Permanent Overband Magnet Selection Criteria

Permanent Overband Magnets are commonplace in most mines and quarries, removing tramp ferrous metal and protecting crushers, screens and conveyors against damage. Overband Magnets are also widely used in recycling, recovering ferrous metals and protecting shredders against metal damage.  However, there are many different designs of Permanent Overband Magnet, developed to suit specific applications.  Understanding…

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Eddy Current Separator and ElectroMax Sales Growth in 2021

Eddy current separator and Electromax sales growth

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…

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6-Year-Old Electro Overband Magnet Refurbishment

6-Year-Old Electro Overband Magnet Refurbishment

Repair and refurbishment convert a well-used, functional magnetic separator into almost new, further extending the life of the equipment.  One of Bunting’s latest repair and refurbishment projects involved a 6-year-old Electro Overband Magnet. The oil-cooled Electro Overband Magnet model 155 OCW 45 CB separates tramp ferrous metal from biomass pellets in a bulk handling terminal…

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Permanent or Electro Overband Magnet Selection

Overband magnets

The Overband Magnet is one of the most commonly used magnetic separators.  Different designs are used in nearly all process industries and especially in mining, quarrying, recycling, and bulk handling applications. In operation, an Overband Magnet (or Suspension Magnet) sits above a conveyor carrying material.  As the material passes under the magnet, ferrous metal is…

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Stronger ElectroMax-Plus Overband Magnet

Bunting ElectroMax Overband Magnet

The design objective of creating a more compact and powerful electromagnetic Overband Magnet led the Bunting engineering team to develop the ElectroMax-Plus. Electro Overband Magnets Electromagnetic Overband Magnets use an oil-cooled or air-cooled wire coil to generate a deep and strong magnetic field.  The electromagnetic force radiates from a coil wound around a steel core…

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Two New Overband Magnet Models

Bunting PMax Overband Magnet

Bunting has added two new models to their popular and highly successful range of Permanent Overband Magnets.  The two new designs – the PCB-C (Compact) and QBC (Quick Belt Change) – meet specific requirements of reduced maintenance time and lighter weights.  These models expand the Overband range, which also includes the classic PCB model. The…

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2018 Review

Bunting Review

A Look Back at our News & Blogs in 2018 2018 proved to be another exciting year.  Despite the spectre of BREXIT, business overseas continued to flourish and grow.  We attended a number of international exhibitions, securing orders on the stand.  There have also been concerns on the UK mainland about waste management and especially…

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Electro Overband Magnet Selection

Bunting Electro Overband Magnet

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…

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Electro Suspension Magnets at West Burton Power Station

Suspension Magnets

Electro Suspension Magnets Two (2) Master Magnets Oil Cooled In-Line Electro Suspension Magnets at the coal-fired West Burton Power Station located on the River Trent near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, UK.  The Electro Suspension Magnets remove tramp metal contamination from the coal to prevent damage to processing equipment and conveyor belts. Alstom Power employs some 3,500 people…

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Master Magnets Electro Suspension Magnet Still Going Strong!

Electro Magnet

Master Magnets was contacted by a customer whose transformer rectifier for their Electro Suspension Magnet had failed.  Alarmed at the failure, we checked through our project records.  After some searching, we discovered that the Electro Suspension Magnet had been originally supplied in 1989.  It was actually older than some of our staff! The customer was…

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