Academia
We understand the wide variety of requirements and concerns faced by academic institutions. That is why we work hard to supply the very best, cutting-edge solutions along with efficient, streamlined processes to ensure you get the very best value for money.
Academia & research
Research-grade magnets and power for university labs
From biophysics labs to plasma physics experiments, university researchers rely on Woodruff Engineering for precise, well-characterized magnetic fields and dependable power. We design every system around your experiment — field strength, uniformity, working volume, access and thermal limits — and deliver it with the documentation your group needs.
We understand research budgets and grant timelines. Our standard Helmholtz, microscope-stage and calibration coil families give you a fast, cost-effective starting point, and we provide detailed specifications and budgetary estimates to support funding proposals.
Precision you can publish
Fields characterized to the numbers that matter
±3%
Field uniformity over a 10 mm imaging volume in our microscope-stage systems
1 mG
Field resolution for dose-response and field-gradient studies
500 mT
Per axis from our two-axis Helmholtz vector field systems
≤10 °C
Temperature rise in live-cell imaging systems, protecting cell viability
Research applications
Built around your experiment
Biophysics and live-cell imaging
Compact 3-axis Helmholtz systems that fit inverted microscopes from Zeiss, Nikon and Olympus, with water-cooled axes for continuous operation and milligauss field control.
Magnetometry and sensor calibration
Single-, two- and three-axis Helmholtz and calibration coils with matched multi-channel supplies for vector field synthesis and directional sensor calibration.
Materials research
Planar and 3D vector fields for anisotropic materials characterization, with AC-capable supplies for rotating fields and AC susceptibility measurements.
Plasma physics
Helmholtz and solenoid field coils, including in-vacuum coils and mounting structures, plus capacitor banks, pulsed power and control systems for plasma experiments.
Accelerator and beam physics
Dipole and focusing magnets with high-current, low-ripple supplies for beam lines, accelerator test stands and research coils.
Magnetobiology and field nulling
Earth-field cancellation and controlled static or low-frequency fields for magnetoreception, magnetotaxis and nanoparticle studies.
“Simon and his team were highly responsive to our needs and remained engaged and helpful even after the coils were delivered.”
Plasma physics research customer, on an in-vacuum Helmholtz coil system
Working with research groups
A partner for the whole project
- Standard product families with published specifications
- Technical specifications and budgetary estimates to support grant proposals
- Electromagnetic and thermal simulation, CAD models and field maps with every design
- Matched power supplies and controls, delivered as a complete system
- ISO 9001:2015 quality management and factory acceptance testing
- Support after delivery, from installation questions to upgrades
Quality & compliance
Certified quality, controlled exports
Our customers include national laboratories, defense primes, fusion developers and universities around the world. They need to know that what we ship meets specification, and that it reaches them lawfully. Both are built into how we run every job.
ISO 9001:2015 certified
Woodruff Engineering operates a quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015. It covers the design, manufacture and test of our magnets, power supplies and pulsed power systems.
- Every order follows a documented product-realization process, from contract review through design, build, test and delivery
- Customer requirements are reviewed and agreed before work starts, and design changes are controlled
- Design reviews with the customer at concept and final design stages for custom systems
- Materials and components bought from qualified suppliers and traceable to each build
- Factory acceptance testing before every shipment, with as-built data and test records
- Nonconformances recorded and closed out with corrective action
- Internal audits and management review drive continual improvement
Our ISO 9001 certificate is available on request.
Export control compliance
High-voltage capacitor banks, pulsed power switches, power supplies and high-field magnets can be subject to US export controls. We manage compliance on every order, domestic and international.
- Products and designs classified under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) before quotation and again before shipment
- Customers, end users and intermediaries screened against the US Consolidated Screening List and OFAC sanctions lists
- Signed end-use and end-user statements requested for international orders where required
- Where a license is needed we tell you at quotation, apply for it, and build the time into the schedule
- Controlled technical data and drawings handled under the same rules, with access limited to authorized U.S. persons where required
- Export records kept for at least five years
Need an export classification (ECCN) for a product, an end-use statement form, or our ISO certificate? See our compliance contact.
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