Bunting and Force Engineering Design Magnetic Rollercoaster Brake

Magnetic Rollercoaster Brake designed and built for Force Engineering

Bunting and Force Engineering have collaborated to design and build a novel magnetic brake for use on rollercoasters.  During the two-year project, the project team considered different permanent magnet arrangements required to generate the braking force needed to slow and stop a rollercoaster cart.  The final design used high-power, low-weight neodymium magnets. As a leading…

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Bunting Sponsors Electric & Hybrid Aerospace Technology Virtual ‘Live’

Electric & Hybrid Aerospace Virtual live

The future of electric and hybrid aircraft technology is the focus for presenters and delegates at the Electric & Hybrid Aerospace Technology Virtual ‘Live’ conference (April 20 & 21, 2021).  The 2-day online event provides a platform for aerospace engineers, research academics, aircraft manufacturers, others working on developing this ultra-low-emission, ‘green’ transportation technology. The move…

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An Introduction to the Halbach Array

Bunting Magnetic Assembly

Halbach Arrays feature in many common-day devices such as brushless DC motors and even the Inductrack Maglev train. The Halbach Array is a specific arrangement of permanent magnets that cancels the magnetic field to nearly zero on one side, but significantly increases the strength of the magnetic field on the opposite side. This magnetic phenomenon…

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