Home, Shop & Industry Uses

Block magnets are one of the most popular and versatile magnets we sell at Apex Magnets. When compared to a disc magnet of the same thickness, they have more surface area resulting in a stronger magnetic pull—the pull force of our block magnets ranges from 0.27 pounds to roughly 1,455 pounds! We also sell a variety of countersunk blocks with holes that allow you to use screws, nails, or bolts to attach the magnet to a different material. Continue reading →

By adding some magnets into your spring cleaning routine, you’ll find yourself creating a beautiful space you can enjoy all year round. Take these extra steps this “spring cleaning” season to transform your kitchen into your favorite room (if it isn’t already!). Continue reading →

Sphere Magnets are small but mighty! Their unique shape and the lines of force they generate give them very high surface gauss readings for their size (gauss measures field strength at the surface, which is not the same as pull force). Their greatest strength, however, comes with a trade-off: since they lack surface area, it’s harder for them to grab onto certain surfaces. This means sphere magnets work best when being used with other sphere magnets. These unique magnetic balls are most commonly used for classroom demonstrations, DIY projects, and workplace fun -- Continue reading →

Apex Magnets has over 100 options for disc magnets, and for good reason! These circular, flat magnets are one of the most popular magnet shapes. Neodymium disc magnets have significant strength—pull forces range from 0.8 ounces to 1,718 pounds per magnet,  while diameters range from 2 millimeters to 6 inches—and come in a variety of sizes, thicknesses, materials, and coatings, making it easy to find the perfect product for your next project. Over the years, our team and customers have found many ways to put these versatile magnets to use. From classroom demonstrations to organizational tools, we’ve compiled a list of five uses for our disc magnets. Continue reading →

When you think of magnets, where does your mind go first? Maybe an industrial backdrop, such as magnetic sweepers? Perhaps you think of a first-grade classroom – star magnets beneath the names of well-behaved children. There’s a good chance you don’t relate to either of these examples, but have you considered the practical uses magnets can have around your office...

From Papa John’s Pizza to political campaigns, we’ve grown accustomed to the colorful magnetic signage we see around the city or on the side of someone’s vehicle as it drives by. Maybe the sign is an ad for a local handyman, hair stylist, or Grubhub delivery service. No matter the end product, there is a production process to all magnetic signage that remains, for the most part, unseen. If you’re involved in the manufacturing of magnetic signage, or the procurement of material to make said operation run more efficiently, Apex Magnets has several high-quality products you can use “behind the scenes.” That’s right – using magnets to better make a magnetic product! Continue reading →

Warehouses and distribution centers operate in a state of flux – a recurring expansion and consolidation of products and raw material. In many ways, warehouses behave as the lungs of the sales and manufacturing business. But even in the midst of constant change, one goal remains the same – to stabilize. You want to increase productivity and predictability. Our magnets can play a prominent role in the effort to improve and standardize day-to-day life for your business. Continue reading →

Over the last few years, we’ve seen an increase of magnets being used in our everyday technology: wireless charging for electronic devices, cases that protect our technology from falls, and even tablets that contain a significant amount of magnets to attach useful accessories. When it comes to combining the power, utility, and versatility of magnets with our technology, it’s no secret that Apple is ahead of the game. Here are a few ways that Apple has integrated magnets in their device designs. Continue reading →

If you’re into photography, whether it’s as a hobby or your career, you know how important it is to get the perfect lighting. Color gels (or lighting gels, color filters, or gels as they are also called) are transparent colored material used to aid in color correction and lighting. While useful—and fairly simple to execute—you may find that once you find the right color for your shot, attaching the gels can be tricky. Below we share the common problem of attachment that photographers face when first starting out with color gel photography, as well as how it can be resolved with magnets. Continue reading →

We tend to think of litter as trash left out on the street, painfully close to the garbage can, but not quite inside of it. But what about the metal items lost or thrown into streams, canals, and oceans? One family from Hall Lane in Tipton, U.K. has made a hobby of “magnet fishing” for underwater litter. As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and you never know just what you’ll find at the depths of your local canal. Continue reading →

As we learned in November, our Apex magnets can be used in some of the most innovative and creative ways. Our favorite uses are those shared by our customers. We love seeing how they have found ways to use their magnets for more than what they initially had in mind when they first purchased them! Today, we’re sharing a magnet hack for our bookworm customers and readers: a handy way to keep your book open to the right page! Continue reading →

Keeping concrete formwork in position requires a dependable holding system. Shuttering magnets for precast concrete secure forms to suitable steel casting beds while letting crews release and reposition the equipment between production cycles. These reusable assemblies offer a practical option for manufacturers that regularly change panel dimensions or formwork layouts. However, choosing the right system requires more than comparing advertised...

