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The Missing Cohesive Recycling Strategy
The waste and recycling industry has never had a higher profile. Sadly, a great deal of the media coverage has been negative, especially regarding plastic waste. The backlash from the general public has sparked politicians in London and Brussels to take action. New recycling targets have been set. A war on plastic waste has been declared. However, the…
Read MoreEddy Current Separator Magnetic Poles
2nd of 5 Technical Articles: Reviewing Eddy Current Separator Performance More is always better. Or is it? In the second of our technical articles reviewing the design of Eddy Current Separators, we look at the importance of the number of magnetic poles. Does a magnetic rotor with 42 magnetic poles enable a better separation than…
Read MoreElectro Overband Magnet Selection
The Bunting range of Electro Overband Magnets is extensive. Selecting the optimum design of Electro Overband Magnet to perform a specific separation task is critical to the successful separation of tramp metal. Poor magnet selection could result in damage to processing equipment or a reduction in product quality. To aid the correct selection, Bunting’s team…
Read MoreMagnetic Disc Separator for Processing Coltan
A Magnetic Disc Separator (MDS) has been manufactured and despatched to Nigeria for use in the processing of Coltan (a combination of columbite and tantalite). The Magnetic Separator is used in a process to primarily extract Tantalum. Tantalum is a key raw material in the manufacture of batteries for electric cars, mobile phones and other…
Read MoreEddy Current Separator Rotor Speed Review
Eddy Current Separator Rotor Speed Review
Read MoreTechnical Explanation of the Magnetic Disc Separator
The origins of the Magnetic Disc Separator date back to the early 1900s. Although manufacturing techniques have significantly changed and more advanced machines have now been incorporated, the basic function design remains virtually the same. The Magnetic Disc Separator is widely used to ensure an accurate separation of dry minerals that have varied magnetic susceptibilities.…
Read MoreMagnetic Separators and Magnetic Separation Equipment
What is Magnetic Separation? Magnetic Separation is one of the most common and important physical separation techniques and there are many varieties of magnetic separation equipment available. The basic concept of a Magnetic Separation is that magnetically susceptible particles or bodies are separated from non-magnetic particles. However, the simplicity stops there. To enable different levels…
Read MoreMagnetic Separators For Mineral Processing
Magnetic separators can be found in most mineral processing operations, especially those processing non-metallic minerals and magnetic ores. This article investigates the use of high intensity magnetic separators and magnetic separation equipment in the minerals sector with a focus on processing dry materials (in the -15mm, +45 micron size range). Principles of Magnetic Separators There…
Read MoreHUB4 Visits Master Magnets
As part of our 40th anniversary celebration, we invited David Roberts from HUB-4 to our manufacturing plant in Redditch, UK. With business strong following two successful exhibitions (Hillhead and RWM), David was able to see a busy shop floor. Eddy Current Separator On a tour around the factory, we showed David the Eddy Current Separator that…
Read MoreVideo Explanation of the Induced Magnetic Roll Separator IMR
The Induced Magnetic Roll Separator (IMR) has been used in the non-metallic mineral industry for decades. However, the popularity of this high intensity magnetic separator dwindled after the development of the Rare Earth (RE) Roll Magnetic Separator in the late 70s early 80s. Whereas the magnetic forces in an IMR were electromagnetically generated, high intensity…
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