New Equipment Advances At Magnet-Schultz Of America – Part 2

As MSA continues experiencing growth, the availability of our manufacturing floor space has become a challenge to navigate through. Recently, MSA installed new storage technology that allows us to maximize our manufacturing floor space while simultaneously maximizing our storage capacity in a compact footprint to make better use of our stock room.  This new storage

Effects of Side Load on a Solenoid

Welcome back to the MSA blog!  In this post, we will take a look at how side load can affect solenoids. Magnet-Schultz’s Program Management Checklist allows us to play cards up with our customers at the start of each new project so that our Program Management, Design, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations/Production teams can fully

Temperature Impacts on Solenoids – Part 2

Temperature Impacts on Solenoids - Part 2 In our last blog, we learned about the different ways temperature impacts the design of a solenoid and the importance of understanding requirements up front to ensure our customers have success and achieve optimal performance within the dimensional and technical requirements of their applications.  Solenoids do work.

Temperature Impacts on Solenoids – Part 1

Temperature Impacts on Solenoids - Part 1 Have you ever experienced the frustration of trying to use an overheated cell phone?  Perhaps it wasn’t your cell phone, but rather an overheated car engine that delayed your morning commute to the office.  Though these items may not have completely stopped working altogether, your ability to

Developing a Preliminary Specification for Solenoids and Electromagnetic Devices

Developing a Preliminary Specification for Solenoids and Electromagnetic Devices When System Design Engineers are tasked with incorporating an electromagnetic device (i.e. a solenoid, electromagnet, voice coil, etc.) into a new product, it would be useful if they could readily access design “guidelines” that would help them to identify, quantify and then communicate the performance

Part Two: High Security, Robust Locking Applications, Ball-Detent Locking Solenoids (Patent Application No. 14592511)

HIGH SECURITY, ROBUST LOCKING APPLICATIONS, BALL-DETENT LOCKING SOLENOIDS: PART TWO Edited by David Stockwell; Technical information provided by Roland Mueller & Simon Benik BLOG 1 of this two-part series discussed the need for, and desired characteristics of a robust locking device, capable of providing a high hold force in a small package. It then went

Part One: High Security, Robust Locking Applications, Ball-Detent Locking Solenoids (Patent Application No. 14592511)

HIGH SECURITY, ROBUST LOCKING APPLICATIONS, BALL-DETENT LOCKING SOLENOIDS: PART ONE Edited by David Stockwell; Technical information provided by Roland Mueller & Simon Benik The need often arises to find a device that can securely lock the door to a room, the door or drawers of a cabinet, or even to securely hold independent sections

Power Control Modules for Electronic Actuators Series, Part Two: Fundamentals of Pulse Width Modulation, Including Effects of DUTY CYCLE and INDUCTANCE Relating to On-Off Electromagnetic Devices

POWER CONTROL MODULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS: PART TWO Edited by David Stockwell; Technical information provided by Roland Mueller & Simon Benik Fundamentals of Pulse Width Modulation, including effects of DUTY CYCLE and INDUCTANCE relating to On-Off Electromagnetic Devices. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a fully electronic power control circuit which, when applied to electromagnetic

Power Control Modules for Electronic Actuators Series, Part Three: Fundamentals of Pulse Width Modulation

POWER CONTROL MODULES FOR ELECRONIC ACTUATORS SERIES, PART THREE Edited by David Stockwell; Technical information provided by Roland Mueller & Simon Benik Fundamentals of Pulse Width Modulation Exploring the effects of INDUCTANCE, FREQUENCY AND INPUT CURRENT RIPPLE relating to On-Off Electromagnetic Devices. Pulse Width Modulation, Theory of Operation, Effects of INDUCTANCE, FREQUENCY & INPUT

Power Control Modules for Electronic Actuators Series, Part One: Basics of Solenoid Operation Demonstrating the Need for Improved Power Control

POWER CONTROL MODULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS: PART ONE Edited by David Stockwell; Technical information provided by Roland Mueller & Simon Benik Magnet-Schultz of America (MSA) discuses how to achieve smaller, higher performing, more energy efficient solenoids, and avoid heat issues by utilizing electronic power control techniques, such as Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). Driving electromagnetic actuators

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