Home Products Superconducting Wire & Cable Superconducting Wire & Cable Luvata stands at the forefront of innovation as the leading manufacturer of special copper and low-temperature superconducting (LTS) wire and cable. Contact Us Contact With decades of expertise, we manufacture high-quality, custom-engineered solutions across three continents. Each solution is tailored to meet the unique needs of customers around the globe. Luvata’s superconductors are the backbone of critical scientific, energy, and healthcare applications, such as MRI scanners. Applications Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners Silicon crystal growth magnets Particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Synchrotrons to generate proton beams for cancer therapy Fusion energy development magnets Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers Scientific projects Lab and specialty magnets Industry-Leading Expertise Luvata is a world-leader in producing niobium-titanium (NbTi)-based low-temperature superconducting wires and niobium-tin (Nb3Sn) composite wire. Our unique internal-tin (IT) process enhances the quality of Nb3Sn wires. We offer a range of products from single filament to ultra-fine multi-filament wires. Our team collaborates with customers to improve existing systems and offer new high-quality and cost-efficient solutions. With our new hot extrusion press further improves the quality of superconductive wires and cables. Having facilities in Finland, the USA, and China, we support strategic partnerships and sustainable industry growth globally. Our Superconductor Benefits & Types Luvata’s superconducting wires and cables elevate performance and quality, making end products more efficient and even smaller in size. With vertically integrated production and in-house copper manufacturing, we offer high-quality, cost-effective superconductors in the following forms: Enamelled monolithic wires in round and rectangular configurations Wire-in-channel or cable-in-channel integrated conductors Nb-Sn conductors by ‘internal-tin’ and ‘bronze’ methods Insulated cables composed of superconductive and copper wires Superconducting Wire & Cable in Healthcare Our superconducting wire & cable are utilized globally in e.g., MRI scanners, NMR spectrometers and proton beam therapy. The increasing demand for cutting-edge technologies in MRI and proton beam therapy motivates us. Recently, the reducing use of liquid helium and the use of AI in diagnostics have been changing the industry. We stay ahead of developments and collaborate with customers to enhance system performance or offer entirely new solutions. Additionally, we recognize the expanding market for crystal pullers used in the production of monocrystalline silicon. MRI Wires Luvata MRI wires are essential for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which plays a crucial role in diagnostic medicine. Our superconducting wire & cable and hollow conductors provide the intense magnetic fields that these instruments require. As higher-field MRI systems become standard in major hospitals, we collaborate with leading suppliers to develop optimal superconducting wire and the highest performance hollow conductors to make MRI more affordable and accessible around the world. NMR Wires Nuclear magnetic resonance applications utilize Luvata’s NMR wires. These are best known to the public as Magnetic Resonance Imaging for medical diagnosis, but NMR spectrometers are also used in chemical research, biochemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, polymer and material science, petroleum research and agricultural chemistry. Silicon Crystal Growers Superconducting magnets make it possible to grow large crystals for the Si wafer business economically. Superconductors do not only make the crystal growth systems more compact, but they also consume less energy. Consequently, the Si crystal industry has been able to increase diameters from 200 mm to 300 mm – more than doubling the surface area of Si wafers. We supply superconductors for this specialist application as well. Manufacturing Locations Asia Zhongshan, China Europe Pori, Finland North America Waterbury, US Superconductors in Scientific Projects Luvata contributes to several high energy physics projects, fusion energy development, and other applications where quality, delivery, and performance are critical. In many of the high-profile scientific projects we have often broke new ground with highly innovative solutions to the unique challenges. CERN Luvata superconductors are used at the heart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland, the world’s largest high-energy particle accelerator, where scientists are recreating the conditions that occurred immediately after the Big Bang. The superconducting magnets operate close to absolute zero temperature at 4.2K or below. We supplied 2,280 kilometres of cable, with 36 strands per cable and 6,400 filaments per strand. That’s over 525 million kilometres of superconducting filament, the equivalent to 684 return journeys to the moon. We were also the sole supplier manufacturing the advanced superconducting NbTi wire needed for the second big experiment at the LHC; the CMS detector. We are proud of our contributions to this project, which aims to unlock some of the most powerful secrets of the cosmos’ origins. ITER Nuclear magnetic resonance applications utilize Luvata’s NMR wires. These are The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project, based in Cadarache France, will play a significant role in the production of energy in the future. Using a plasma device designed by ITER scientists, the project aims to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power. The device utilizes extremely powerful superconducting magnets to enable the fusion process, which releases vast amounts of heat that can be harnessed to generate carbon-free electricity. Luvata has delivered on-time and to an exact specification, the superconductive material for the US Department of Energy for the TF-magnet coils. We supplied 86 % of the US commitment for superconductive wire and copper wire needed to complete this massive and scientifically significant project. In addition, Luvata was the sole supplier of 62 tons of chrome-plated copper wire for Europe’s share to make the same TF-magnet coils. CEA Saclay Luvata has supplied superconductor cable to CEA Saclay in France for the world’s strongest MRI machine which, at 11.75 Tesla is four to ten times more powerful than most clinical MRI machines. As the sole superconducting wire supplier to the project, we delivered two types of superconductors including 158 kilometers of cable-in-channel for the main coils and 60 kilometers of wire-in-channel for the shield coils. The incredibly powerful 11.75 Tesla whole-body MRI system is designed to scan body tissue structures with a clarity that has never been possible. It will reveal details that are invisible in lower magnetic fields and will provide earlier detection and treatment for many diseases as well as new insights into brain activity that could pinpoint the causes of Alzheimer’s. Document library Relevant industries Healthcare read more Scientific Applications read more Electronics read more Our specialists are just an email away! 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