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Automotive
Market Segment Discussion
Typical automotive applications employ magnetic materials which can be categorized by Device type as:
 Actuators
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• Solenoids
- Holding / Clamping
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- Motors
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• Rotary permanent magnet motors
• Stepper motors
• Air core gauge motors
• Speakers
- Sensors
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• Hall effect
• Magnetostrictive
• Variable reluctance
• GMR
- Switches
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• Reed switches
• Hall effect switches
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The average automobile contains over 50 magnets with the number increasing as more functions are moved to drive-by-wire and as more luxury items become standard features. Arnold is prepared to supply the full range of magnetic products into this marketplace. Contact us to find out how we can assist you.
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Most automotive devices fall into three catagories: sensors, motors, and actuators. The computor that controls automotive functions uses the sensors as its ears, eyes and sense of touch. When input information is processed, output is directed to motors and actuators. Select the image to the right to view a chart of the many types of motors which are in use today.
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| Applications Engineering |
Whether your company has sophisticated in-house magnetics design capabilities or a more modest facility, our Applications Engineers are ready to support your efforts through the entire product life cycle including:
• Conceptualization
• Initial design
• Prototyping
• Design optimization
• Pre-Production trials
• Validation testing support
• Production issues
• Cost reduction activities
• Next generation designs
Additional capabilities:
• Magnetic field mapping
• Magnetic properties testing
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| Design Assistance |
Applications engineers at each of our manufacturing locations can assist you with your needs, such as.
- Magnetic modeling: 2D, Radially symmetric, 3D, Temperature dependence
- Design relationships to your Hall sensor and application Specifications
Complete analysis includes studying the effects of the operate and release point of the Hall sensors compard to the magnetic output waveform
- Quadrature encoders
- Switches and latches
- Ratiometric / Linear Halls
- Pulse counters
- Complex holding force calculations
- Insert and overmolding designs
- Manufacturability analysis
- Measurement capability to verify design
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| Magnetic Prototyping, Testing and Training |
Magnetic prototyping and testing capabilities are available at each of the manufacturing locations with the most extensive capabilities at the Rochester, NY and Lupfig, Switzerland factories.
Educational materials are available in the Technology Center section of our website.
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