Parry & Evans Recover Metal with Bunting Magnetic Separators

Bunting's Eddy Current Separator at Parry and Evans Recycling plant

Recycling specialist Parry & Evans has installed Bunting magnetic separators to recover metal from pre-sorted domestic waste.  At their Deeside plant in the United Kingdom, the company uses a Permanent Overband Magnet to recover ferrous metals such as steel food cans, and an Eddy Current Separator to reclaim valuable aluminium including drinks cans. Parry &…

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Eddy Current Separator Pre-Shipment Material Tests

Bunting's Metal Separation Module including two Drum Magnets and an Eddy Current Separator for small metal recovery

Although every Eddy Current Separator is fully mechanically tested prior to shipment, conducting material tests on a large triple-stage metal separation module complete with walkways and stairways was a challenge. A significant area of the Bunting-Redditch shopfloor was allocated to the assembly of the Metal Separation Module, which included three Vibratory Feeders, two Drum Magnets,…

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Fine Metal Recovery with Bunting at RWM & Letsrecycle Live

Bunting Metal Separation Module

Separating and recovering fine metals is Bunting’s focus at the RWM & Letsrecycle Live show (14-15 September 2022, NEC Birmingham, UK).  On stand R-N50, visitors will see metal separation equipment in operation recovering fine non-ferrous metals and stainless-steel.  On the stand is an Eddy Current Separator, SSSC Stainless Steel Separator, and an ElectroStatic Separator. With…

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Bunting Buzzing at Hillhead 2022

Bunting Hillhead

The sun shone and the crowds filled the quarry at Hillhead 2022 (21-23 June, Hillhead Quarry, Buxton, UK). The return of the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition attracted visitors from across the world. At Hillhead, Bunting was displaying magnetic separators, including an ElectroMax Overband Magnet and Permanent Suspended Magnet, as well as a…

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Metal Separation When Recycling UPVC Windows

Metal Separation UPVC Windows

353,000 tonnes of window profiles and related products got recycled in 2020 (source Recovinyl).  Although there was a slight fall in the total amount of PVC recycled in 2020 (due to the Covid-19 pandemic), the UK and Ireland recycle the second highest tonnage in Europe behind Germany. The recycling of UPVC windows is a long-standing…

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BMRA’s Young British Metal Recyclers Visit Bunting

BMRA's young metal recyclers vist 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…

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Separating Metal When Recycling Wood

Separating 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…

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Application Review – Small Tramp Ferrous from Recycled Gypsum

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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Bunting Exhibiting at Ecomondo

Bunting Feed, Waste and Metal

With the Ecomondo Green Technology Expo encompassing the circular economy, the Bunting stand (hall A2 stand 007) focuses on material and metal recycling through separation to neodymium magnet recovery. Bunting is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of magnetic separators for the recycling and waste industries.  The group also provides magnet and magnetic…

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Training Future Metal Recyclers from EMR

Students visiting Bunting Redditch

Students, on a year’s work placement with European Metal Recycling (EMR), attended a training day at Bunting’s Redditch plant assessing the latest magnetic, eddy current and electrostatic separators.  The training illustrated the importance of optimising material separation in the drive towards increasing secondary material recycling rates. EMR is a global leader in sustainable materials, investing…

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