Where magnetics meets manufacturing scale
CWIEME Berlin brought together more than 8,000 engineers, buyers and R&D leaders from the global electric motor and transformer industry across three days at Messe Berlin. For Metis, it was the right room — a concentration of the exact engineering teams who need precision hysteresis measurement as part of their motor development and QA pipelines.
We shared Booth 34 in Hall 1 with our parent company Quadrant International, demonstrating how our HyMPulse pulsed-field hysteresisgraph integrates into the magnetics supply chain: from raw magnet characterization through production QC and end-of-line verification.
What we demonstrated
Three live demonstrations ran on rotation throughout each day:
- HyMPulse 7 T pulsed-field measurement — characterizing NdFeB magnets at fields strong enough to guarantee full saturation of any commercial grade, with real-time B(H) and J(H) curves displayed in seconds.
- Production-line MSAT geometric analysis — non-destructive measurement of magnetization vector and uniformity, positioned as a viable inline alternative to destructive cut-and-inspect QC.
- Energy-efficient production magnetizing — the Metis Magnetizer platform delivering 80% lower energy consumption than conventional capacitor-discharge systems, with side-by-side comparison data from a live rotor assembly line.
Themes from the show floor
A few clear patterns emerged in the conversations we had with visiting engineers. First, the pressure on motor efficiency — from both regulatory bodies and end-customer specifications — is pushing harder on incoming-magnet quality. Teams that were previously willing to spot-check samples are now asking for 100% verification at line speed. Second, there is real momentum toward rare-earth reduction strategies, which in turn demands tighter characterization of the alternative materials (ferrite, bonded, hybrid compositions) that don’t have the same well-understood behavior as sintered NdFeB.
Both trends play directly to what Metis instruments were designed to do: measure precisely, repeatably, and without altering the sample.
Meet us at the next one
If you missed us in Berlin, we’ll be at PCIM Europe in Nuremberg next. The engineering team is available for pre-scheduled meetings at either venue — get in touch to reserve a time.