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