Engineering
Development and testing
of individual solutions
Engineering: development of customer-specific magnets, compounds and plastic parts
In engineering, Max Baermann turns your technical requirement into an application-specific solution in the field of permanent magnets, engineered compounds or plastic components. We assess feasibility, select suitable materials, define the magnetic properties and test suitability for series production using simulations, samples and prototypes. The aim is a functionally reliable, industrializable product that matches your application, your installation space and your process requirements. You benefit from our experience in product development, high-quality raw materials and the direct transition into toolmaking, validation and series production.
Our engineering services at a glance:
- Feasibility analysis and project consulting including review of requirements
- Material development and compounding tailored to your application
- Magnet development including magnetic design
- Prototype manufacturing for testing in the real application
- Measuring system development including preparation of test concepts
Feasibility analysis and project consulting: technical feasibility and framework conditions for your project
Max Baermann works with you to assess whether and how your requirements can be implemented technically in the best way. Key parameters are evaluated, for example:
- Function: what technical task is the magnet, the compound or the plastic part intended to perform?
- Application: which forces, temperatures, media and so on are relevant?
- Installation space: which geometric limits need to be taken to account?
- Manufacturing: which processes are realistic for prototypes, tooling and series production?
- Target scenario: which solution is technically the best, commercially viable and capable of further development?
This early project clarification creates a solid basis for further development. It helps avoid unrealistic targets, faulty development and unnecessary investment in later project phases.
Material development and compounding: selecting and developing suitable material systems
In material and compound development we define the material basis for your future product. Depending on the application and the desired product, we
- select and test (magnetic) raw materials,
- combine polymers with functional fillers or
- develop technical polymer formulations for components and functional parts.
For permanent magnets, material classes such as strontium ferrite, neodymium iron boron, samarium iron nitride and samarium cobalt are used. For engineered compounds, highly filled, moldable pellets are produced on the basis of suitable polymer binders. Plastic components are designed with respect to mechanical, thermal and chemical requirements.
Magnet development and magnetic design: defining and simulating magnetic properties
In magnet development, the magnetic function of your component is specifically designed. This includes shape, dimensioning, material selection and magnetization pattern (axial, radial or multipole).
FEM simulations make it possible to calculate field strengths, forces and stray fields before manufacturing begins. They not only shorten development times but also help to develop reliable products quickly, because the simulation results are then compared directly with measurements on real samples in order to evaluate variants, reduce risks and optimize the magnetic properties.
Prototype manufacturing
As part of rapid prototyping, we turn the first development results into tangible samples. We produce prototypes of magnets, compounds and plastic components in order to test form, function and magnetic properties under real-world conditions.
This step provides assurance before the transition to series production, because the prototypes demonstrate the functionality of the current product designs and reveal potential for optimization that our development teams can use to fine-tune the product properties.
Measuring system development: developing customer-specific test and measurement methods
In engineering, Max Baermann develops suitable measurement and testing systems for your application. These include customer-specific test set-ups and evaluation methods for the reproducible testing of relevant product properties.
For magnetic functional components in particular, suitable measuring methods are taken into account as early as the development process in order to reliably capture magnetic performance, component function and process quality. This increases process reliability and reduces scrap and customer complaints in series production.
Further expertise for development and series production
Beyond developing your application-specific solution, we also support the series production of your products and use internal processes to ensure a reliable transition to the next project step. Find out more about our expertise and services here:
Product and process validation
Our specialists validate process sequences and product properties in every phase of product development to ensure reliable results.
Quality management
Through regular checks, our quality management ensures consistently high quality of our products and services.
Magnet production
We manufacture application- and customer-specific permanent magnets for rotors, sensors and complete assemblies in perfect series production.
Compound production
Based on individual compound formulations, Max Baermann produces high-quality compound pellets from which multifunctional components are made.
Tooling and measurement technology
Max Baermann develops individual tooling and measurement systems that enable us to manufacture your products reliably and efficiently.
