Electric machine comprising - a primary section, - a secondary section that interacts with the primary section by way of an air gap during operation of the electric machine, - a first pole shoe, which has a first end and a second end, the second end of the first pole shoe facing the air gap, - a second pole shoe, which has a first end and a second end, the second end facing the air gap, - a permanent magnet, which has magnetisation running from the first pole shoe to the second pole shoe, - wherein a base element, which comprises the first pole shoe, the second pole shoe and the permanent magnet, is fastened to the secondary section, - wherein the permanent magnet is disposed between the first pole shoe and the second pole shoe, - wherein the permanent magnet has a matrix, in which a magnetically active material is embedded, - wherein the permanent magnet is generated between the first pole shoe and the second pole shoe, - wherein the permanent magnet separates the first pole shoe of the base element and the second pole shoe of the base element from one another, wherein the first pole shoe has a first region with magnetically soft properties and a magnetic permeability index of μ r > 2 and the second pole shoe has a second region with magnetically soft properties and a magnetic permeability index of μ r > 2, wherein at least one second base element which comprises a further first pole shoe, a further second pole shoe and a further permanent magnet is fastened to the secondary section, wherein the further first pole shoe extends along the second pole shoe from the first end of the second pole shoe to the second end of the second pole shoe, wherein the further permanent magnet has magnetisation running from the further second pole shoe to the further first pole shoe. - a primary section, - a secondary section that interacts with the primary section by way of an air gap during operation of the electric machine, - a first pole shoe, which has a first end and a second end, the second end of the first pole shoe facing the air gap, - a second pole shoe, which has a first end and a second end, the second end facing the air gap, - a permanent magnet, which has magnetisation running from the first pole shoe to the second pole shoe, - wherein a base element, which comprises the first pole shoe, the second pole shoe and the permanent magnet, is fastened to the secondary section, - wherein the permanent magnet is disposed between the first pole shoe and the second pole shoe, - wherein the permanent magnet has a matrix, in which a magnetically active material is embedded, - wherein the permanent magnet is generated between the first pole shoe and the second pole shoe, - wherein the permanent magnet separates the first pole shoe of the base element and the second pole shoe of the base element from one another, wherein the first pole shoe has a first region with magnetically soft properties and a magnetic permeability index of μ r > 2 and the second pole shoe has a second region with magnetically soft properties and a magnetic permeability index of μ r > 2, wherein at least one second base element which comprises a further first pole shoe, a further second pole shoe and a further permanent magnet is fastened to the secondary section, wherein the further first pole shoe extends along the second pole shoe from the first end of the second pole shoe to the second end of the second pole shoe, wherein the further permanent magnet has magnetisation running from the further second pole shoe to the further first pole shoe.