suspension magnet

Magwell Magnets have increased their range of Suspension Magnets over the years to cater for the ever-increasing size of conveyors, deeper troughing and conveyor speeds. Magnets can offer customers two types of suspension magnet, depending on specific applicational details. The units are available as either electro or permanent magnets.

Suspension magnets are specifically designed for the extraction of occasional tramp iron from a product stream being conveyed by a conveyor belt or vibratory feeder. The magnet is suspended above a conveyor with sling chains setting the magnet face at the correct angle for optimum extraction. An electro suspension magnet can be repositioned away from the conveyor and de-energised for cleaning. A Permanent Suspension Magnet can be suspended from a travelling trolley so that it can be moved away from the conveyor to be manually cleaned.

Permanent Suspension Magnet units are designed to remove general tramp ferrous metals from a range of conveyed materials. For applications that may require the extraction of small ferrous contaminants such as nails and screws, the Mastermag range of permanent suspension magnets can incorporate a tri-polar magnet design with core, poles and a backbar in high permeability mild steel.

The tri-polar design ensures that magnetic flux leakage is reduced and the magnetic field is focused directly onto the centre of the conveyor belt to improve the extraction.