At Custom Coils, we’ve been providing our valued customers with the highest quality design-specific manufactured coils, coil assemblies, electromagnets, solenoids, and inductors for over 45 years. Located in our 23,000-square-foot facility in Benicia, CA, Custom Coils is capable of meeting your manufacturing requirements, from single or small prototype coils runs to large volume coils and assemblies.
Our Manufacturing Process
We manufacture custom coils using our unique winding procedure, where ultra-fine wires commonly made of copper or aluminum are twisted around a core or pin in a round, helical, or spherical configuration. Because of the different applications of custom coils, the shapes and sizes of the coils will vary. To manufacture coils with different thicknesses, we alter the number of windings around the core. Coreless coils are manufactured by removing the core after the winding process is completed.
As a custom coil manufacturer, Custom Coils partners with customers through the entire production life cycle, from initial design to product development, testing, and production release. We offer:
- Custom Design Services for Production Quality and Efficiency
- Material Specification Consulting
- Coil Modeling and Analysis
- Thermal Modeling and Analysis
- Design for Manufacturability Analysis
- Full Electrical and Mechanical Capabilities
We have the knowledge and resources needed to design and manufacture quality coils that meet any system requirement.
Custom Coils’ Manufacturing Capabilities
Custom Coils is a single-source solution for custom coil design, engineering, and manufacturing. Our manufacturing capabilities include:
- Design and Engineering: To deliver the highest quality coils at the lowest costs, we partner with our customers and provide support throughout their projects, from concept through manufacturing.
- Prototyping and Development: From single-coil winding to large batches to variations of windings with similar parameters, Custom Coils provides support for prototyping and development.
- Manufacturing and Production: Whether our customers are in the initial stages of conception or have detailed specifications, Custom Coils has the knowledge and capabilities to deliver coils that fit tight space constraints, have unique geometries, withstand high thermal impact, or other specifications.
- Inductor Manufacturing: Custom Coils manufactures custom inductors to suit the demands of a range of applications.
- Ceramic Bell Jar Dome Refurbishment: As a primary OEM supplier, Custom Coils provides end-user repair and refurbishment services for HDP SPEED dome assemblies.
- Electromagnetic Coil Manufacturing: Custom Coils designs electromagnets to meet all system field requirements and deliver optimal performance.
Working with customers from design to product release, Custom Coils fulfills small and large volume orders while keeping costs at a minimum.
Industries Served by Custom Coils
Custom Coils provides custom coil solutions for a range of industries, including:
- Semiconductor Processing and Test Equipment: Custom Coils designs and manufactures electromagnets for ion implant, dielectric etch, and polysilicon etch applications.
- Medical: Imaging systems, tumor radiation, and other critical medical applications rely on our custom coils to ensure the safety of patients and users.
- Imaging and Scanning: Modern scanning and imaging devices require electromagnets with very precise design criteria, such as limited space and materials that can withstand extreme heat. Custom Coils designs and produces electromagnets, inductors, and coils for MRI machines, imaging mass spectrometry (IMS), magnetic particle imaging machines, and more.
- Satellite and Aerospace: Custom Coils manufactures custom coils that can perform in the harsh operating conditions of aerospace and satellite applications, such as spacecraft thrusters, altitude control systems, and compass calibration.
- Research and Development: We also assist universities with research and development efforts, such as those that involve magnetic particle imaging.
- Military and Defense: Custom Coils designs and manufactures reliable custom coils that withstand the harsh, mission-critical conditions of military and defense applications.
- Power Generation: Power generation applications—such as combustion gas, steam, wind, and hydroelectric turbines—require various electromagnets and coils to generate power.
Whatever the industry, Custom Coils can collaborate with you to find the right coil type for your exact project.
Manufacturing and Production Capabilities From Custom Coils
Our extensive manufacturing capabilities are built on a successful track record of devising the highest quality and repeatable manufacturing processes for unique coil applications; we understand the difficulties that customers face when selecting a coil manufacturer. We pride ourselves on being the best in the industry at optimizing process results while managing costs.
Everything we manufacture at Custom Coils is built to our customers’ specifications. We integrate your specific requirements into a unique manufacturing process solution designed to maximize quality and minimize cost. Our manufacturing services support small to large coil assemblies at one-off/prototype to large production volumes in a production process designed to maximize quality and minimize cost.
For more information on all of our custom coil manufacturing capabilities, see the tables below or contact us directly.
Custom Coil Manufacturing Capabilities
- Services
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Production – SMALL AND LARGE VOLUME
Mfg Process Development
Cost / Process Optimization
Mfg process testing
Final product testing
- Applications
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Extreme Thermal
High Power
- Products
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Air-Core/Self-Supporting Coils
Bobbin Wound Coils
Water-Cooled Coils
Field Coils
Coil Assemblies
RF Match Coils
RF Coil Assemblies
Chokes
Electromagnets
Focusing Magnets
Inductors
Solenoids
- Coil form Materials
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Ceramic
Quartz
G-10
Teflon
Plastic
Aluminum
Copper
Anodized
- Testing Capabilities
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On-Going / Continual
High Pot
Inductance
Resistance
Leak
Surge
Thermal
Standard Field
Mechanical
- Coil Winding Process
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Single Layer
Multi-Layer
Dry/Epoxy Wound
Random Layer
Precision Winding
Self-Bonding
Manual and Automated
- Coil Shape
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Round
Square
Rectangular
Oval
3 Dimensional
Other Odd Shapes
- Terminations
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By Design
- Wire Material
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Copper
Aluminum
- Wire Types
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Insulated Magnet
Bare Magnet
Hollow Core
Solid Core
Tube
- Insulators
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Nomex
Polyamide
G-10
Dacron Mylar Dacron (DMD)
Kapton Tapes
Glass Cloth Tapes
Glass Filament Tapes
Thermal Conductive Silicones
Epoxies
Double Day Glass (DDG) / Powder Coated
- Heat Sinks
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Copper
Aluminum
- Diameter
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< 1 in to 6 ft.
- Inspection
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First Article
- Quality
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100% Part/Process Tracking
Traceability
- Secondary Services
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Bonding
Brazing
Epoxy Encapsulation
Potting
Soldering
Vacuum Casting
Welding
Cable Assembly
Mold Fabrication and Utilization
Precision Machining/Tool Development
- Production Volume
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Limited Runs to High Volume Production
Prototypes
JIT
Kanban – These apply more to value added service – above under services
Additional Information
- Industries Served
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Semiconductor Equipment Processing
Medical Systems
Energy Storage
Power Generation
High Energy
Environmental
Solar
Security & Detection
University Research
- Intended Applications
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Next Level Assemblies
Power Supplies
- Industry Standards
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UL
NEMA
ISO Compliant
- File Formats
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CAD Capabilities
2D & 3D Modeling
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The industry leader in custom design for magnetic coil applications for over 45 years.