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Innovation with Integrity Superconductors
Enabling Material Success BEST – Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies
Advancing leadership in healthcare, industry and scienceBEST, Bruker Energy & Superconductor Technologies
Who we are
Bruker EST is a global leader in superconductor solutions, providing an unmatched range of products that
meet the needs of healthcare, academic and industrial companies and organizations worldwide. In close
cooperation with our customers, we design, develop and deliver product solutions that are at the heart of
a majority of the superconductor magnets worldwide. They enable innovators to build leading edge
healthcare and industrial products, as well as to conduct fundamental research, such as the search for
the origins of the universe and sustainable clean energies.
Bruker EST has drawn upon the experience of highly motivated and interdisciplinary teams with a strong
focus on research and development to sustain a position as a leading innovator in superconductor
technology. Our company has significantly expanded its production capacity in recent years, which is
testimony to the success of our customer-focused values and philosophy. We now operate from three
modern and efficient facilities in Hanau (Germany), Carteret (NJ/USA) and Alzenau (Germany – for high
temperature superconductors). This provides a global footprint, able to respond to and efficiently support
our diverse and sophisticated base of scientific and commercial customers.
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Expanding the Boundaries of Superconductors
What we do
Our portfolio includes high-performance and high-quality Nb-Ti and Nb3Sn
superconductors. They can carry up to 100 times the current of conventional
copper at the same sizes. In addition, superconductors have virtually zero
electrical resistance, which makes them ideal for electrical systems that
require ultra-high stability and low energy consumption, such as high field
magnets.
Our Nb-Ti and Nb3Sn superconductor products are used globally in MRI
(Magnetic Resonance Imaging), NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy), cancer therapy, semiconductor production, and large scale
high energy physics research. Customers use our products to extend tech
nological limits and rely on our expertise in tailoring superconductors pre-
cisely to their demanding requirements.
Furthermore, Bruker EST performs research to investigate the technological
and commercial potential of new superconductors, which may broaden the
use of energy-saving technology in the future.
Nb-Ti-based superconductors are by far the most widely produced
and used superconductors today. They offer reliable and very high
performance at excellent economics and meet the requirements of
most applications around the world.
BEST provides a wide range of custom Nb3Sn conductors that are
developed and built in close cooperation with customers, based on
very specific requirements. These may be manufactured using the
Rod-Restack Process (RRP®) Internal-Tin, PIT (Powder in Tube), or
bronze route methods.
With over 50 years of experience and leadership in superconductivity,
it is our mission to be the world’s premier supplier of superconductor
products and solutions. Based on our proven values of providing
superior flexibility, reliability and quality standards, we support
our customers and partners with state-of-the-art superconductors
today.
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Our unique combination of the world’s pioneering
superconductor companies allows for an unmatched
range of trusted top-quality products and solutions
that meet the needs of pioneering scientists and
academic institutions worldwide. You tell us what
you are looking for – and we provide you with a solu-
tion that can turn your vision into reality.
Our Nb-Ti superconductors are used in applications
with magnetic fields up to 10 Tesla, which is rough-
ly 200,000 times the natural magnetic field at the
earth’s surface. Nb-Ti products are used for:
• Clinical magnetic resonance imaging of
tissues and organs for diagnosis and therapy
• Particle therapy (PT) treatment for highly
localized cancer treatment
• Clinical and pharmaceutical research
• Molecular analysis in biotech, chemicals
or food
• Scientific research into fundamental properties
of matter
• Industrial processes, such as waste separation
or crystal growth for the semiconductor and
solar industries
Our Nb3Sn superconductors are generally used
where magnetic fields above 10 Tesla are required
and are indispensable for ultra-high field magnets
used in:
• NMR for research and analysis of molecular
structures of proteins and biopolymers or
material properties
• Fusion research for future inexhaustible
sustainable energy generation by using the
basic principle of energy generation in our sun
• Physics research into the behavior of matter
MRI is the most versatile diagnostic imaging modality available today
and, with over 30,000 MRI systems installed, the largest market for
superconductors in the world.
Today, Bruker Nb3Sn superconductors are used in research magnets as
well as NMR systems ranging from 500MHz up to the current world
record 1000MHz system, which corresponds to 23.5 Tesla.
You have a vision – we have your solutionBEST Applications
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As of 19801980 Optimized VACRYFLUX-wire types are sold in increasing quan-tities for the MRI system market. VAC manufactures 20 tons of Nb-Ti wire to build the “Euratom coil”.One of 6 D-shaped coils used at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (TN, USA) to build the Tokamak fusion experiment LCT (Large Coil Task).
