Adams Magnetic offers VAC high-performance nanocrystalline cores

Through a strategic partnership with VACUUMSCHMELZE (VAC) GmbH & Co KG of Hanau, Germany; Adams Magnetics Products Company becomes one of the first distributors to serve small to mid-size U.S. companies.

Adams will provide customers with technical and commercial support, as well as U.S.-based inventory for nanocrystalline cores, chokes, current sensors, current transformers and power transformer products. Adams offers VAC’s industry-leading cores and components to an expanding U.S. market seeking nanocrystalline inductive materials for energy metering and energy conversion.

“VAC products are ideal for customers requiring higher energy efficiencies, higher operating temperatures, superior attenuation, smaller package sizes, enhanced shock and vibration, and zero magneto restriction,” says Adams’ national accounts manager, Ron Flores.

Flores explains that VAC nanocrystalline cores achieve permeability values greater than 100,000, which is 10 to 20 times greater than ferrite material solutions. The nanocrystalline core material has Curie temperature of 600ºC. VAC cores also allow saturation induction of 1.2 Tesla compared to only 0.4 Tesla for ferrite material. VAC core losses are typically 50 percent lower than the losses of ferrite compositions.

The linearity of VAC’s material provides the accuracy necessary to meet energy-metering requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for energy metering. For energy conversion, VAC’s material is increasingly used for high-frequency applications such as switched mode power supplies (SMPS), uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), adapters, AC/DC converters, welding equipment and solar inverters. Other applications for VAC’s cores and inductive components include variable speed drives, battery chargers, welding equipment, HVAC, filters, automotive and aerospace.

About VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG
VACUUMSCHMELZE (VAC), based in Hanau, Germany, designs, produces and markets advanced materials, including magnetic materials, and related products. In 1914, the first vacuum furnace laid the foundation for today’s VACUUMSCHMELZE. Industrial vacuum melting techniques for alloys have been in operation since 1923. VAC today operates in more than 40 countries, has annual sales of approximately 340 million Euros and is the holder of over 600 patents. The company is among the world’s most innovative developers of advanced industrial materials. VAC’s custom solutions are developed in close collaboration with the customer, reflecting the company’s expertise in materials and state-of-the-art production technology. VAC Sales USA, LLC is responsible for the sales and marketing efforts of the Vacuumschmelze products in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Find out more at www.vacuumschmelze.com.

About Adams Magnetic Products Co.
Adams Magnetic Products Co. offers a complete line of magnetic cores and accessories including Ferroxcube, EPCOS, MMG/Neosid, Micrometals-Arnold, and other product lines including VAC USA and more. For more than 50 years, Adams has delivered a wide range of magnetic products to the nation’s manufacturers. Adams stocks a full selection of magnetic products, from 3mm pot cores to 55mm E cores, to 500mm accelerator ring cores and offers gapping and machining services. To learn more, please visit www.adamsmagnetic.com, or call 800-747-7543.

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