April 2026: Issue 8
When off-the-shelf isn’t an option, precision makes the difference
A leading equipment manufacturer came to Allstar Magnetics with a problem most suppliers couldn't solve: they needed a ferrite UCore larger than anything available off the shelf — without sacrificing dimensional precision, structural integrity, or cost-effectiveness.
The answer wasn't a bigger part. It was a smarter process. Through precision gluing of ferrite sections, expert adhesive selection, and custom fixturing, Allstar engineered a bonded UCore assembly that met every requirement — and opened the door to a growing engineering partnership.
"What began as a single design challenge has since expanded — the customer is now exploring additional ferrite core variations and future applications built on the same bonded core approach."
Sometimes the best tool is the one you build yourself.
Mapping magnetic fields inside long tubes sounds straight forward until you factor in probe placement, spatial constraints, and the cost of traditional setups that simply weren't designed for the job.
Rather than work around the limitations, an Allstar engineer designed a custom fixture from scratch—one that places the probe exactly where it needs to be, delivers repeatable results, and adapts quickly across different part configurations. It's the kind of solution that makes the current project easier and every future project faster.
Tighter tolerances, bigger runs—we just leveled up.
Allstar just added a Chevalier H818ii CNC Surface Grinder to our production floor, and we're not going to pretend we're not excited about it. This machine holds positioning and repeatability accuracy to 0.0001". That's not a typo. That's four decimal places of precision—running overnight, running weekends, running without operator intervention.
For our customers, that means high-volume magnet grinding with the kind of consistency that used to require a lot more time, cost, and crossed fingers. Tight tolerances. Significant stock removal. No variability from manual input. Just the program, the part, and the result you need.
Got a high-volume order that demands tight tolerances? Parts with serious stock removal? This machine was built for exactly that—and we're ready to put it to work for you.