Magnets: How Opposites Attract

Electron Energy Corporation Magnets Photo

Magnets Photo Courtesy of Electron Energy Corporation.

Opposites attract throughout nature, whether it is in human relationships or animal instincts or how metallic structures connect. The way that magnets work is a perfect example of how opposites attract, as is the relationship between my parents. My hippie mother who hates to clean and Continue reading

Magnetic Assemblies: When One is Not Enough

International MagnaProducts, Inc. Magnet Photos

Magnet Photos Courtesy of International MagnaProducts, Inc.

Sometimes using just one of something is not enough. This is true when eating jelly-beans, popcorn and potato chips as well as in many industrial product contexts. For example, some companies that utilize industrial magnets for various projects only need to use one at a time. A single giant magnet is often attached to a crane or Continue reading

A Variety of Industrial Magnets

A term like “industrial” is wide enough to include a plethora of styles and applications, both of which apply when discussing industrial magnets. Magnets, which are metallic pieces that attract other pieces of metal to such an extent that they become stuck together, are very popular in industrial settings. Since industrial settings include many manufacturing companies, the automotive, aerospace, electronic, telecommunications, medical and Continue reading

Electromagnets within Machines

Most things in life, whether they are objects or emotions, have a specified purpose even when they are used in applications outside of that specified purpose. For example, being happy is usually an emotion that creates goodwill whenever it is being expressed, although some people express it through sarcasm and Continue reading

Bar Magnets: How We Get There

Although I am not a backpack junkie myself, I do know a number of people who love roughing it in the great outdoors. Among the basic supplies they need to survive is one of the most traditional camping and backpacking tools one can think of: the compass. What makes a compass work correctly is a bar magnet, without which backpackers who ran into rough weather and Continue reading

The Affordable Ceramic Magnets

I have never had a problem finding affordable and adorable magnets to decorate my fridge with the cards and photos that aren’t necessary to display but are displayed none the less. In fact, most of my magnets were purchased for a dollar or less. However, this price range does not apply to most industrial strength magnets. Many varieties used within mechanical systems like motors, solenoid valves and Continue reading