Advanced Magnet Lab Inc. is set to present and participate in the first annual Mine-to-Magnet workshop held by the NDIA on January 16 to 17, 2024, in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Mine-to-Magnet workshop is a two-day event that gathers stakeholders from across the supply chain and the US Government to discuss the barriers and potential to strengthen the US’ critical minerals and permanent magnet supply chains.
Mark Senti, AML’s CEO, is set to present at the Disruption and Substitutes session, which will include a presentation of AML and ReElement Technologies’ plan of applying innovation to drive positive change in the marketplace for the manufacturing and use of permanent magnets.
The presentation will provide an overview of AML’s PM-Wire™ permanent magnet technology platform, examples of how the company’s technology improves performance, and the collaboration on recycling-to-magnets.
About the Mine-to-Magnet workshop
The event includes many of the companies leading the sustainability transition, such as existing and emerging magnet manufacturers, mining companies, and innovators in technology and policy.
Companies set to attend the event include Lockheed Martin, MP Materials, Neo Performance Materials, Inc., Vacuumchmelze, Noveon Magnetics, Inc., POSCO International, Dexter Magnetics, Electron Energy Corporation, Arnold Magnetic Technologies, PowderMet, Materion, Niron Magnetics, Ucore Rare Metals, Inc., Advanced Magnet Lab, ReElement Technologies Corporation, Mosaic Company, NiCorp, Rare Element Resources, and ElementUS Minerals.
Event keynote speakers
The event is set to stage many keynote speakers, including:
- Mark Stewart, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations, Lockheed Martin;
- Jen Stewart, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Policy, NDIA;
- Halimah Najieb-Locke, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Industrial Base Resilience, U.S. Department of Defense;
- Jason Bolton, Senior Trade and Industry Analyst, Office of Technology Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce;
- Anthony Di Stasio, Direct, Manufacturing, Capability Expansion & Investment Prioritisation (MCEIP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, U.S. Department of Defense;
- Abigail Hunter, SAFE, Acting Director, Center for Critical Minerals Strategy;
- Helena Khazdozian, U.S. Department of Energy, Senior Technology Manager;
- Katie Magnus, U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC), Professional Staff Member; and
- Matt Zolnowski, Greyfriars, LLC, President.
Mark Senti, Present and CEO of AML, Phillippe Mason, CTO, and Wade Senti, COO, will represent AML at the event.
Topics of discussion
Many topics will be showcased at the Mine-to-Magnet workshop, with discussion focusing on current and forthcoming regulations, legislation implementation, and current mining and refining operations.
Other topics set to be discussed are:
- Section 232 on NdFeB (OSD DoC);
- NdFeB – Current & emerging rare earth magnet makers;
- SmCo – Current & emerging rare earth magnet makers;
- Innovation in supporting metal making;
- Technology & market solutions for provenance;
- Future policy: Feasibility of mine to magnet by 2027;
- Disruptions and substitutes for permanent magnets; and
- Emerging mining companies.
AML’s PM-Wire™
AML’s manufacturing capabilities are built upon its PM-Wire™ technology. This is a scalable and modular manufacturing process that has the ability to produce non-sintered and sintered permanent magnets at a high-rate and high-yield.
The process can be used for a variety of applications, including those that benefit from magnets in unique configurations and material compositions.
