Posts by Paul Fears
BMRA’s Young British Metal Recyclers Visit Bunting
The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) arranged for their Young British Metal Recyclers group to visit Bunting’s Customer Experience Centre in Redditch, UK and see the latest in metal separation technology. The British Metals Recycling Association represents the £7 billion UK Metal Recycling sector. Located at the material testing facility in Redditch is a range…
Read More30 Year Magnetic Separator Market Evolution
Our Press Officer, Paul Fears, first became involved in marketing magnetic separators in 1989. In this blog, Paul looks back at the evolution of the magnetic separator market. When I started my career in 1989, I had no comprehension of the importance of magnetic separators. I quickly discovered that the technology was used in every…
Read MoreMagnetic Separator Air-Gap Explained
The ‘Air Gap’ plays a key role in the performance of a Magnetic Separator. In all magnetic separators, there is a gap between the magnet material or electromagnetic coil and the targeted particle. This ‘air-gap’ could be actual air or a non-metallic material such as stainless-steel or a rubber belt. When assessing an application, our…
Read MoreMetal Contaminated Dairy Products
The UK Food Standards Agency has reported that Yoplait UK has recalled Yoplait Frubes Strawberry, Red Berry and Peach Variety Pack because the product may contain small pieces of metal (January 2022). Small metal pieces have been found in the peach flavour within the multipack, which makes this product unsafe to eat. Food Standards Agency…
Read MoreSeparating Metal When Recycling Wood
Wood is one of the most recyclable materials of all waste. Waste wood originating from well-used wooden products such as pallets and furniture is reused in furniture, in creating building materials, animal bedding, and fuel. However, both ferrous and non-ferrous metal contaminates wood from secondary sources. Wood Recyclers Association Separating Metal Contamination Problematic metal contamination…
Read MoreEddy Current Separator and ElectroMax Sales Growth in 2021
The demand for metal separators increased in 2021 on 2020, with exceptional growth in sales of both Eddy Current Separators and ElectroMax Overband and Suspension Magnets. Sales growth followed an expansion in representation in overseas markets and increasing manufacturing capacity at Bunting’s Redditch facility in the UK. At the Redditch manufacturing plant, Bunting specialise in…
Read MoreMetal Recovery from Aluminium Dross
An aluminium dross processing plant in the Middle East has purchased an Eddy Current Separator, Drum Magnet and ElectroStatic Separator to recover the valuable metal. The separation equipment was designed and built by Bunting at their Redditch manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom. Controlled Tests of Aluminium Dross Samples Aluminium dross is a byproduct of…
Read MoreSeparation Technology Training for Chemical Engineering Students
During a specially arranged training day, Bunting demonstrated state-of-the-art separation technology to a group of 2nd-year Chemical Engineering students from the University of Birmingham. The event was the first of two seminars arranged for industrial-focused students studying at the university. The training days took place at Bunting’s Customer Experience Centre in Redditch, just outside Birmingham…
Read MoreBunting-Redditch 2021 Review
Who would have thought, as we write this in December 2021, that the Covid-19 pandemic would still be headline news across the globe? In addition, since the summer of 2021, a global shortage of materials, staff shortages, and transport delays matched with rising prices have created new challenges for manufacturing companies. Despite the background of…
Read MoreApplication Review – Small Tramp Ferrous from Recycled Gypsum
The extensive range of magnetic separators means that there are often several options for any one application. However, the final selection is dependent on a number of variables including the available space, separation objective, and the critical nature of the separation. This particular project required the improved separation of tramp iron from conveyed recycled gypsum.…
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