The Machine Shop

A Guide To Ferrite Lapping

Posted on July 18, 2022| Posted in Ferrite

Ferrite Lapping is a process used to remove material from the surface of a workpiece, which is beneficial for creating a smooth finish after machining (removing any grooves or indentations). By creating a flat surface finish, Ferrite Cores can attain a tighter mating which increases AL value.

Rotating Transformers

Posted on June 13, 2022| Posted in Ferrite

With increasing demands from power systems and electronic devices with electromechanical elements, such as the movement towards electric vehicles, power and signal transfer on rotating components is becoming increasingly important.

PCIM 2022

Posted on April 14, 2022| Posted in Ferrite, Gateway

Gateway are excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the PCIM show in Nuremberg, Germany – our team would love to see you there, so read on to find out more about what to expect!

We are expanding our CanDo Team!

Posted on April 8, 2022| Posted in Ferrite, Gateway| By: Alisha Hill

The role of the Machining Apprentice is to work to support the day-to-day running of the machine shop.

We care what YOU think!

Posted on February 18, 2022| Posted in Gateway| By: Alisha Hill

Gateway would like you to fill out our Customer Satisfaction Survey!

Custom Ferrites for Busbars

Posted on February 2, 2022| Posted in Ferrite

As industry evolves and has increasing demands on performance and speed of electronic systems whilst simultaneously reducing costs, these requirements are most noticeable when looking at power transmission. As technology advances a simple solution is actually the answer, using wiring harnesses is becoming a thing of the past and the use of busbars is paving the way for the future of lower cost and higher reliability.

New Machine and Warehouse Expansion

Posted on December 3, 2021| Posted in Gateway

Gateway have made another significant investment within their UK based Machine Shop, by adding a new machine. The Haas Super Mini Mill 2 is a 3-axis CNC Milling machine that has allowed The Machine Shop to expand their capacity and capabilities, cutting their lead times in half on custom geometry cores!

Distributed Air Gaps 2021

Posted on November 1, 2021| Posted in Ferrite| By: Alisha Hill

Ferrite cores and single air gaps are very common as this technique of a single gap is able to delay the core saturation and as a results increase the cores performance. However its not all good as these relatively large single gaps cause higher fringing flux which will lead to additional copper losses in the windings, especially when operating at high frequencies. Now single gaps aren’t bad by any means as the pros out way the cons, however can we improve this technique even further and reduce the cons?

Machining Bespoke Ferrite Geometries from Blocks

Posted on May 10, 2021| Posted in Ferrite| By: Alisha Hill

Ferrite.

From E cores to U Cores to EFD’s to RM’s we can source and modify these cores to bespoke tolerances and dimensions. But what if you could create your dream ferrite?

Gapping Gets Going at Gateway

Posted on February 22, 2018| Posted in Ferrite| By: Sam Reece

Specialist distributor Gateway has officially opened its ferrite core gapping facility in its UK based headquarters. A dedicated machine shop, test room and wash down area have been installed in…