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Millions injected into Magnax: from engineering to mass production
April 10, 2026 | Belgian deep-tech player Magnax is making the leap from engineering to industrial scale. With an investment of €35.5 million from Pan-International Industrial Corp. and partners from the Foxconn Group ecosystem, the technology for axial flux motors is getting a global rollout.…
Foxconn invests 35.5 million euros in Belgian axial flux motors
April 8, 2026 | Tom Cassauwers | 2 minute read | Leuk dat je geïnteresseerd bent in onze artikelen. Prima als je deze tekst bewaart in je persoonlijke archief. Op ons werk rust echter auteursrecht. Geheel of deels kopiëren om…
Belgium’s Magnax secures €35.5 million with Foxconn backing to industrialise axial flux motor technology
April 6, 2026 | Rahul Raj | Magnax, a Kortrijk-based DeepTech company specialising in yokeless axial flux electric motor technology, has secured €35.5 million from Pan-International Industrial Corp., together with Foxconn Group and incoming management members, through a two-stage capital…
Foxconn Group to Invest in Magnax to Boost Humanoid Robotics | Traxial/Magnax
January 21, 2026 | TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foxconn and its subsidiary Pan-International Industrial Corp. will invest NT$1.18 billion (US$37 million) to acquire a 52% stake in Belgian startup Magnax, aiming to advance humanoid robot development.
Traxial to Present EM-TECH Research Outcomes in Final Webinar Series
November 2025 – After 36 months of innovation, the EM-TECH project is ready to share its results. The Final Webinar Series will showcase the project outcomes achieved in the EM-TECH project across four expert-led sessions. The sessions will provide in-depth…
Who will win the innovation race? “If we do not cooperate with China, we will be wiped out in Europe.”
June 1, 2025 | Veerle De Vos | 8:40 In recent years, China has been focusing all its efforts on innovation. The country aims to transform itself from the world's factory into a leader in new technology and is investing…
Kinetic Kings: Inside Motorsport’s Axial Flux Motor Revolution | Race Engine Technology
February 27, 2025 | The popularity of electric and hybrid powertrains in motorsport continues to grow. New categories for EVs are appearing, and a number of existing internal combustion engine (ICE) formulae are mandating the use of hybrids that include…
5 Design Decisions That Unlocked the Next-Level Power Density of Traxial Axial Flux Motors
Achieving maximum power density in electric motors requires careful consideration of topology and design choices. We’ll be exploring the five design decisions we've made in our design of the next generation electric motors to achieve massive gains in power density.…
Battery Electric Vehicles: Powertrain and System Level Trade-offs
The dominant trend within the automotive industry for battery electric vehicle (BEV) traction electric motors is the use of permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSM), and within that category, the internal permanent magnet (IPM) radial flux (RF) machine seems to be…
Why design-for-manufacture could make Traxial axial flux motors go mainstream
April 11, 2024 | E-Mobility Engineering Touted as the future of EV propulsion, axial flux motors are more compact, lighter and offer higher power and torque densities than their radial flux counterparts. Until now, they have been exceedingly hard to…
Why design-for-manufacture could make Traxial axial flux motors go mainstream
The following article was originally published by Emobility Engineering magazine, published April 11, 2024 Read the original article Touted as the future of EV propulsion, axial flux motors are more compact, lighter and offer higher power and torque densities than…
Axial Flux Motors: Revolutionizing Electric Vehicles for a Greener Future
As the electric vehicle growth continues unabated, the rising fuel prices due to supply chain disruptions and political tensions will continue to incentivize consumers to consider more fuel-efficient battery electric vehicles (BEV’s) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV’s) further accelerating their…
Peter Leijnen: “Pure technique”
March 2, 2021 | Luc De Smet | Last Christmas, the innovative electric motor manufacturer Magnax from Deinze received 16 million euros to grow in the automotive sector. We spoke with Peter Leijnen (48), founder and CTO of Magnax. ENGINEERINGNET.BE…
Is the next Elon Musk from Deinze? These Flemings are building the electric motorcycle of the future.
December 31, 2020 | Ruben De Keyzer | It is quite possible that the next Elon Musk will come from Deinze. Technology startup Magnax has raised 16 million euros following an initial investment round for its electric motorcycle of the…
The Next Generation of Direct Drives – Whitepaper
June 6, 2018 | In this white paper, Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen of Kortrijk-based Magnax dot the i's and cross the t's regarding their Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) technology. ENGINEERINGNET.BE - Their rallying cries: more efficient and more…