The demagnetization or removal of a magnetic field may be accomplished in several ways as described at http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/CommunityCollege/MagParticle/Physics/Demagnetization.htm, on Oct. 12, 2012, which is incorporated by reference herein. One demagnetization approach is to heat a material above its Curie temperature to produce a random orientation of the magnetic domains, which demagnetizes the material. Another demagnetization approach is to subject the material to a reversing and decreasing magnetic field produced by driving a (de)magnetizer with a decreasing alternating current. This AC demagnetization process, shown in FIG. 1 (PRIOR ART), can be accomplished by pulling a component out and away from a coil with AC passing through it. The same can also be accomplished using an electromagnetic yoke with AC selected. Also, many stationary magnetic particle inspection units come with a demagnetization feature that slowly reduces the AC in a coil in which the component is placed. As can be seen in FIG. 1 (PRIOR ART), which depicts a demagnetization hysteresis curve 102, the current passing through a magnetizing coil decreases in accordance with an alternating current having a current curve 104. The demagnetizing field of the magnetizing coil corresponds to a flux curve 106 that corresponds to the current curve 104, where the alternating polarity H field that is produced by the coil results in a smaller and smaller B field being present in the material inside the coil. An alternative demagnetization approach is the subject of the present invention.