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Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) and Advanced Electric Machines Research (AEMR) form the Advanced Electric Machines Group. Formed in November 2016, both businesses are spin outs from Newcastle University, an internationally recognised centre of innovative electric machine's research, having been established to design and manufacture electric motors and drive technologies for the transport sector. In early 2019 AEM moved to new premises and secured funding to allow establishment of a production line to manufacture up to 12,000 traction motors per annum.Electrification of all transport sectors is gathering momentum. The passenger car sector in particular is moving towards high volume production with many OEM's now declaring next generation platforms will include at least one electrified variant across the range.While electrification removes tailpipe emissions, there remain significant environmental concerns regarding the extraction of rare earth materials and the recyclability of copper and electronics. AEM Group holds patents which offer a significant advantage in developing solutions which:1) remove the concerns regarding rare earth materials and copper windings, and2) support the development of lightweight mechanical systems improving overall energy efficiency.