Attach
Attach
Polymagnets are the world's strongest magnets for their size because magnetic energy is concentrated near the surface — up to 5x stronger than conventional magnets.
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Four field behaviors — attach, align, latch, spring — are the building blocks. New Polymagnets are added to the catalog regularly, continually widening what these building blocks can do.
The four core behaviors
Align
Align
Conventional magnets don't necessarily align when they attach. Polymagnets are designed with a wide variety of alignment functions built in.
Latch
Latch
Latch Polymagnets repel until the pair pass a defined transition point, then reverse polarity and attract — a fundamental building block for sliding and rotating latches.
Spring
Spring
Spring Polymagnets attract until a transition point, past which they repel — the pair comes to rest at a repeatable equilibrium distance.
New product designs
A design tool for real product differentiation.
Polymagnets are a unique new tool for creative product designers — letting magnets be tuned and engineered for the first time, whether in products that already use magnets or in applications that never could before.
Where Polymagnets ship today
Cabinet Latches
Polymagnets that repel at a distance and attract when pushed together make for novel latches on cabinets and anywhere latches are used. Strength for both repelling and attaching can be tuned to get the perfect "feel."
Positioning Devices
Tripods, cameras, scopes, laser pointers and optics are all position-sensitive. Align-and-center Polymagnets offer repeatable, reliable positioning without a feedback loop or recalibration.
Consumer Electronics
Attach peripherals to consumer electronics with strong force and precision alignment while keeping stray fields away from sensitive items like credit cards or a compass — ideal for smaller, thinner, lighter devices.
Magnetic Couplings
Transfer torque across an air gap without physical contact: torque overload protection, elimination of wear, and a built-in barrier to vibration.
Vehicle Attachment
Polymagnets work much better than conventional magnets on car and truck metal — for signs, ski and bike racks, and truck tie-down attach systems.
Retail Fixtures
Amazingly strong attach and shear forces make ideal fasteners for retail fixtures, enabling fast, easy reconfiguration of shelves, racks and displays.
Storm Shutter Attachment
A twist of a magnet in each corner enables fast attach and release of hurricane or storm shutters, and just about any window or door covering.
Power Tool Attachment
Quick-swap attachments and fasteners on power tools — and attach tools and fasteners to work belts, toolboxes and workbenches.
Organizational Systems
Remarkable shear force holds heavy items on walls — enabling organizational systems for tools, toys and more in the garage, pantry, kids' room or office.
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