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World authority joins magnetics
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A world authority in magnetic materials and applications, Dr Viswanathan Panchanathan, has joined Kane Magnetics International as its Group Director of Research and Development.
A world authority in magnetic materials and applications, Dr Viswanathan Panchanathan, has joined Kane Magnetics International as its Group Director of Research and Development Kane Magnetics International (KMI) is a $65 million annual turnover, international group based in Pennsylvania
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Its British subsidiary, Anchor Magnets in Sheffield, represents about one-tenth of the total turnover and personnel.
KMI is a provider of engineered magnetic solutions with markets worldwide and has traded for almost 45 years.
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Dr Panchanathan brings with him to KMI 17 years' experience in magnetic research and development with another manufacturer, Magnequench International of Anderson, Indiana.
Dr Panchanathan developed that company's magnetic powder products, has to his credit more than 25 patents, many relating to neodymium-iron-boron (rare earth) powders, and is a well-known speaker at magnet conferences in all Continents.
Now a US citizen, he gained his PhD in Materials Science at the Institute of Science in the city of Bangalore, capital of the state of Karnataka, southern India, and a Master of Science degree in Manufacturing Management at the General Motors (GM) Engineering and Management Institute at Flint, Michigan.
He has written 170 technical papers and been inducted into Delphi Automotive Systems' "Innovation Hall of Fame" at their Troy, Michigan, HQ.
Dr Panchanathan describes his aims and ambitions as the Director of Research and Development for Kane Magnetics International (KMI) in these terms: "Kane Magnetics International is already well recognized, particularly in the USA, as a major innovator in the design and manufacture of magnetic components and assemblies.
In Research and Development, my firm objective is to develop new products and processes to meet ever-changing customer and market needs and to keep KMI at the cutting edge of technology.
It is my wish to make KMI the foremost magnetics supplier in the world and then ensure that the company stays right at the top." Dr Panchanathan will be based at the Kane Magnetics International plant in Kane, northern Pennsylvania, and will be relocating to that area with his wife Ananda when their daughter Anita, now 17, has graduated from high school in Anderson, Indiana, in 2002.
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