Archive for July 2024
Cleaning Recycled Plastic with Bunting Inline Magnets
A manufacturer of window frame bodies is using Bunting’s Pneumatic Inline Magnets (PIMs) to cleanse recycled plastic flake of ferrous metal contamination. In production, each window frame uses up to 40% recycled plastic. Inline Magnets are versatile and cost-effective magnetic separators that connect into both gravity-fed and pneumatic pipelines. With a plate magnet fitted on…
Read MoreKen Mills Engineering Installs Bunting Metal Separators
The Neath Port Talbot materials recycling facility (MRF) in South Wales, UK was designed and installed by Ken Mills Engineering (KME). The plant includes metal separation equipment designed and built by Bunting including a Permanent Overband Magnet and Eddy Current Separator. Ken Mills Engineering (KME) is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of MRF systems,…
Read MorePneumatic Inline Magnets for Animal Feed
Bunting’s Technical Sales Engineer, Peter Buckley, recently visited the site of an animal feed producer to review installed Pneumatic Inline Magnets and assess a new requirement. The four (4) Pneumatic Inline Magnets (PIMs) operating successfully at the animal feed plant were installed in phases between November 2020 and September 2023. Inline Magnets are versatile and…
Read MoreBenefits of the Overband Magnet Armoured Belt
The highest wear part on an Overband Magnet is the belt that transfers the separated metal away from the conveyor and into a collection area. In order to reduce such wear, Bunting developed a special lightweight armouring for the rubber belt. The Overband Magnet Armoured Belt is in operation in recycling, mining, quarrying and bulk…
Read MoreHillhead Success for Bunting
The Hillhead quarrying, construction and recycling show (Buxton, UK, 25-27 June, 2024) was blessed with a decent spell of weather for the throngs of international visitors. Bunting’s ideally located stand, on the downslope towards the pavilion, was busy for the whole 3-days. Bunting has exhibited at Hillhead for decades, with metal detectors, magnetic separators and…
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