Magnetic 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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ATEX 22 Rated Electro Overband Magnets

ATEX 22 rated Electro Overband Magnet

The latest ATEX 22 rated Electro Overband Magnet, designed and built by Bunting, is destined for installation in a UK biomass plant.  The nature of the waste wood means that the storage and transportation areas within the plant are classified as ATEX Zone 22, where an atmosphere of air and flammable substances, in the form…

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Cleaning Recycled Plastic with Bunting Inline Magnets

Pneumatic Inline Magnet

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…

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Ken 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,…

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Pneumatic Inline Magnets for Animal Feed

Bunting Pneumatic Inline Magnets

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…

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Benefits of the Overband Magnet Armoured Belt

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…

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Hillhead 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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Bunting ElectroMax-Plus Protects Aggregate Crushers

A UK construction materials company installed an ElectroMax-Plus Overband Magnet to remove tramp ferrous metal from quarried material prior to crushing.  Bunting specified, designed and built the powerful electromagnetic Overband Magnet at their UK manufacturing facility in Redditch. The ElectroMax-Plus Installation The ElectroMax-Plus Overband Magnet is installed at magnesium limestone quarry in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. …

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Peter Buckley Joins Bunting

Peter Buckley has joined Bunting as the Technical Sales Engineer for general magnetic separation and metal detection equipment in the United Kingdom.  The appointment of Peter follows a period of growth and expansion for Bunting. Over 16 years, Peter Buckley has worked on a wide range of material separation projects for the processing, materials handling,…

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High Intensity Magnetic Separation at UK Mining Conference

Magnetic Disc Separator across the conveyed mineral mix

High intensity magnetic separation and enhanced tramp metal magnetic separation is the focus for Bunting at the UK Mining Conference in Cornwall, UK (12-13 June 2024). High-profile delegates including investors, brokers, operators, and the mining supply chain attend the two-day conference, held at the historic Princess Pavilion in Falmouth in Cornwall. The recent rise in…

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