Orbis Electric has announced the commercialization of HaloDrive, its advanced axial-flux motor-generator-pump (MGP) platform engineered to deliver efficiency, power density, and modularity. Designed to serve next-generation electric mobility and industrial applications, HaloDrive brings a fundamentally new approach to electromechanical power conversion.

The HaloDrive platform is built around Orbis Electric’s patented axial-flux permanent-magnet topology, a geometry that enables high torque output, exceptional efficiency, and a uniquely compact form factor. Unlike conventional radial-flux machines, HaloDrive directs magnetic flux across the face of the rotor and stator, creating a shorter magnetic path, reduced iron losses, and a significant increase in torque per kilogram.

Key technical advancements of the HaloDrive platform

• Up to 97% energy conversion efficiency, reducing thermal load and improving system range in EVs or duty cycle in industrial systems.
• Higher torque density compared to traditional radial-flux machines, enabling smaller, lighter, and more flexible installations.
• Modular electromagnetic construction that can be tuned to precise voltage, speed, and torque requirements across multiple applications.
• Rare-earth–free magnetic design, using ferrite-based materials to eliminate supply-chain bottlenecks and reduce environmental impact.

HaloDrive is engineered as a single electromechanical core that can be configured in multiple ways depending on application requirements:

In-Wheel Propulsion Motor: An ultra-compact, high-torque in-wheel configuration allows HaloDrive to sit entirely inside the wheel hub. This design reduces drivetrain complexity, eliminates mechanical transmissions, and provides immediate torque response for superior vehicle dynamics.

High-Efficiency Generator: Configured as a generator, HaloDrive captures kinetic energy from wheels, axles, or shafts. This mode supports a range of use cases, from electric transport refrigeration units (eTRUs) to auxiliary power systems, dramatically improving energy recovery and lowering emissions.

Precision Thermal Pumping: When coupled with a hydraulic or coolant impeller, HaloDrive becomes a high-efficiency pump drive for data centers and industrial cooling systems. The platform’s minimal losses reduce heat generation, increasing system reliability and facilitating energy-recovery architectures. 

HaloDrive’s architecture integrates mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic engineering to minimize loss mechanisms. It reduces copper loss through optimized coil geometry and short end turns. This architecture features lower iron loss via thin, high-grade laminations and provides an axial flux path that minimizes hysteresis effects. Superior thermal dissipation is achieved through wide, flat stator surfaces that naturally enhance heat spreading and cooling. Its direct-drive capability removes gearboxes, reduces noise, and improves total drivetrain efficiency. Together, these advantages allow HaloDrive-based systems to achieve significantly lower lifecycle costs and greater operational reliability.

For OEMs and system integrators, HaloDrive offers engineering flexibility rarely available in electric machine platforms:

• Scalable power output by stacking or configuring multiple cores.
• Customizable electromagnetic tuning for different torque-speed curves.
• Mechanical configurability to support in-wheel, shaft-mounted, or enclosed applications.
• Streamlined integration that results from a compact architecture and reduced mechanical components.

This modularity reduces development cycles, lowers integration risk, and allows manufacturers to bring cleaner, more efficient electrified products to market faster.

With HaloDrive, Orbis Electric is addressing some of the biggest challenges in global electrification: efficiency, cost, sustainability, and performance. The company’s rare-earth-free magnet technology, high-efficiency axial-flux design, and flexible architecture combine to create a platform suited for EVs, industrial machinery, energy recovery systems, and next-generation cooling infrastructure.

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About Orbis Electric

Orbis Electric is an advanced e-machine technology company developing high-performance, sustainable electric propulsion and power-conversion systems. Through its patented HaloDrive platform, Orbis delivers innovative solutions for mobility, industrial power, and thermal management, without reliance on rare-earth materials.