Knowledge Base
Insights, expert advice, and industry-leading information to fuel your understanding
Our permanent magnets and magnet assemblies are designed to meet the unique needs of your application. Therefore, as a valued customer, you are assured of quality products, timely service and competitive pricing. Here is a self-serve repository of information pertaining to our magnetic products.
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Certificate of Conformity (CoC)
A certificate of conformity, or CoC, is issued by an authorised party (sometimes the manufacturer, sometimes an independent laboratory) and states that the product meets the required standards or specification. The CoC can either be requested by a buyer to ensure the product being manufactured has been tested and passes the set criteria within a specification and meets both technical and safety requirements.
Consignment Stock
Consignment stock is stock that is legally owned by one party but held by another. This means that the risk and rewards of the stock remains with the first party while the second party has the benefits of having stock availability without the capital investment and is only invoiced for the goods as they use them. The main benefits include:
- Lower month to month stock holding costs
- Lower freight costs per unit
- Less incidence of urgent freight to get parts from new production
- Better volume pricing.
Core Loss
Power lost in a magnetic material when flux density changes.
Curie Temperature
The transition temperature above which a material loses its (ferro)magnet properties. Most references state that the ferromagnetic material becomes weakly magnetic.