A magnetic particle clutch is a special type of electromagnetic clutch which does not use friction plates. Instead, it uses a fine powder of magnetically susceptible material (typically stainless steel) to mechanically link an otherwise freewheeling disc attached to one shaft, to a rotor attached to the other shaft. It usually has two types: biaxial magnetic particle clutch and hollow shaft magnetic particle clutch. Biaxial magnetic particle clutch has shafts on both ends of the biaxial magnetic particle clutch, hollow shaft magnetic particle clutch has two types: Inner shell rotary type hollow shaft magnetic powder clutch and outer shell rotating type hollow shaft magnetic powder clutch.
Global magnetic particle clutch market was valued at 212 Million US$ in 2018 and is projected to reach 287 Million US$ by 2024, at a CAGR of 5.16% during the forecast period.
Key players in global magnetic particle clutch market include: Mitsubishi Electric, Maxcess International, REDEX Group, Ogura, SDP/SI, Electroid, SG Transmission, Sinfonia Technology, YAN Industries, Lanmec Electromechanical Technology
The worldwide industrial brakes and clutches market has reached a stage of maturity. Manufacturers continue to face tough times primarily due to escalating production costs, declining prices, and shrinking profit margins. Growing safety requirement is one of the critical factors driving growth in the industrial brakes market. Initially, the advent of advanced electric drives posed a major threat to the continued use of industrial brakes and clutches. However, the threat did not materialize as electric drives demand higher safety requirements. Failure of such high-speed devices is likely to cause severe damage to the equipment and in some cases to operating personnel. In this situation , we tend to believe this industry becomes more and more mature.