Method of manufacturing a centrifugal wheel

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a centrifugal wheel for a mixing or pumping device with a magnetically levitated centrifugal wheel, includes providing an impeller configured to be magnetically levitated, has and having a permanent magnetic core, permanent magnetic core completely enclosed by a sheathing, the sheathing including plastic, and a plurality of blades to mix or convey substances provided on the sheathing, removing all blades from the sheathing, separating the permanent magnetic core from the sheathing, the permanent magnetic core being demagnetized before the permanent magnetic core is separated from the sheathing, attaching an encapsulation including plastic, and which completely encloses the permanent magnetic core, and attaching a plurality of vanes to the encapsulation.

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