Imagine if producing steel parts for agricultural equipment or even aluminum soda cans required only a fraction of the energy it does today. A University of Florida-led innovation may soon make this a reality.
In a groundbreaking collaboration backed by a nearly $11 million federal grant, UF researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind superconducting magnet that could advance metal production and position the United States as a global leader in alloy production.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, the project uses Induction-Coupled Thermomagnetic Processing, or ITMP, an advanced manufacturing method that integrates magnetic fields with high-temperature thermal processing.
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