We have modern magnetizing equipment and fixtures to meet your needs, as well as magnetic test equipment including 3D magnetic field mapping capabilities. We offer thermal stabilization, magnetic calibration, various coatings and platings, as well as special packaging and marking capabilities.

Magnets and electromagnets serve as the source of magnetic flux for magnetic circuits, so selecting the most efficient type of magnetic material for your specific application is critical. Consideration must be given to overall size constraints, operating environment of the finished product including temperature, and possible demagnetizing fields. These and other factors will lead us to the best solution for your need.

Our technical sales staff and applications engineers are ready to help you.