Company Details

Name Magnomatics
Year founded 2006
Category Engineering and Environment 
University partner Sheffield
Biofusion shareholding 54.6%
Biofusion investment to date £8,000

Contact Details

Contact details  Chris Kirby
Magnomatics Limited
The Bioincubator
40 Leavygreave Road
Sheffield
S3 7RD
Telephone +44 (0) 789 991 3487
Website http://www.magnomatics.co.uk/

Company Background

Magnomatics specialises in the development of novel high-torque magnetic gearboxes, motors and generators for use within wind turbine power generation, transportation and domestic energy products.

High-torque mechanical gearboxes, such as those used in the expanding domestic and industrial wind power generation market, can suffer extremely expensive permanent damage if a gusting wind applies too great a load to their mechanical drive systems. Magnomatics’ patented 'pseudo' direct drive motor/generator systems remove the risk of expensive damage from high winds with the added benefit of being lighter, lubrication free and more efficient than a conventional high-torque gearbox. The technology has additional applications in the aerospace and hybrid vehicle market.

For the non-technical

Gear boxes in motor engines use grooves to enable them to turn the motors energy into drive. Our magnetic gearboxes use magnets instead of grooves so they don’t need lubrication, are lighter, more efficient and can’t be ‘stripped’ through over use.


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