About
Buckley Systems
With over 40 years of experience, Buckley Systems is an award-winning manufacturer of precision electromagnets and custom supporting structures, offering end-to-end design and manufacturing in the semiconductor, medical and research industries.
Ingenious At Work
The performance of our electromagnets translates into higher yields in the semiconductor industry, where a single lost wafer can disrupt an entire supply chain. And our components enable particle accelerators to open new therapies for cancer treatment, discovering new worlds in science.
Buckley Systems Limited was established in 1987 by Bill Buckley, who’s been building electromagnets since the late 1970s. From humble beginnings with two employees, we now export hundreds of electromagnets and other products every week to the U.S., Asia and Europe.
The company has grown to a team of over 550, with manufacturing based in Auckland, New Zealand. We also have a customer support and warehousing facility in Rowley, Massachusetts, U.S.
Our History
The Buckley Systems story starts with nuclear physics, reaches from Silicon Valley to research labs, and includes the latest cancer treatments… it continues to this day.
Our Founder
Bill Buckley’s drive, determination and vision make Buckley Systems the market leader it is today. It’s a story of one-part engineering genius and one-part entrepreneurial spirit.
Our Team
Buckley Systems is continually defined by the dedicated people who make precision and reliability a cornerstone of our strategic vision.
Our Values Dynamic • Innovative • Responsive • Exacting • Collaborative • Tenacious
“Whether it’s in manufacturing our high quality products, looking after our staff, caring for the environment, or supporting our community, we are always looking to improve, innovate, and quickly respond to any challenges.”
Bill Buckley, Founder & Managing Director
Our Responsibilities
We believe responsibility is more than a talking point. It’s our commitment to making a tangible positive impact on the world around us.
As part of our environmental responsibility, we use 100% certified renewable energy. But our commitment doesn’t stop there. We’re constantly improving how we use energy, how we can save energy and how we can be cleaner.
The Gateway
ProgrammeThe Gateway Programme is a 10-week initiative designed to give local students real-world exposure to the manufacturing industry. By partnering with Tamaki College and other high schools in Auckland, New Zealand, we aim to help bridge the gap between education and employment, offering students practical experience and the confidence to take their first steps into the workforce.
Internship
ProgrammeEach summer, we offer a limited number of paid internships to engineering students from universities across New Zealand to enable them to meet the practical requirements of their degrees. Our internship programme provides the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a real engineering environment.
Students have the opportunity to work across a variety of departments, including Design, Physics, Machine Shop, Coil Shop, Assembly and Testing, Laser Shop and Quality. Whether it’s supporting day-to-day operations or assisting with new initiatives, interns play a valuable role in our business and are encouraged to apply their academic knowledge to practical, real-world challenges.We encourage students to reach out early in the year as these placements are in high demand.
MESNZ Bill Buckley
ScholarshipThe Bill Buckley Scholarship is designed to inspire the next generation to aim high and achieve great things in the field of engineering. The scholarship covers tuition fees for students commencing study or training towards an engineering degree, diploma, apprenticeship, or certificate at any level on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework.
All applications are made through the Maintenance Engineering Society of New Zealand (MESNZ).
Auckland Westpac
Rescue HelicopterWe’re a proud ongoing corporate sponsor of the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter service. For over 50 years, this life-saving service has assisted the Greater Auckland, outer islands and Coromandel communities. It’s staffed full-time by a highly experienced flight crew consisting of pilots, paramedics and crewmen, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Health & Safety
Our goal is to create a work environment that promotes the well-being and safety of our employees, contractors and visitors. We adhere to local laws, guidelines, industry standards, and promote the implementation of safe work procedures for all tasks and activities.
Our safety management systems include:
- Initial training and supervision
- Transition and recurrent training
- Hazard identification/risk management
- Incident and injury reporting, recording and investigating
- Random drug and alcohol testing
- Employee participation in safety management
- Emergency planning and readiness
- Self-analysis and continued self-improvement
- Processes for confidential reporting for all employees
- Safety management representatives
We utilize a multi-phase strategy to ensure dangerous materials and waste are kept exactly where they need to be.
- During our plating operation, wastewater discharge is controlled, recorded, and independently monitored.
- Hazardous waste is sent to a certified treatment plant for recycling and/or safe disposal.
- We regularly test and monitor air quality and noise levels to ensure both are safe.
Our commitment to health and safety reaches beyond our four walls.
We work with our customers and suppliers to ensure that all health and safety processes are monitored and meet both our and our customers’ standards.
Our Partners
Hakuto is a major supplier to Japanese industry with a substantial presence in the electronics and semiconductor industries. They manufacture their own products and include such manufacturers as Veeco Instruments and Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology among their international agencies.
Buckley Systems Limited has an agency agreement with Hakuto to represent our products within the Japanese market.
Our Certifications
We evolve with the latest in electromagnet manufacturing, keeping pace with stringent certifications and standards.
