Recycling
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 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…
Read MoreMetal Separation at E-Waste World Conference 2024
Maximising metal separation and recovery from e-waste is the focus for Bunting on stand C60 at the E-Waste World Conference and Expo (26-27 June 2024, Messe Frankfurt, Germany). The Bunting team is joined on the stand by their local representative Marcel Graef from 3SMI. The global production of e-waste rose to 62 million tonnes (Mt)…
Read MoreBunting Attracts Crowds at IFAT 2024
There was a constant stream of visitors on Bunting’s stand at the IFAT Munich 2024 (13-17 May). Bunting’s multinational team from the UK, Germany, Italy, and the USA talked metal separation with visitors from around the world. IFAT is the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. “IFAT provided the…
Read MoreElectroMax Overband Magnet Power at Hillhead 2024
The compact but powerful characteristics of the ElectroMax Overband Magnet are highlighted on Bunting’s stand C9 at the Hillhead quarrying, construction and recycling show (25-27 June, 2024). The ElectroMax is accompanied on the stand by the TN77 and meTRON 05D metal detectors, and a permanent suspension magnet. Solving Metal Separation Problems at Hillhead Magnetic separators…
Read MoreOverband Magnet Extended by 56%
A challenging installation on mobile recycling plant led to Bunting designing and building a Permanent Overband Magnet with a magnet block over 56% longer than normal. The model PIL Overband Magnet was extended from the standard length of 1100mm to 1725mm. Permanent Overband Magnets are suspended over conveyor belts transporting material to separate ferrous metals,…
Read More120 ElectroMax Overbands Sold in Five Years
April 2024 marks five years since the launch of the ElectroMax Overband Magnet and, in that period, Bunting has built and shipped 120 units for a value exceeding £3 million. The ElectroMax Overband Magnets provide the enhanced separation of ferrous metal from conveyed material in recycling plants, mines, and quarries, bulk handling terminals, and power…
Read MoreBoosted Metal Separation with ElectroMax-Plus Overbands at W Maw
General skip waste recycler W Maw Recycling Ltd has installed two Bunting ElectroMax-Plus Overband Magnets at their Rotherham operation in the United Kingdom. The powerful electromagnetic ElectroMax-Plus Overbands replaced permanent overband magnets to separate larger and heavier ferrous metal that could damage shredders and other process plant. Replacing Permanent Overband Magnets with the ElectroMax W…
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