Project History

Airex enjoys an engineering and design capacity well suited to specialized projects in magnetic components. Our current workload is predominantly in research and development projects. Selected programs include:

Space Systems:

Design and develop magnetic bearing prototypes with Louisiana State University for satellite antenna pointing systems modeled on MILSTAR requirements

Design, prototype and build low cogging motor for Jet Propulsion Laboratory for system analysis and flight unit evaluation on the Mission to Planet Earth program

Design, build and test space flight quality transformers for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for application in the Cassini Mission to Saturn

Design, build and test high performance freon replacement compressor components for space station application for Creare/Fairchild Develop and manufacture a magnetic wave guide switch for Alcatel Ltd. (France) under the European Space Agency's TurkSat program

Emerging Technology in Linear Motors/Magnetic Bearings:

Design models and prototypes for magnetic bearing demonstration platforms with University of Kentucky and National Laboratories for LA Air Force Base

Design and develop the smallest commercial integrated low cogging, brushless DC linear motor for semiconductor inspection equipment

Design, develop and manufacture linear drive motors to equate DVD access time with PC hard drives currently in worldwide distribution

Design and develop integrated low cogging, linear motors with high-end, commercial linear slides for leading linear bearing manufacturer

Design, develop, and manufacture of linear actuators for platform stabilization in wafer cleaning/etching equipment for lithography

Aerospace Programs:

Develop and manufacture linear actuators to optimize copper form and fill factors for cryogenic coolers in the aircraft and missile applications

Advance component design/mfg for high performance gyro programs, including AMRAAM and Cruise Missile Program Advanced manufacturing of magnetic bearing assembly used to reduce vibration in airborne platforms for imaging in aircraft surveillance systems

Design and develop laminations, test mechanisms and wound magnetic assemblies for MOD 21 gyro motors used in USAF fighter jets

Medical Program Applications:

Design and develop a stationary isolation transformer for vascular imaging designed for diagnosis and evaluation of arterial disorders

Design and develop a rotary transformer with Hewlett/Packard on innovative cardiac imaging products designed for diagnosis/evaluation of heart treatments Design and develop factory automation systems for Medical Instruments for a low cogging, high torque motor for surgical instruments

Develop and manufacture high reliability magnetics in support of an outpatient method of prostate surgery treatment

Undersea Programs:

Design and prototype low cogging, 200 HP electric motor for the Naval Undersea Laboratory for investigation in long range torpedo propulsion systems

Design and develop two-phase toroidal motors and associated manufacturing activity for the MK50 Torpedo guidance system Low cogging motor design on a "quiet" propulsion motor for the unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) program

Strategic Missile Programs:

Automate winding processes and provide test windings for USAF on SFIR magnetic components for the Peacekeeper and Trident missile programs

Design, build and prototype mechanical assemblies for the SFIR guidance system as a replacement for discontinued chemical-based manufacturing processes

Develop specialized stack coating and inspection methods for the US Navy's 10 PIGA guidance system torque motor stator Automate manufacturing techniques with Ferranti Precision Products Division for magnetic components designed for the Trident Missile Program