MINNEAPOLIS—Niron Magnetics and Moog Inc. are collaborating to bring advanced actuator designs for guided munitions systems to market, the companies said in a joint release.
Niron Magnetics is a manufacturer of high-performance rare-earth-free permanent magnets. Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems. Its high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites, and space vehicles, launch vehicles, defense systems, missiles, automated industrial machinery, marine, and medical equipment.
Through their collaboration, Niron Magnetics and Moog are developing and testing advanced technologies for defense systems while reducing the use of rare earth minerals. Moog is evaluating the potential use of Niron Magnetics’s Iron Nitride magnet technology in applications that enable the transformation of electric input signals into precise mechanical motion, the release stated.
“In an increasingly dynamic global landscape, reducing reliance on rare earth minerals strengthens supply chain resilience and enhances Moog’s ability to deliver uninterrupted support to the warfighter,” said. Jason Weiss, Land and Sea Systems Business Unit General Manager at Moog, in the release. “By proactively addressing potential vulnerabilities, we’re not only safeguarding operational readiness but also reinforcing our commitment to innovation and national security,”
As market conditions have intensified the urgency for supply chain diversification, the companies’ collaboration is said to directly align with the U.S. Department of Defense’s newly released Acquisition Transformation Strategy (ATS). The supply challenges addressed by the Department are particularly acute for companies in the aerospace, defense, and critical infrastructure sectors, where supply continuity is essential for national and economic security.
The work between Niron Magnetics and Moog addresses the Department’s focus on incentivizing solutions from a broader industrial base while strengthening supply chain resilience through domestically produced, commercially available technologies, according to the release.
“We are eager to demonstrate how Niron Magnetics’s magnet technology can expand domestic production, shorten lead times, and de-risk our operations to ensure we can continue to equip those who defend freedom,” said Moog Defense Division Engineering Director Paul Stoelting, in the release.
“Moog and Niron Magnetics both have a proven track record of innovating solutions to meet the industry’s evolving demands,” said Niron Magnetics CEO Jonathan Rowntree, in the release. “We look forward to combining our efforts to provide motion control capabilities that showcase American ingenuity at its finest, ensuring the technologies that our defensive forces rely on to do their jobs are as reliable, effective, and secure as possible.”
According to Niron Magnetics, its domestically produced, highly scalable Iron Nitride magnet technology offers manufacturers “a sustainable way to meet the demand for permanent magnets while improving the performance of next-generation applications.” The company’s Iron Nitride magnet technology delivers advanced permanent magnets that power essential devices across industrial, automotive, consumer electronics, and defense applications. Through its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Minnesota, Niron Magnetics serves “leading manufacturers that require reliable, domestically produced permanent magnets for their products,” the company said in the release.