1962-65As part of VAC (Vacuumschmelze), R&D begins on superconducting alloy NbZr, later Nb-Ti and the processing of Cu/Nb-Ti composite conductors. Research & Develop-ment begins in Murray Hill, New Jersey as part of Airco for applica-tions that would utilize the growing supply of liquid helium.
1984First wire-in-channel conductor for MRI is produced in Carteret NJ. This conductor type gains strong acceptance and grows to become the highest volume share of the wire used in MRI’s globally.
As of 1970VACRYFLUX conductor development for NMR applications, e.g.: thin fila-ments, twisting, CuNi matrix switch wires as well as the introduction of the first bronze route wires for NMR applications.
Five decades of shaping the futureBEST Achievements since 1962
1960’s
1980’s
1970’s
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2000OST conductor used in Oxford Instruments’ industry leading 900 MHz NMR magnet.
1987After discovery of high tempe-rature superconductivity, the development and manufacturing of high-temperature supercon-ductor wires and tapes based on YBa2Cu3O7-x, Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x and Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+x starts in Hanau.
2002OST introduces its Restacked Rod-Restack Process (RRP®) Nb3Sn conductor to help achieve the high-est performance NMR magnets.
199828 km of high-purity aluminum molded flat cable, consisting of 38 wire strands of an Nb-Ti wire with 1.30 mm dia-meter, is produced for the “ATLAS” detector at the LHC (CERN).
2000’s
2003-2005RRP® used to achieve two magnet field records: 16T in an Nb3Sn dipole and 25T in an HTS insert. Morgan Crucible plc. – owner of Vacuumschmelze since 1999 – sells the superconductor wire business to Bruker BioSpin. The new company was named European Advanced Superconductors (EAS). Bruker acquires the YBCO activities of the “Zentrum für Funktionswerkstoffe” (ZFW) of the University of Göttin-gen and renames this activity to European High Temperature Super-conductors (EHTS). RRP® enables first 950 MHz (22.3T) NMR magnet by Oxford Instruments. EHTS manufactures a first 40m long YBCO-coated conductor tape with an Ic of 235 A/cm width.
1990’s
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2012Bruker EAS relocates in its 50th year of superconductor wire manu-facturing to its new manufacturing facility in Hanau.
2015Launch of SuperCore Round (SCR®) Nb-Ti conductor to provide the flexibility of WIC to round profiles.
2014OST completes its facility expansion to enhance its capacity for the supply of Nb-Ti conductors, especially for MRI market.
2016Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (“BEST”) purchases OST and renames it Bruker OST. Low temperature superconduc-tors will continue to be manufactured in both Hanau Germany and Carteret NJ, USA.
2009“Fusion for Energy” (F4E) - the European domestic agency for ITER – awarded Bruker EAS a contract for the supply of 37 tons of chrome plated bronze route Nb3Sn wire. F4E and the US ITER dome-stic agency award supply contracts for 70 tons of Nb3Sn to OST in Carteret NJ. This was supplied using a custom designed internal tin conductor. Bruker BioSpin installs the world’s first commercial 1 GHz NMR system, “AVANCE 1000 ™” at the CRNM (Lyon, F). Bruker EAS was instrumental in the wire development for the 23.5 T magnet.
2010’s
2008European Advanced Superconductors is renamed as Bruker EAS, EHTS is renamed as Bruker HTS and the Bruker busi-ness unit Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST), Inc., headquartered in Billerica, USA is established, covering the fields of activity of Bruker EAS, Bruker HTS, Bruker ASC, RI Research Instruments and Bruker Hydrostatic Extrusions.
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With more than 25 years of experience in the field of
High Temperature Superconducting wires (HTS), our
interdisciplinary teams are working on new high tech
solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.
We are committed to uncompromising product
performance and quality to enable our customers to
overcome today’s technological limitations.
Our focus is HTS wire solutions for ultra high field
applications, enabling new insights in research as well
as HTS solutions for new applications in electrical
industry and healthcare.
Bruker EST products are able to carry more than 100
times the power of comparable copper wire and are
designed with magnet and electric power applications
in mind. To provide our customers with optimized and
tailored solutions, we are working on both, Bi-2212
and YBCO 2G wire HTS solutions.
Our Bi-2212 wire is the only HTS conductor in round
shape and with isotropic performance under applied
magnetic field. This wire is made using thousand fila-
mentary structures and can be twisted to fit magnet
quick ramping requirements. This wire is an ideal HTS
conductor for ultra-high field applications with twisted
multi-filamentary configuration, strong superconduc-
ting performance over one kilometer in piece-length.
