What are some uses for industrial magnets?
Industrial magnets come in a wide range of types, shapes, sizes and strengths. They are utilized across a diverse spectrum of industries for an equally diverse set of purposes. Particular uses of industrial magnets depend upon particular requirements. The Magnetic Materials Producers Association (MMPA) and the Magnetic Distributors and Fabrications Associations (MDFA) set the industry standards for magnet production and testing. It is helpful to refer to their publications when selecting magnets for a particular industry. Some commonly used industrial magnets include permanent magnets, electromagnets, ferrite, samarium, rubber magnets, sheet magnets and neodymium. The industries that regularly use industrial magnets in their operations are the automobile, electronics, plastics, glass and ceramics, shipping, construction, mining, food and pharmaceutical industries. They use magnets to facilitate production and for generating energy. Magnets are also used in implementing industry safegua