Just when you thought Apple has run out of innovative ideas for their technology, they do it again. In case you missed it, the 2018 version of the iPad Pro features 102 (!!!) small magnets. Although we tend to assume magnets and technology don’t play well together, we have discovered that magnetic mounts are safe to use on our phones and magnetic cases can actually protect your devices during a fall. So it only makes sense that Apple has found a way to incorporate purposeful magnets into their designs. But why would a tablet need all of these magnets since previous versions functioned without them? Continue reading →

Magnetic tape and other adhesive magnets are becoming exceedingly popular and important to our everyday lives. To show you what we mean, let’s run through a couple of highly-used spaces in your average office to see where these magnets can exist. In the shared kitchen or a filing cabinet, you could use them as a labeling system. In the entryway, you could hang framed photos or awards with magnetic tape, keeping lightweight frames in place without damaging the walls with nails (especially important if you’re renting your space). If you’re a teacher, colorful magnetic adhesives make a great addition to any presentation whiteboard. In many ways, the possibilities are infinite. Now, let’s get into what the different types of magnetic tape or adhesives are. Below, we’ll detail more information to help you kickstart the creative process.  Continue reading →

Usually made with neodymium magnets, magnetic phone holders are convenient and easy to use. Since they’ve gotten popular, people have been concerned whether this handy gadget is actually damaging their phones. We’re here to tell you that it’s generally safe to use a magnetic phone mount, contrary to what many believe. Here are the most common concerns with magnet use around phones and why most of them are overblown! Continue reading →

Yes, you read that correctly! All around the world, Apex serves customers who use our magnets in a variety of industries and applications. Customer satisfaction is our number one priority, no matter the distance. That is one of the reasons why it is so exciting to hear back from customers who took creative measures to utilize the strength of our product. Continue reading →

If you own a smartphone, chances are you’ve dropped it a time or two (or three or four...). Hopefully, you had a protective case or screen protector on it to keep it from cracking or messing up anything internally. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case—sometimes, even if you do take precautionary measures, your phone can still be damaged in a fall. Luckily, Apple recently gained the rights to a patent on a protective case. Apple first filed for the patent in March 2015, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted it in October 2018. The patent, titled “Dynamic stabilized magnetic array,” explains how the protective case would use electromagnets to connect devices and accessories to each other. Continue reading →

Self-driving cars have been on the horizon for a long time, but just how realistic is a world that travels primarily by autonomous vehicle? In 1997, the US Department of Transportation funded a series of projects to develop and demonstrate a highway prototype. The resulting automated system with embedded magnets performed “flawlessly.” This meant the possibility of switching from automatic...

The National Football League is a business empire. In 2017 alone, they pulled in roughly $14 billion and have no plans of slowing down with commissioner Roger Goodell sharing his desire to increase annual revenue to $25 billion within ten years. Simply put, America’s love of football is no secret. However, as disturbing facts surrounding blunt force trauma and the...

In a recent blog post, we discussed the importance of recycling rare earth magnets. These rare earth metals play a significant role in everyday technologies, including rechargeable batteries, touchscreen cell phones, and computer hard drives. Through a project funded by the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Critical Materials Institute, a research team in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recovered magnets from used computer hard drives and repurposed them for use in an axial gap (or axial flux) electric motor, one of two basic direct drive motor configurations. The motor transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy through the electromagnetic interactions of magnetic fields generated by the magnets and coils within. Continue reading →

We use our state-of-the-art cell phones, tablets and televisions on a regular basis, but it’s easy to forget about the parts inside that make them work so well and allows them to be a fixture in our lives. As it turns out, a lot of the electronics we use every day rely on magnets to function at their fullest capability. We’ll show you how. Continue reading →

At times, our shower curtains can be quite a nuisance. We’ve all been there before. It’s early in the morning, you’ve rolled out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom, barely allowing yourself time to wake up. You turn on the water, step in, and find yourself getting quickly frustrated with the shower curtain. No matter where you move, it keeps blowing toward you and sticking to your skin while you’re trying to take a shower. Luckily, there are a few fast solutions. Continue reading →

There’s no denying cranes are an important piece of industrial equipment in the construction, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Skyscrapers, apartment complexes, and other massive man-made structures would not be possible without one!  You probably were already aware of the importance cranes are in our world, but did you know many of them rely on electromagnets to lift steel? Find out how below.  Continue reading →

Traditional ceramics, or materials derived from naturally occurring clay minerals and quartz sand, are “almost as old as the human race.” Industrial ceramics, on the other hand, are inorganic, nonmetallic materials, “that exhibit such useful properties as high strength and hardness, high melting temperatures, chemical inertness, and low thermal and electrical conductivity but that also display brittleness and sensitivity to...