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Are magnets crucial to the pharmaceutical industry? Yes, they certainly are! If you were to open up a bottle of pills you got at the pharmacy and a bunch of small metal shavings or particles were in there, you’d be appalled. They’re not supposed to be in there, right? If the company who manufactured the… Read more »
Electromagnetic separation can almost seem like magic to some people. It uses forces that we can’t visibly see in order to separate magnetic materials from nonmagnetic ones. Say, for instance, you work at a plant where you need to remove metal contaminants from the materials you use during the production process. You basically want to… Read more »
You’ve been tasked with the job of selecting industrial magnetic separators. What are some things to consider? Depending on where the magnetic separators will be used, there are several questions to ask yourself. Ideally, you want to make sure the products you buy end up solving your current issue(s) on an ongoing basis. Will the… Read more »
High-performance magnets, like the ones that are typically used in electric motors, have traditionally been very expensive. These magnets have also required manufacturers to endure a lengthy manufacturing process. Nevertheless, the National Research Council of Canada may have recently come up with a solution to these problems. The organization has created a cold spray additive… Read more »
Science is pretty amazing. Take, for example, a recent development whereas researchers at the Tohoku University in Japan did something amazing: they built an artificial, rare-earth magnet in just ten days. Their magnetic object is a rare-earth free FeNi magnet with high levels of iron and nickel– magnet material that is otherwise typically found in… Read more »
Magnets are all around us, and they’re made using metal and electricity. As you know, magnets come in many different shapes and sizes. Making magnets involves using a particular sized/shaped mold which gets put into a machine that fills it with sand. Gases are added into the sand to harden it. The hard sand slab… Read more »
Industrial magnets have many uses. One of the more recent developments in using magnet technology to make people’s lives easier involves something called the “MagBak Case.” Thanks to a successful crowd-sourced funding run on Kickstarter, where everyday people financially back projects they believe in to make them a reality, the MagBak Case is an iPhone… Read more »
For nearly 20 years, IPES International has helped countless clients find the right industrial magnet for their specific needs. As evidenced by our A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, our products are known for their high quality, and our customer service is second to none. Let’s take a look at a few interesting tidbits… Read more »
Anyone who’s ever worked in the industrial sector knows the importance of efficiency. At its core, efficiency is all about conserving the valuable resources you have. These resources are often in human form, but other times they are inanimate objects, like supplies and equipment. Some resources are intangible and more difficult to measure. To demonstrate… Read more »
IPES International is an American company based in Pittsburgh making industrial magnets used in a wide variety of industries. Magnets have the power to do heavy lifting that would otherwise break most men’s backs. Magnets can be used to lift, move and drop heavy loads. The shipping, manufacturing and construction industries often rely on industrial… Read more »
