AMB applications
Active magnetic bearings are transforming how demanding machinery performs – across a wide range of applications and industries.
Where AMBs make the difference
Active magnetic bearings deliver measurable advantages wherever conventional bearing technologies reach their limits – in speed, cleanliness, efficiency or reliability. Explore how AMB technology is applied across industrial machinery today and discover where it could create value for your application.
Turbo blowers
Turbo blowers move large volumes of air or gas for processes such as aeration, drying and pneumatic conveying. Eliminating mechanical contact, active magnetic bearings reduce wear while enabling more efficient, reliable operation at high speeds. Used in wastewater treatment, pulp and paper and industrial process applications.
Turbo expanders
Turbo expanders recover energy from expanding gases and convert it into mechanical work. Active magnetic bearings enable high-speed operation, fast start-up, excellent partial-load efficiency and reliable performance across demanding operating conditions. Used in gas processing, LNG, cryogenics and other applications.
Flywheels
Flywheel energy storage systems accumulate energy by rotating a heavy rotor at high speed. By eliminating mechanical constraints, active magnetic bearings enable extremely high rotational speeds in a vacuum environment, minimize friction losses to extend retention time, improve dynamic controllability and support longer operational lifetimes. Used in grid stabilization, EV charging infrastructure, railway systems, aerospace and data centers.
ORC units
Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) units generate electricity from waste heat produced by industrial processes and other sources. Active magnetic bearings tolerate organic working fluid environments and help considerably maximize system efficiency, reliability and safety. Used in waste heat recovery, including in marine applications and geothermal power generation.
Turbo compressors
Turbo compressors generate high-pressure gases and operate at high rotational speeds. Active magnetic bearings enable contact-free, oil-free operation, improving efficiency, reliability and process cleanliness while significantly reducing maintenance needs. Used in chemical processing, food production, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor manufacturing and data centers.
Vacuum pumps
Vacuum pumps remove gas molecules from a sealed volume to create a controlled vacuum environment. Active magnetic bearings enable completely contamination-free operation while improving reliability and reducing maintenance needs. Used in semiconductor manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, vacuum processing and research applications.
High-speed spindles
High-speed spindles enable precision machining processes such as milling, grinding and CNC manufacturing. Active magnetic bearings increase machining accuracy and productivity through precise rotor control, vibration reduction and higher cutting speeds. They also support tool condition monitoring and help minimize thermal deformation. Used in aerospace, automotive, medical device manufacturing, electronics and precision engineering.
Microturbines
Microturbines provide reliable distributed power generation in compact systems. Active magnetic bearings enable operation at high temperatures and high speeds, making microturbines highly efficient. They also reduce mechanical losses and support compact designs with minimal maintenance requirements. Used in distributed energy systems, power generation e.g. for data centers power generation and waste heat recovery.
Other applications
Active magnetic bearings can provide significant benefits in many other high-performance rotating machines where speed, efficiency, cleanliness or reliability are critical. Contact our AMB experts to explore how SpinDrive solutions can support your application.
Voices from our customers.
“We really appreciate the flexible business model and the world-class expertise from SpinDrive. We look forward to deepening our cooperation and continuing the application of the Magma X800 AMB controller in other machine models.”
“Active magnetic bearings are up to five times more energy efficient than mechanical bearings and require less maintenance. Due to our unique hubless flywheel design, it is important for us that SpinDrive provides tailored active magnetic bearing solutions.”
“We are very pleased with SpinDrive’s expertise and professional work. We appreciated their flexibility and fast execution. On the technical side, SpinDrive provided a bearing solution that can operate without maintenance for years in harsh, high-temperature environments.”
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