Chris Kirby

Magnomatics Ltd. design and develops magnetic transmission systems, high-torque electrical machines and electromechanical actuators. Its products include pseudo direct drive, a high torque low speed motor and generator for actuation, fan motors, marine propulsion, and wind power applications and MAGSPLIT, a power-split continuously variable transmission solution for blended hybrid power trains and ancillary drives. The company serves oil and gas, automotive, aerospace, marine-propulsion, renewable energy, and rail traction and hybridization market sectors. The company was founded by Kais Atallah and Chris Kirby in 2006 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.