Electron Energy Corporation:
Magnet Expertise that Makes a World of Difference

Electron Energy Corporation (EEC) is a fully integrated innovator, designer and manufacturer of rare earth magnets and rare earth magnet assemblies.  We are the only American producer in the $9 billion rare earth magnet industry.

Founded in 1970, we are headquartered in Landisville, PA.  We occupy 40,000 SF of office and manufacturing space in a building designed and constructed in 1985 specifically for the production of rare earth permanent magnets and magnetic systems.

Our talented staff of 100 continually exceeds expectations of customers, including military and aerospace prime contractors, as well as medical and oil exploration companies. We provide magnets and magnet assemblies for demanding applications such as the JSF, F-18, Patriot, Predator, and Navy nuclear programs. Our customization and ability to precisely control material compositions allow us to partner with our customers as a virtual ‘in-house’ source of magnet technology.

Other company and technical facts about EEC:

• As a specialty manufacturer, we address the permanent magnet needs of the traveling wave tube (TWT), accelerometer, gyro, high speed (30,000 to 100,000 rpm) permanent magnet generator and motor, medical device, telecom, electric spacecraft propulsion and other industries that require high quality, high performance permanent magnets and/or systems.
• Our accomplishments include technology leadership in the early commercial production of samarium cobalt 1:5 magnets, and later commercialized SmCo 2:17, followed by a new series of SmCo 2:17 magnets patented in 2002 from DOD SBIRs, which can operate at temperatures up to 550°C.
• EEC offers the only temperature compensated magnets that have near zero change in magnetic field over temperature.
• For applications that require very low reversible temperature coefficient such as inertial devices, we provide magnets with αT determined to parts-per-million accuracy where the change in B_r per degree C is less than 0.001%.
• We design many different types of magnetic subsystems for our customers, including traveling wave tube (TWT) stacks, rotors/motors, magnetic holding devices, permanent magnet field sources, and Hall Effect sensing subsystems.
• We recently developed magnetic coupling systems for various applications, including the pharmaceutical industry.
• As a fully integrated US supplier, we develop, produce, design and market custom samarium cobalt sintered permanent magnets, materials and magnet assemblies; as well as neodymium iron boron sintered and bonded permanent magnets, materials and magnet assemblies.
• EEC has received 18 SBIRs and STTRs since 1996, including five Phase II awards from NASA, DOE and DOD sponsors.
• We are designing and building through a NASA Phase II SBIR, a unique permanent magnetic bearing system that can operate at up to 1000 degrees F (523 C) with 500 pounds radial load capacity and 750 pounds axial load capacity while weighing only 50 pounds. These ultra-high temperature high performance magnetic bearings can potentially be used in space-based power generators, jet engines, and turbomachinery.
• EEC’s Finite Element Analysis capabilities, based on our strong magnetic materials understanding as a magnet producer, are second to none. We understand how magnets perform and how they behave in real environments. This expertise allows us to make adjustments and changes so models are much more accurate.
• We comply with specialty metals domestic sourcing preferences located in DFARS 252.225-7003, DFARS 252.225-7008 and DFARS 252.225-7009.
• Our quality procedures and processes are certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards.