23 Dec / 2013 Choosing Your Magnetic Strip for Shelf Labeling
Choosing Your Magnetic Strip for Shelf Labeling
Magnets have become very popular for their use in warehouse shelf labeling. Learn our tricks for choosing the best material.
20 Dec / 2013 Do You Need a Custom Magnet?
Do You Need a Custom Magnet?
Is a custom magnet required for your application, or is there a stock product to fit your needs? Learn about how we can help you determine which option is best.
05 Nov / 2013 Working With Magnetic Sheets For Signage
Working With Magnetic Sheets For Signage
Flexible magnetic sheets have become very popular in recent years, especially among entrepreneurs and small business owners looking for an inexpensive – and yet highly –effective – form of advertising. One of the most popular uses of magnetic sheets is the fabrication of advertising panels that can be temporarily adhered to the side or rear panel of a car or truck and then removed without damaging the vehicle’s finish. Smaller sizes of these flexible magnets are also commonly used for the creation of refrigerator-type magnets, frequently given away by small businesses as advertising and promotional items.
Rare Earth Magnets: The Difference Between Neodymium, Samarium Cobalt, and Ceramic
Magnets have come a long way since the days of your youth when you spent hours arranging those brightly-colored plastic alphabet magnets to your mom’s refrigerator door. Today’s magnets are stronger than ever and their variety makes them useful in a wide variety of applications.
05 Nov / 2013 FAQS About Working With Neodymium Magnets
FAQS About Working With Neodymium Magnets
Neodymium magnets are the most powerful magnets available to consumers, and working with them requires some special consideration and understanding of their properties.
04 Nov / 2013 About Bar Magnets - Magnetic Force And How To Choose
About Bar Magnets - Magnetic Force And How To Choose
Bar magnets can be classified into one of two types: permanent and temporary. Permanent magnets are always in the “on” position; that is, their magnetic field is always active and present. A temporary magnet is a material that becomes magnetized when acted upon by an existing magnetic field. Perhaps you used a magnet to play with your mother’s hairpins as a child. Remember how you were able to use a hairpin attached to a magnet to magnetically pick up a second hairpin? That’s because the first hairpin became a temporary magnet, thanks to the force of the magnetic field surrounding it. Electromagnets are a type of temporary magnet which becomes “active” only when an electric current passes through them creating a magnetic field.
11 Sep / 2013 Switching From Ferrite Magnets to Rare Earth Magnets
Switching From Ferrite Magnets to Rare Earth Magnets
Switching from traditional ferrite magnets to rare earth magnets is no small thing. Magnets are measured by their BHmax score. The higher the number the stronger the magnet. Most traditional ferrite magnets will have a BHmax of no higher than 3.5. A rare earth magnet can have a BHmax of up to 40, more than ten times stronger! Any time that you have a jump of power like that you will need to carefully consider how to implement it.
