Abstract: A method for producing an MSMA, a magnetic material or a magnetic item via additive manufacturing, comprising: (a) providing or forming a layer of magnetic/ferromagnetic particles; (b) applying a magnetic field, having a first three-dimensional (“3D”) magnetic field vector with respect to an origin point of a 3D coordinate system, to the layer of particles or portion thereof, either while pressure is or is not applied to hold the particles in place, to align the magnetic moments of the magnetic particles in the layer or portion thereof during or after the providing or forming of the layer or portion thereof; (c) applying means for binding the layer wherein means for binding may comprise a binder material or complete/partial sintering of the layer; (d) providing or forming a next layer of magnetic/ferromagnetic particulate material on to the previous layer; (e) applying a magnetic field, having a next 3D magnetic field vector with respect to the origin point of the 3D coordinate system, to the next layer of pa

Abstract: A method of thermally processing a material with a thermal processing system includes providing a material for treating in an in-line thermal process to a heating system, providing a force to the material at a portion of the material configured to be heated by the heating system, adjusting the heating system to a specified temperature value, and heating the portion of the material to the specified temperature value while the portion of the material is under the force to change a magnetic property in the portion of the material. The heating system is moveable from a first position that is away from a path of the material through the in-line thermal process to a second position in which the heating system is configured to heat the portion of the material to the specified temperature value. The heating system can include induction-based heating.