Magnomatics - shifting up a gear
woensdag, 3 maart 2010
Magnomatics, the Sheffield based company that specialises in the development of advanced magnetic transmission systems and high-torque electrical machines, is pleased to announce it has recently moved to larger premises at Sheffield Technology Parks. The move follows the company’s rapid growth over the course of the last two years.
The new premises will provide Magnomatics with enough space to meet current and future projected requirements. As well as larger offices, the move to the Sheffield Technology Parks has increased the company’s laboratory and workshop space.
Alongside the move, Magnomatics has hired three new members of staff, Dr Weiya Wang, Lee Chapman and Kelly Rennie due to the continued increase in demand for their products and services.
Weiya has joined the Company as a senior design engineer and has a PhD in electromagnetic actuation from the University of Sheffield and was previously a lecturer at Jiangsu University, China. She has considerable design experience including the design of active vehicle suspension systems.
Lee Chapman is a mechanical design engineer with a 1st class Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University. Lee was previously a stress analyst at BAE Systems, before a role as a senior development engineer in the rail industry.
Kelly Rennie has joined the team as personal assistant to the managing director and office manager. With a wealth of experience having previously acted as a PA within a busy City of London stockbroker, Kelly has all the skills and attributes necessary to support the growth of this fast moving Sheffield company.
Magnomatics recently started work on a six-figure project for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which will see the company perform a detailed design study of a Magnetically Geared Propulsion Motor, based on the Pseudo Direct Drive (PDD®) it has patented. It is envisaged that the technology will be used in Integrated Full Electric Propulsion systems within future frigates and submarines.
Chris Kirby, Managing Director of Magnomatics, said, ‘We are extremely pleased with our new facilities. The move begins an exciting new phase for the company.’
About Magnomatics
Magnomatics Limited is a high-technology spin-out company formed in 2006 from the internationally leading research group in Electrical Machines and Drives at the University of Sheffield. Dr Kais Atallah, the inventor of the high torque density magnetic gear and high torque electrical machine, now spends a proportion of his time advising the Company.
Magnomatics has extensive design capabilities for realising industrial solutions based on its magnetic gear and high torque machine intellectual property and it also provides design services for challenging applications of standard electromagnetic topologies such as motors, generators, actuators and eddy current couplings and dampers. It has particular skills in designing machines for high torque, high speed, high temperatures and fault tolerant applications.
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