Posts by Paul Fears
Modified ToughFlex® Belt for Overband Magnets
Bunting has joined forces with Smiley Monroe to modify a ToughFlex® belt for Overband Magnets. The new belt is more resistant to excessive wear in arduous working conditions. Overband Magnets have a permanent or electromagnetic block mounted between two pulleys over which continuously runs a cleaning belt. In operation, the Overband Magnet is suspended over…
Read MoreBunting Develops High-Intensity Electromagnetic Wet Filter
Bunting has developed a new Electromagnetic Wet Filter with an ultra-high-intensity, background magnetic field (from 3,500 up to 10,000 Gauss). The magnetic separation technology separates fine iron and paramagnetic minerals from liquids and slurries and is used in the ceramics, mineral processing, and recycling industries, as well as cleaning wastewater in steel production and power…
Read MoreNecessity of Cleaning Magnetic Separators
When on site, our Technical Sales Engineers often take opportunity to check the installed magnetic separators. At many sites, this results in a conversation about the required cleaning frequency for a permanent magnetic separator such as a Drawer Filter Magnet, Plate Magnet, or Liquid Magnetic Separator. This is when captured ferrous metal is manually removed…
Read MoreElectro Suspension Magnet Preference for Compost Supplier
A leading UK compost supplier has replaced two permanent suspension magnets with Bunting’s electro suspension magnets. The additional power of electro suspension magnets enables enhanced separation of small ferrous metals such as nails. The supplier of compost assessed methods to improve the level of ferrous metal separation for two separate process lines. Previously installed were…
Read MoreNew FF Drawer Filter Magnet
Following a customer-driven redesign, Bunting’s new FF Series Drawer Filter Magnet is easily fitted into an extended range of granulators, injection moulding machines and other plastics manufacturing and processing plant, eliminating the need for customisation. Drawer Filter Magnets use powerful Neodymium tube magnets, arranged in a grid, to capture and extract ferrous particles from dry,…
Read MoreAtherton Material Handling Installs Bunting Suspension Electro Magnet
Atherton Material Handling has installed a Bunting Suspension Electro Magnet at a calcium carbonate quarry in Melton, UK. The Suspension Electro Magnet removes tramp ferrous metal prior to a metal detector, reducing the number of metal detection trips and increasing productivity. Atherton Material Handling originally contacted Bunting to find a solution to the problem of…
Read More6 Inline Magnets Clean Plastic Pellets
A UK plastics producer has installed six (6) Inline Magnetic Separators to remove ferrous metal particles from plastic pellets. Inline Magnetic Separators are hugely versatile, effectively removing ferrous metal separation whilst being easy to install and maintain. Mounted inside the hollow tube-like body is a strong Plate Magnet, which attracts and securely holds tramp ferrous…
Read MoreMetal Detectors Prevent Plant Damage at Plasmor
Plasmor has installed three Bunting metal detectors to locate tramp metal and prevent damage to processing plant at their building block manufacturing site in Heck, East Yorkshire, UK. Plasmor Limited produce a wide range of innovative and high-quality building blocks for commercial, industrial, residential and prestigious construction projects. Established in 1959, Plasmor Limited remains privately…
Read MoreSingle, Twin and Tri Pole Overband Magnet Development
Bunting has developed three designs of Permanent Crossbelt Overband Magnet (PCB), with different magnetic polarity, to suit an ever-expanding range of applications. Overband Magnets are mounted over conveyors to separate ferrous metal from non-magnetic material and are commonly used in industries including mining, quarrying, recycling, and wood. The magnetic field of a Permanent Crossbelt Overband…
Read MoreMagnetic Metal Free Areas under Overband Magnets
A common question asked when a client is installing an Overband Magnet or Suspension Magnet is whether the conveyor idlers, frame and housing could become magnetically induced. When installed suspended above a conveyor, the Overband Magnet and Suspension Magnet work by projecting a magnetic field down and through material transported on a conveyor. This magnetic…
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