RATEC magnetic separators retain iron particles and other magnetic contaminants as the bulk material falls through the pipeline. This prevents screws, wire pieces, or abrasion from entering sensitive machinery or the final product. Every magnetic separator is custom-made: we design it for your gravity pipeline, your bulk material, and your throughput, and manufacture it in our own plant in St. Veit an der Glan.
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How Magnetic Separators Work
The magnetic separator is installed directly into the gravity pipeline. The bulk material flows past or through the magnets. Magnetic foreign bodies are attracted and adhere to the magnets, while the cleaned product continues into the process. The magnets are cleaned at regular intervals, and the collected metal parts are removed.
Why Remove Metal from Bulk Material?
Metal parts enter bulk material more easily than one might think: screws from plant components, wire pieces from packaging, or fine abrasion from conveying systems. In the process, they can damage mills, screens, feeders, or pumps and cause expensive downtimes. In the final product, they are a quality problem, and in the food and pharmaceutical industries, even a safety risk. A magnetic separator in the right place protects both equipment and product.
Your benefits
- Equipment protection: subsequent machines are protected from damage.
- Higher product quality: magnetic contaminants do not enter the final product.
- Space-saving: installed directly into the existing gravity pipeline.
- Retrofit: can be integrated into existing systems.
Technical specifications
| Feature | Magnetic Separators |
|---|---|
| Loading | Separating magnetic contaminants from bulk material |
| Installation | in gravity pipelines, also retroactively |
| Conveyed material | Powders, granules, and other free-flowing bulk materials |
| Design, connection, dimensions | designed individually for each pipeline |
| Materials | as required |
| Special versions | on request |
We redesign the construction, magnet arrangement, connections, and cleaning concept for each project. The designs shown are examples; other designs are possible at any time.
What matters during design
- Bulk material: grain size, flow behavior, throughput, temperature.
- Contaminants: type and size of expected metal parts.
- Installation situation: cross-section and position of the gravity pipeline, available space, accessibility for cleaning.
- Requirements: hygiene, Ex-area, cleaning intervals.
Customized by RATEC
RATEC is at home in the bulk material sector and manufactures in its own plant in Carinthia, certified according to ISO 9001, EN 1090-1, and ISO 3834-2, from single pieces to small series. We bring experience from chemistry, food, building materials, and energy supply. As a special component, no two magnetic separators are alike. The photos on this page show examples from customer projects; your solution will be created anew according to your requirements. All special components at a glance can be found under Special Components.
Do you want to keep metal out of your bulk material?
Tell us your bulk material, throughput, and installation situation. We will get back to you with a concrete proposal.