Magnet Applications technical adviser to speak at Magnetics 2017

Magnet Applications Inc., Dubois, Pennsylvania, has announced that John Ormerod, the company’s senior technology adviser, will speak at Magnetics 2017, scheduled for Jan. 18-19 in Orlando, Florida.

Magnet Applications is a North American manufacturer of compression-bonded magnets and injection-molded magnets, hybrid magnets and magnetic assemblies.

Magnetics 2017 is a global event that brings together worldwide magnetics experts to understand the latest advancements in in magnetic applications, technology and materials. The event is attended by hundreds of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), design engineers, application engineers and scientists from around the globe.

Ormerod, who has nearly 40 years of experience in magnetics and a Ph.D. in metallurgy from the University of Manchester, plans to discuss the latest developments in Dy-diffused high temperature NdFeB grade magnets, NdFeB radially oriented rings, Fe16N2, higher energy bonded magnets and additive manufacturing (3D printed) magnets. An update on the permanent magnet market and latest status of the Hitachi Metals patent litigation also will be presented. 

For more information on Magnetics 2017, visit: www.magneticsmagazine.com/conferences.

Magnet Applications Inc. is a Bunting Magnetics Co. In addition to serving as senior technology advisory for Magnet Applications, Ormerod is an advisory board member for Bunting Magnetics.