Published date: 25 March 2022

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Awarded contract (published 1 June 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Magnets - 31630000

  • Presses - 42636000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£310,000

Procurement reference

SC10515/22

Published date

25 March 2022

Closing date

26 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2022

Contract end date

30 November 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supplying production-scale magnetic powder alignment presses (both axial and transverse modes) for research purposes in the field of permanent magnet processing. The proposed units will allow magnetic powders to be aligned and compacted in an nitrogen atmosphere before a sintering stage.

Note, due to space requirements of the system, the proposed alignment presses will be installed at Tyesley Energy Park in Birmingham.

This project is funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund; Driving the Electric Revolution.

The equipment must comply with all the relevant UK law, regulations, and British Standards.

Specification
i. Transverse Alignment Press
An All-electric Transverse Magnetic Field Forming press capable of a maximum pressing force of 450 kN (~45 tons), with a filling depth of up to 120 mm and filling weight of up to 500 grams of NdFeB per pressing event. This action should produce green compacts with densities of up to 4.3 g/cm³. A magnetising field of up to 1.8 T will operate during the pressing action.
The equipment should comprise of:
• An unloading glove box, containing nitrogen gas and <100 ppm oxygen
• An inert powder feeding system with powder weighing capability and this will control to below 100ppm oxygen.
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• The powder feeding system will automatically feed the die with a predetermined mass of NdFeB powder.
• Synchronous bidirectional pressing with upper and lower platens
• A magnetising and demagnetising system
• An electrical control system
• A water chiller to cool the magnetisation system
• All-electric Magnetic Field Forming press
• Ability to press parts to the maximum dimensions of 70 mm x 90 mm x 55 mm (LxWxH).

ii. Axial Alignment Press
An Axial Magnetic Field Forming press capable of a maximum pressing force of 400 kN (~40 tons), with a filling depth of up to 120 mm and filling weight of up to 100 grams of NdFeB per pressing event. This action should produce green compacts with densities of up to 4.2 g/cm³. A magnetising field of up to 1.8 T will operate during the pressing action.
The equipment should comprise of:
• An unloading glove box, containing nitrogen gas and <100 ppm oxygen
• An inert powder feeding system with powder weighing capability
• The powder feeding system will automatically feed the die with a predetermined mass of NdFeB powder.
• An axial magnetising and demagnetising system capable of 1.8 T field between punches when 50 mm apart.
• An electrical control system
• A water chiller to cool the magnetisation system
• Servo hydraulic force system
• Ability to press parts with a maximum filling height of 60 mm and outer diameters of between 20 and 50 mm.

More information

Additional text

All correspondence should go via the University's In-Tend website.

Your tender documents and information must be submitted via In-Tend by the date and time specified; www.in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/aspx/Home

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Key information for this tender is published on In-tend

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About the buyer

Contact name

Susanna Ting

Address

University of Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England

Email

s.y.ting@bham.ac.uk