New MagneMover™ Lite Demo System to Debut at ATX East 2009

MagneMotion will exhibit a technology demonstration system of its new MagneMover™ Lite LSM transport system, specifically designed for smaller, lighter payloads such as those found at in the lab automation, pharmaceutical, packaging and small parts assembly markets, at the ATX East 2009 Conference, Booth # 3237, June 9-11, in New York City.

The new MagneMover Lite System builds on MagneMotion's existing QuickStick ® LSM technology while addressing applications requiring the movement of smaller, lighter payloads. The MagneMover Lite System will provide superior performance compared to conveyors, resulting in more accurate control of carrier movement, tracking and tracing of product at all times, intelligent priority routing, and accurate positioning at process stations. A catalog of standard parts provide for a wide variety of track layouts. Test and demonstration systems are available for delivery in Q4 2009 with first production systems available late Q2 of 2010. To read the entire release, please click here.

Maglev Guideway Installed at MagneMotion Headquarters

Under contract with the US Federal Transit Administration, MagneMotion is developing a Maglev transport system with the ultimate intent of providing 100 mph transit service in urban settings. As part of the Urban Maglev initiative, MagneMotion is now in the full scale, proof-of-concept phase and is constructing a test track at its facility in Devens, Massachusetts. After the initial phase at MagneMotion, the Maglev vehicles will be shipped to Norfolk, Virginia for testing on an existing elevated guideway at Old Dominion University (ODU) that will be outfitted with MagneMotion's Maglev levitation, propulsion and control system. As a project team member, ODU is collecting data to generate ridership models, creating a simulation to predict ride quality and assisting in the design of the track and development of installation techniques that will be used both at MagneMotion and ODU.

To facilitate this test program, two concrete beams totaling 160 feet in length were delivered to MagneMotion to complete construction of a Maglev guideway system configured to replicate the existing guideway structure at ODU. To read the entire article, please click here.

MagneMotion's Maglev Technology Featured in InTransition Magazine

MagneMotion was recently featured in an article entitled "Designers Worldwide Focus on Gas-Free Alternative Transportation Systems" in InTransition Magazine. The article highlights transportation technologies that cut down on greenhouse gas emissions and reliance on petroleum. MagneMotion's M3 urban maglev system was profiled, citing the M3 system as a fast, affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional guided systems like light rail. To read the entire article, please click here.