Magnets, Quality and the Environment

Denis Elkins

Bunting’s Quality Assurance Manager, Denis Elkins, discusses the importance of successfully transitioning to the latest incarnations of the international standards for Quality (ISO9001:2015) and the Environment (ISO14001:2015). “Bunting has held the ISO9001 Quality Standard since May 2005 and the ISO14001 Environmental standard since February 2002.  Adapting our business operation to comply with the new standards…

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Magnetic Coupling Magnet Assembly

Bunting Magnetics Magnetic Assemblies

Bunting specialises in the design and manufacture of bespoke and often complex Magnet Assemblies.  Such assemblies are supplied to companies across the European manufacturing sector.  To explain in greater detail, we examine one specific Magnet Assembly designed for a magnetic coupling. Design Engineering The components shown in the photograph are part of a high performance…

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Offshore Winch Eddy Current Brake with Magnetic Powers

Magnet Assembly

Bunting’s magnet product design team were contacted and asked to manufacture a Magnet Assembly that would act as an emergency eddy current brake on an offshore winch. The original design called up bespoke Neodymium Rare Earth Magnets with a strength of 50MGOe (MegaGauss oersted).  Such an assembly had an ten-week lead time, which was too…

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