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Top 10 Read Bunting Blogs of 2017
Which Magnetic Separator Articles Proved Popular in 2017? In 2017, we have posted 48 articles and news stories on a wide range of subjects from metal contaminated food, environmental issues of plastic waste, and review of major trade shows such as Waste 17 and Interplas. But which ones proved to be the most popular? Here’s…
Read MoreOur 2017 Review
A Look Back at Our News & Blogs from 2017 2017 has been another busy and exciting time for Bunting Magnetics Europe with some great news stories. In this blog we look back at the past 12 months and review the stories that hit our headlines. January We started the year by announcing that Bunting…
Read MoreGetting Metal Out of Beer
Ideal Locations for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Brewery Thankfully, it is very unlikely that you will ever find a piece of metal in your glass of beer. However, when tramp metal in the form of screws and nails is accidentally introduced during the brewing process, it damages processing equipment and can even affect…
Read MoreGetting Metal Out of Processed Vegetables
Ideal Locations for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Vegetable Processing Plant Processed vegetables are a vital part of the food chain. Tens of thousands of bags of pre-cut carrots and freshly prepared kale are bought in supermarkets daily. Frozen vegetables have been very popular since Clarence Birdseye invented the quick freezing method in 1924. Also,…
Read MoreGetting Metal Out of Spices
Ideal Locations for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Spice Processing Plant Most households have a collection of spices in one of their kitchen cupboards. Adding spices to food when cooking is now a common practice, but how are they processed and prepared? Most spices are grown in the tropical regions of the world,…
Read MoreGetting Metal Out of Chocolate
A Guide to the Best Locations for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Chocolate Production Line Chocolate is made from the exceptionally hard cocoa bean and this means that metal gets introduced into the process, especially from equipment wear. However, a series of carefully selected and placed Metal Detectors and Magnetic Separators will remove…
Read MoreGetting Metal Out of Grain and Cereals
A Guide to the Ideal Location for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Grain and Cereal Processing Plant By the time grain and cereals have been collected and delivered to a Milling Plant, it is highly likely that there is metal contamination present. Removing that metal to prevent damage to processing equipment and to produce…
Read MoreGetting Metal Out When Recycling Tyres
A Guide to the Ideal Location for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Plant Recycling Tyres Successfully removing the metal banding from rubber when recycling tyres is critical as rogue metal can cause injury to horses and children who run and play on the rubber crumb. Although each tyre recycling plant is different, here…
Read MoreGetting Metal Out of Pet Food
A Guide to the Ideal Location for Magnetic Separators and Metal Detectors in a Pet Food Processing Plant Ensuring Pet Food is metal free before it reaches the consumer is critical. However, reports of foods being recalled due to metal contamination occur several times each year [Sainsbury warns of Metal in Bread, Jan 2016]. To…
Read MoreWhere are Metal Separators Positioned in a Plastics Plant?
A Guide to the ideal location for Magnetic Separators, Magnets and Metal Detectors Determining the best location to remove metal in a Plastics Processing plant can be difficult. To assist plastics engineers, Bunting has released a series of Typical Plant Flowsheets showing ideal locations for metal separators. This blog focuses on the locations, designs and…
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