American Magnetics, Inc. (AMI) was founded in 1968 by former employees of the Fusion Energy Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Since then, AMI has grown to become a leading supplier of superconducting magnet systems and cryogenic accessories. AMI services leading university, government, and industrial laboratories throughout the world. View Introduction to AMI for a detailed description of the company and Manufacturing Services for an overview of our general capabilities. AMI is a closely held Small Business with Sub Chapter S Corp. status in the state of Tennessee.

Approximately eighty five percent of all systems produced by AMI have been custom designed. The following is a sample of applications for which AMI has supplied custom systems:

• Whole Body MRI Scanners
• Particle Accelerator Focusing Systems
• NMR, ICR and Particle Trapping
• Nuclear Physics Experiments
• Plasma Physics
• Materials Analysis
• Magnetic Energy Storage
• Superconducting Motors
• Wide Variety of Science Research Experiment Platforms
• Gyrotron Systems

AMI has a proven track record of delivering innovative, high-quality products and service. AMI's achievements include:

designs and manufactures superconducting magnets for more applications than any other U.S. manufacturer.

equipment is used by physicists and scientists to make significant advances in such areas as low temperature physics, superconducting materials, fusion energy and more. Our customers include several Nobel Prize recipients.

is a pioneer in cryogenic instrumentation and superconducting magnet control systems.

is the leading supplier of superconducting helium level sensors and instruments.

vapor-cooled current leads are accepted as the industry standard for introducing high currents into cryogenic devices.

is one of the first domestic superconducting magnet manufacturers to design and build a whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet systems.

AMI's products are sold in North America through the main office in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Sales representatives are used in many foreign countries to provide our global customer base with easy access to sales and service of all AMI products. AMI currently has representative agreements that cover many countries in Europe, Asia, and South America. AMI is continuously seeking to expand export markets through the use of qualified representatives. Please contact us if you have an interest in representing our products.

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