Industrial Magnets: The Silent Engines Of Our Lives

Although they sometimes do their work invisibly, industrial magnets serve a great many purposes across many industries. Some of those industries include electronics, automobile, glass and ceramics, mining and construction, food, pharmaceutical, plastics and shipping. Many of these enterprises use industrial magnets for the production lines in factories or in other capacities for stacking, lifting, holding, stacking, conveying and dropping heavy loads.

In the electronics industry, industrial magnets are used for products like televisions, radios, loudspeakers, clocks, microphones, amplifiers, guitar picks and computer monitors. They are also used in children?s toys and compasses. Most of the time, the magnet processes that help these items operate are internal and not so obvious from mere observation.

One of the stock magnets used in making industrial magnets is alnico. A permanent magnet, alnico is popular for keeping its magnetic properties for a long time and for working well in high temperatures (up to 525 degrees). Because alnico can also be produced in small batches, they are also very economical for production.

Often, these magnets are super strength and not able to be duplicated in any casual fashion around home. They are manufactured for their particular uses by means of mass production. It is possible to make a magnet, though, with materials you can find around your house. These magnets, not like industrial magnets at all, can be either permanent or temporary.

One way to make a magnet is to use a sheet of paper placed on a flat surface and a ferromagnetic object, which is one like iron or nickel that can develop a magnetic field and maintain its magnetism when the field is removed. You should also have a permanent magnet. Rub the magnet on the surface of the ferromagnetic object in a swipe-and-life motion at least 50 times.

To test the attraction of the newly magnetized object, try to pick up some small, lightweight pins. The magnetic properties will not last a long time, but it is possible to sustain them for a short period. To increase the magnetism or make the attraction last longer, perform the swipe-and-lift step again.

To make an electromagnet, use an iron nail, a size D battery and a copper wire. Coil the copper wire around the nail at least 10 times. Cover as much of the nail as possible, but be sure to leave the ends of the copper wire free. Connect the lower end of the copper wire to the negative charge on the battery and the upper end to the positive charge. Use lightweight pins again to test the magnetism. This kind of electromagnet works in the same way as the industrial magnets used to operate salvage yard cranes.

Industrial magnets are an integrated part of our daily lives. Whether we realize it immediately or not, many of our work and entertainment instruments can only function because of industrial magnets. They are the silent keepers of many traditions.


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