Company

About the company

Magneti Ljubljana is a European manufacturer of permanent metallic magnets, bonded magnets and magnetic systems with a long-lasting tradition, since 1951.

Mission statement

We are a development and market oriented company characterized by financial stability and business success. Through innovation and business excellence we continue to fulfill our customers’ demands and aim to create a working environment that encourages the development of our employees and the company as a whole in a sustainable and responsible manner.

Vision

Our vision is to become a global manufacturer in the global market for permanent metallic magnets and magnetic systems. Our aim is to fulfill our customers’ demands and expectations by focusing on the development of technologically advanced products and processes.

Company values

Business excellence

Through the pursuit of excellence we strive to fulfill our business partners' demands and meet the highest environmental and technological standards.

Client focus

We exist to serve our customer's in terms of quality, quantity, delivery and price, as well as striving to build long-lasting relationships that are based on mutual trust and understanding.

Stakeholders and Sustainability

We act in the best interest of all our stakeholders and aim to uphold the social, environmental and economic pillars of sustainable development.

Innovation

We understand that the future of our company is dependent on our capability to develop new products and produce innovative solutions to meet our customers' future needs.

Culture

By supporting innovative thinking mutual respect and teamwork we aim to build a working environment that encourages individuals to reach their full potential for the benefit of both the individual and the company.

HISTORY MILESTONES

1951

The company is founded for production of AlNiCo magnets

1962

The company joins the ISKRA group

1967

The company moves to its present site at Stegne 37

1988

Production of SmCo magnets begins

1989

The company leaves the ISKRA group

1992

Privatization of the company

1993

Awarded ISO 9001 certificate by DQS

1995

The company is renamed Magneti Ljubljana, d.d.

1998

Purchase the production hall at Stegne 25

1999

Production of advanced Magnetic Systems

2000

Awarded certificates ISO 14001 and VDA 6.1

2002

Awarded certificates ISO/TS 16949

2003

Awarded certificate OHSAS 18001

2004

Construction of the new production facility at Stegne 37

2009

Production capabilities for NdFeB magnets

2012

Awarded certificate IRIS, production of magnetic systems for traction motors

2013

Introduction of our own electroplating line

2016

Fully automated production of bonded systems for electric motors

2019

Investment in new production hall at Stegne 25a

Competency

Magneti Ljubljana, d.d. is a permanent magnet producer with a long tradition. Through its regular operation and various development projects, frequently in cooperation with research institutions, the company and their employees have gained broad competencies in basic permanent magnet production process, as well as supporting technologies, measurement techniques and in the design of materials, machines and automated magnet or magnetic system production lines. We are able to work with our partners frequently using CAD exchange systems, to support them with magnetic field calculations and to develop dedicated measurement and quality control methods and systems. Magneti Ljubljana also has experience in cooperating in or running projects according to the requirements of the automotive and rail industries.

Product development

The majority of production in Magneti Ljubljana is based on product design and specifications provided by customers, the production process being designed and developed by our company. However, in a number of cases the design of individual magnets or magnetic systems, based on basic functional requirements and limitations provided by customers is either supported or even carried out in major part by Magneti. The cooperation in product design phase is particularly favorable and encouraged because it enables Magneti to contribute to functionality and also cost optimized design by repeated evaluations of manufacturability and improvement proposals.

Material development

Magneti Ljubljana is constantly monitoring the advancement in new magnetic materials development and is quite successful in developing its own materials and production processes in the attempt to be able to produce as “state-of-the-art” materials as possible. Obviously, the main motive is the sustainable growth and profitability of the company. We have our own R&D department which, frequently in cooperation with external institutions, runs internal material development projects. Observing the risk analysis based on raw material markets and also on general environmental impacts of magnets supply chain we are also very active in international projects focused on recycling of magnet materials, where our work is focused on achieving the best possible material properties, comparable to those of magnets produced with “virgin” raw materials.

Injection molded parts

One of the most recently introduced technologies in our company is injection molding, which is used either for production of magnets or for production of complex magnetic systems. With injection molding technology, complex shaped magnets in a wide range of dimensions can be produced within very narrow tolerances. No further machining is necessary; therefore the somewhat expensive compound material consumption can be optimized. We are able to produce bonded magnets based on various types of magnetic materials (the most common being NdFeB), using either compounds supplied by commercial compound suppliers or compounds produced in our company, based on commercially available magnetic powders.

Assembly

Based on the newly obtained competencies in injection molding our company has decided to shift focus also to more complex products where various parts, often including sintered or bonded magnets are over-molded with various plastic or bonded magnet material into an assembly which is then used directly in our customer’s product. In the past, our customers often needed to use intermediate suppliers with competencies in injection molding processes which, however, didn’t have any knowledge of magnetic materials. Now, Magneti are able to provide both the magnet and over-molding and can supply the finished semi-product. In addition to over-molded assemblies our company also has experience in producing magnet systems where other “assembling” technologies, most commonly gluing, are applied.

Automation

During numerous process development projects a very capable automation department was formed which is able to design and execute complex automation projects with a focus on magnet production and particularly quality assurance. A significant proportion of the production equipment in our company has been either designed or upgraded with custom designed control units by our automation department. The main focus of the department’s current work is the optimization of production processes by automating all work intensive, and particularly quality critical, steps of production processes. The introduction of visual inspection machines and building a comprehensive production data acquisition system are the latest and possibly the most representative projects of our automation team.