Magnex Scientific is a company involved in the design and build of superconducting magnet systems. In 2004 Magnex was bought by Varian, Inc. The Magnet Technology Centre is the new headquarters for magnet manufacturing for Varian, Inc. and is situated on the Oxford Industrial Park, 3 miles north-west of the city of Oxford in England. The purpose built manufacturing plant was opened in 2000, and has since grown in size to 90,000 square feet . Part of this expansion is the new Varian European NMR demonstration facility, due for completion towards the end of 2005. The factory is able... to manufacture Varian’s full range of NMR and MRS magnet systems including the class leading ultra high field 9.4 T 900 mm and 7.0 T 900 mm horizontal bore MRI magnets as well as high resolution 800 MHz NMR magnet systems Since 1982 Magnex has grown to become the World Leader in NMR Magnet Technology. Below is a brief description of the last 25 successful years 1982 Magnex Formed 1983 First Whole Body 0.5 tesla MRI Magnet System produced for Elscint Ltd. 1984 First Whole Body 2.0 tesla MRI/MRS Magnet System produced for Elscint Ltd.
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