The choice of adhesive is only one issue. How should the surface be prepared? Must it be cleaned first? Does sandblasting help or hurt adhesion?

Adams has a new white paper on gluing rare earth magnets that answers many of these questions, and lists the pros and cons of the adhesive options currently available.

Of course, we also offer our own TabMAG™ neodymium magnets with an easy-pull adhesive liner. If this solution works with your application, problem solved. But for other applications, we hope this white paper offers some helpful advice.

If you’d like to receive a copy of our white paper, please contact us.

VAC current sensors are known for their accuracy compared to competitors’ products that incorporate Hall Effect technology. VAC’s superior closed loop technology using a soft magnetic probe as the zero field detector. This results in excellent measuring accuracy as well as a number of other beneficial attributes, including minimal DC offset, low hysteresis, negligible output noise, low rise time, wide frequency range and stability over temperature.

Major applications for VAC current sensors are variable speed drives, photovoltaic inverters, welding inverters, switched mode power supplies. The detected currents range from 6 Arms to 700 Arms.

VAC’s expansion of their current sensor product line continues to grow. They recently announced a new series of high-current sensors, including a model for a current of 1000 Arms and with a measuring range of up to 2400 A peak.

Given all these benefits, it’s no wonder that users of LEM current sensors have been migrating to VAC models that can deliver better performance. VAC’s stability and accuracy cannot be bested.  Now you can add stock availability and excellent customer service as well, from Adams.

Questions? Visit our VAC current sensors web page.  Or contact us. We’re ready to provide any information you might need before placing an order.

Whether it’s a door lock or a doorstop, Adams has latch magnets that hold metal doors in place or use steel strikers attached to non-metallic surfaces. For the quick and easy approach, our snap-in designs install in minutes, using just a single mounting hole.

Latch magnets are also used in a wide range of additional applications, from cabinets on boats and RVs or entertainment centers, to closures for boxes or presentation folders. They are found in industrial enclosures and on signs and exhibits. They can also help to child-proof a home. Some magnetic latches are powerful enough to hold many times their own weight, making them ideal for use as tool holders or clamps.

Adams latch magnets are available in different sizes, shapes and widths, and we can create custom sizes as well – just let us know what you need.

Read more about latch magnets here.

Alnico magnets are strong enough for several industrial applications, while ceramic magnets offer versatility and cost savings in addition to their strength.

But are they strong magnets?

What seems a rather generic and obvious description is actually another way to describe one specific type of magnet. When you hear strong magnet, chances are the term refers to the strongest permanent magnet in the world – a rare earth magnet.

Rare earth magnets, made from alloys of rare earth elements, are substantially stronger than ceramic magnets or Alnico magnets. Adams offers them in block, ring or disc form, and in a variety of sizes and grades.

Why Doesn’t Everybody Just Use a Strong Magnet?

Strong as these strong magnets are, there are situations where another type of magnet might be preferable. A Neodymium magnet, the most common type of strong (rare earth) magnet, requires extremely high magnetizing fields, as well as a protective coating for certain applications.

Additionally, there are temperature constraints, and in all circumstances workers must always use caution when handling these magnets because of their exceptional magnetic force.  Read more about strong magnets for industrial use here.

Looking for a Strong Magnet for Consumer Use?

Rare earth or otherwise, if you visit the website of one of our sister companies – Dowling Magnets – you’ll find information and descriptions on many different kinds of consumer magnets, including those strong enough to handle your specific application.

Read more about non-industrial strong magnets here.

Here’s how to wipe them clean:  Read about all the best options in this great blog post by Gizmodo, pick your favorite and begin!

Performance improvements of the new 3P1:

• Improved bias capability with the new permeability of 80 vs. former 110.
• Much improved loss factor at 100 kHz (400×10E-6 vs. 300×10E-6).
• Pv at 10 kHZ, 100 mT, 25°C at <90 mw/cm³ vs. the previous > 250 mw/cm³.
• Bsat stays similar at >1.5T.

These cores will work in industrial applications such as:

• Welding
• PV inverter
• WM inverter
• General purpose inverter
• UPS
• PFC

..as well as in the automotive sector for HEV inverter reactors and off board chargers.

You can access the product specifications and more detail by downloading the brochure.  And please just ask us if you’d like samples to test in your product.

Sandwich Magnets are commonly used  for door latches, or in mounting displays, signs, mounts, and more.  We can make custom sizes, colors and strengths of sandwich magnets or other magnet assembly styles upon customer request.  Try it Mikey, you’ll like it!

Important advantages of planar magnetics include:

• very low profile
• excellent thermal characteristics
• low leakage inductance
• excellent repeat ability of properties

Ferroxcube offers a fabulous brochure presenting a fast and easy method to make designs for planar transformers.  Download your copy of Ferroxcube’s Planar Transformer design paper here.

Designing with soft magnetic cores can be challenging given the many factors involved in selecting the optimum core for a given design.  If you are trying to decide on the best core for your new design, please visit our Transformer Cores page to see all the latest tools Adams offers to assist engineers at all levels of the design process.

•    Enhance design as better, different, cooler, more attractive; whether invisible or visible
•    Offer nearly limitless potential for customization at almost any stage in the design process
•    Provide the strength of mechanical closures and fasteners, with the mobility of temporary hangers, on a wide variety of substrates
•    Add warmth, interactivity, tactile quality that elevates perceived value
•    Can be quickly, neatly updated with minimal tools and no training
•    Contribute to green and lean initiatives as re-usable products that reduce waste and mess
•    Function reliably with highest quality on the market
•    Are available on-demand – large quantities on the shelf, in-stock; custom orders available in short turnaround; just-in-time inventory control and shipping
•    Work with bar coding, RFID electronic tracking and automation and are safe to use near CDs, DVDs, software
•    Present a cost-effective, presentation solution for almost any application

Adams flexible magnets are tested for durability and to maintain their permanent holding power.  Share your ideas with us today, and we’ll help you bring them to life!