Our YBCO 2G wire is a tape product based on
state-of-the-art thin film deposition technology with
superior power performance. Based on the pulsed
laser deposition technology (PLD), this innovative and
robust YBCO coated conductor with unique design
features is produced in unit lengths up to 600 m. High
current densities along with excellent mechanical
properties deliver unmatched superconducting perfor-
mance in all magnetic fields in the temperature range
from 4 to 77 k.
Working on tomorrow’s challengesBEST HTS wires
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Always at the cutting edge of developmentsBEST Range of Products
Bruker EST offers a unique range of
products for an almost endless array
of possible applications and advanced
solutions:
Materials
• Low Temperature Superconductors
• High Temperature Superconductors
• Cuponal™
• Metal Composites
• Customized Wire Products
Applications
• Superconducting Devices
• Normal and Superconducting Accelerator Cavities
• Linear Accelerators and Particle Sources
• Circular Accelerators and Beamlines
• Synchroton Instrumentation & X-ray Optics
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For applications where high engineering current and precise dimensional control are
required we supply wires with Cu:SC ratios from 1:1 to 7:1 in both round and rectangular
cross sections. These are especially applicable in particle accelerators, NMR and fast ramp
magnets.
Today, Bruker wires are applied at a large scale in high field nuclear magnetic resonance
spectrometry (NMR), high energy physics and fusion research. Here, we offer a unique
Rod-Restack Process (RRP®) conductor portfolio, which is already being used by leading
international fusion and high-energy physics projects that require highest magnetic fields.
Nb3Sn and Nb-Ti for High Energy Physics applications
Special wires
Nb-Ti for MRI applications
High-Cu fraction wires
Nb-Ti for NMR and other applications
Low-Cu fraction wires
Nb-Ti Superconductors are high performance superconductors and the workhorse of
the world’s superconductor industry. Their major market is clinical MRI, with well over
1,000,000 km of Nb-Ti wire produced to date. Other large markets include Nuclear
Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy and particle accelerators for high energy physics
research.
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Nb3Sn wires for High Magnetic Field application
Bronze process wires, Powder-in-Tube process wires and Rod Restack Process (RRP®)
Nb3Sn superconductors are high performance superconductors and the gold standard of
the world’s superconductor industry. Their distinguishing characteristic among LTS conduc-
tors is the extraordinary performance at ultra-high magnetic fields. They are indispensable
for the high field magnets in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Mass Spectroscopy
(FTMS), which today routinely exceed 20 Tesla. Large fusion projects also rely on Nb3Sn for
magnets operating above 10 T, paving the way to a future with clean and abundant energy.
HTS for research applications
YBCO 2G HTS wire products
Superconductors for special applications
Customized to every need
Our YBCO 2G HTS wire products enhance the reliability and efficiency of electrical power
grids and large energy demanding applications. Conductors made by Bruker HTS are used
to build a new generation of compact high power devices such as motors, generators,
cables and transformers as well as high field magnets for medical and research applications.
Bi-2212 conductors provide high field solutions for designers focused on round conductors
and solenoid applications.
Our customized products include superconductors with highly specialized performance
characteristics. We have delivered specially alloyed or reinforced conductors and conductors
with ultra-thin filaments to some of the most demanding customers worldwide. Between
2000 and 2005 we had delivered over 40,000 km of thin filament Nb-Ti conductors to the
LHC particle accelerator project at CERN. By 2007, we delivered over 60 km of aluminum
clad Nb-Ti cables with a total of 15,000 km Nb-Ti wire to the Euratom 7-X Wendelstein 7-AS
fusion project. For the ITER fusion project we have produced in excess of 24,000 km of
Nb3Sn wire.
For more information please contact our Sales and
Service Support in your country or region.
Our representatives throughout the world look
forward to providing you with informed advice and
support. Find your local office in Asia, Europe or
North America: https://www.bruker.com/de/
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About Bruker
Bruker EST is a member of a large group of
Bruker companies. Bruker analytical systems
cover a broad spectrum of applications in fields
of research and development and are used in
industrial production processes for the purpose
of ensuring quality and process reliability. Bruker
continues to build on its extensive range of
products and solutions, its broad base of installed
systems and a strong reputation among its
customers. Being one of the world’s leading
analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker is
strongly committed to fully meet its customers’
needs as well as to continue to develop state-
of-the-art technologies and innovative solutions
for today’s analytical questions. Worldwide
more than 6,000 employees are working on this
permanent challenge in over 40 countries on all
continents.
Headquarters in Billerica, MA, USA