PULSED FIELD MAGNETOMETRY / PFM21 |
Pulsed Field Magnetometers apply a ¡°pulse¡± of magnetic field to generate the
applied magnetic field. This has the advantage that the field can be strong
enough to saturate any magnetic material.
The PFM21 machine is suitable for commercial production environments with
fields of up to 7.5 Tesla. It will take samples of up to 30mm diameter and 30
mm long at production rates of a few seconds.
The machine can be manually operated or integrated with semi or fully
automatic handling systems (which can be supplied by Hirst). The finished
magnets can leave the machine as fully saturated, calibrated to a specific value
or fully demagnetised magnets. An automatic pass/fail or segregation system can
also be supplied.
DESCRIPTION
Pulsed Field Magnetometers apply a ¡°pulse¡± of magnetic field to generate the
applied magnetic field. This has the advantage that the field can be strong
enough to saturate any magnetic material.
They can also give operators full-loop measurement of any magnetic material
if required.
PFM¡¯s solve the issue of eddy currents by accepting that there will be eddy
currents induced in the sample, but by quantifying and correcting the effects of
eddy currents the difficulty disappears.
This correction process is very accurate and contributes greatly to the
quality control benefits offered by PFM through this technological innovation.
Hirst Magnetic Instruments Ltd. work on overcoming the issues of eddy
current in PFM has resulted in the technology being patented to protect its
importance to the company.
In addition, the PFM provides added versatility in that it can process a
large dynamic range of samples and can accept large samples in the final
application shape.
PFM¡¯s also measure very rapidly. A single sample can be measured and have all
the effects of eddy currents corrected within 1 second depending on the machine
model.
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