Interviewee: Huang Keke, born in 1968, general manager of Ningbo Canmag Technology Co., Ltd.

Highlights of the project: four types of products, such as magnetizing machine, magnetizing fixture, magnetic related automation equipment and magnetic measuring and testing equipment, are used in magnetic material manufacturing enterprises, motor industry, electro-acoustic industry, automobile, aviation, microwave. In various fields such as telecommunications, it has established long-term cooperative relationships with many Fortune 500 companies and multinational companies, and its market share in the segmentation field ranks among the top three in China. At present, the company is involved in the intelligent factory transformation business.

Entrepreneurial story:

In the 1990s, Ningbo became an important production base for domestic NdFeB magnets. The demand for magnetizing machines was greatly increased. However, magnetizing machines were basically monopolized by foreign companies. At that time, Huang Keke, a company engaged in R&D work. I started the research of magnetizers in my spare time, and I have since formed a fate with this industry. After he resigned, he founded Ningbo Canmag Technology Co., Ltd.

Soon, for the first time, Huang Keke saw a magnetizer made in Japan. He found that the magnetizing equipment he made was far from it. Therefore, he is determined to be the world's leading brand of magnetizing equipment.

After experiencing various setbacks and failures, in October 1998, the company's first high-voltage pulse recharge (magnetic) machine DH2000-32T was born. However, birth is not equal to maturity, and the magnetizer frequently fails when the customer is using it. In order to troubleshoot, Huang Keke simply entered the customer's workshop, ready to replace the parts at any time. In the meantime, he suffered from all kinds of dislikes of the workshop staff, and for several days, he could not find the cause of frequent failures. On one occasion, the magnetizer ignited a fire and almost burned the workshop floor. Huang Keke was extremely hard hit, and once doubted whether he could persist, but his sense of responsibility and his dedication to technology finally made him find the cause of the malfunction and lifted the crisis.

In 2002, the company successfully developed multi-pole magnetizing heads and multi-pole magnetizing machines to fill the domestic gap. Since then, the company has revolutionized the magnetizing machine several times and improved the magnetizing efficiency. Because the performance is comparable to that of foreign products, the unit price is only one-third of that of foreign counterparts, and foreign magnetizers are gradually fading out of the Chinese market. Today, the market share of Canmag ranks among the top three.

In 2008, the company began to develop automatic magnetizing equipment and automatic testing equipment. In 2016, a Fortune 500 company purchased magnetic declination testers from around the world. As a small and micro enterprise, Canmag won the bid with a repeatability of 0.1 degrees or so. Among competitors, there is no shortage of magnetic materials industry. Years of foreign established companies. Subsequently, the company's products are also exported to European countries such as Germany, which is known for its high precision.

In 2015, Huang Keke moved its corporate headquarters to Ningbo Science and Technology Park. With the help of the technology and platform advantages of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it established a world-leading laboratory, developed new products, and provided various magnetization solutions for customers. The company has provided solutions for magnetizing and measuring new energy vehicles for European and domestic famous automobile manufacturers.

       On the afternoon of June 3, 2018, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Du Youwei, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shen Baogen, professor of the Iron and Steel Research Institute, Wang Xiangdong, professor of Zhejiang University, Yan Mi, vice president of China Metrology University, Ge Hongliang, professor Liu Xincai of Ningbo University, Chairman of Ningbo Magnetic Materials Chamber of Commerce, Yu Weixin, secretary general of Ningbo Magnetic Materials Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Wu Wenjie, and secretary general of Ningbo Minzhou Association for Science and Technology, Shen Jiancan, visited Ningbo Canmag Technology Co., Ltd., located in China Science and Technology Park. The general manager Huang Keke warmly welcomed all the staff.

The general manager of Canmag accompanied the academician team to visit the company's exhibition hall. Mr. Huang introduced and demonstrated four major categories of Canmag products, i.e., magnetizing machine, magnetizing coil, magnetic measuring instrument, automatic magnetizing and testing equipment.

    At the following meeting, Mr.Huang introduced Ningbo Canmag Technology Co., ltd: a professional company that integrates R&D and production of magnetizing, magnetic measuring technology and equipment and provides magnetic technology. It was established in April 1994 and is headquartered at China Science and Technology Park in Zhejiang Province with a branch office in Germany, a research and development center and factories. Canmag’s products are used in magnetic materials manufacturing, motor industry, electro-acoustic industry, automotive, aviation, microwave communications and other fields, and has established long-term cooperative relationships with many Fortune 500 companies and multinational companies. In the era of rapid development of new energy vehicles, Canmag has begun to solve the problem of magnetizing and measuring for new energy vehicles for famous European and domestic automobile companies in 2012. With the full launch of European Industry 4.0 and China Intelligent Manufacturing 2025, Canmag began to set foot in the intelligent factory transformation business.

Canmag has been committed to the development of more advanced magnetic technology for many years. This opportunity is to consult with two academicians and scholars on the current research topic. At the meeting, the two academicians and scholars also carried out a series of in-depth exchanges and analysis on how to further improve magnetic measurement technology such as magnetic measurement accuracy, from domestic technology to foreign technology, from theoretical technology to practical technology. The atmosphere was warm.
   The two sides hope to further deepen mutual exchanges and cooperation in the field of magnetic technology research and development.

The company is located in the National Science and Technology Enterprise Incubator and National Business Park (ABP) in the National Science and Technology Park. The headquarter of Ningbo Canmag Technology Co., Ltd., is located at No. 3 on the bank of Zhongtang River.

As soon as we entered the door, we can feel that Canmag’s private garden style.

There is an exhibition room on the first floor, which has a European style. Moreover, the layout of the products is well-spaced and the design is warm and unique. 

As an company founded in 1994, Canmag specializes in the production, development and research of magnetizing, test technology and automation machines. It has established cooperative relationships with many Fortune 500 companies and multinational companies.

Canmag's products are used in magnetic materials manufacturing, motor industry, electro-acoustic industry, automotive, aerospace, microwave communications and other fields. It has the CE certification and ISO9001 quality management system certification.

As a feature, Canmag's magnetizing machine and charging/demagnetizing machine adopt specially designed high-voltage pulse non-inductive capacitor, with strong discharge capacity, advanced control circuit and intelligent protection technology, which makes the machine stable and reliable, suitable for continuous operation. Computer-aided design of various types of magnetic yokes, from plane to radial , from rubber, ferrite to NdFeB, SmCo can be designed and manufactured shortly after the customer provides the drawings. In recent years, the company has focused on the development of automatic magnetizing equipment and automatic testing equipment, which has been widely used.

Speaking of the future, the general manager Mr. Huang said that the journey of Canmag is the starry sea, and hopes to work together with many high-tech enterprises in the Chinese Science and Technology Park to create a better future.