An Egyptian
paper mill has purchased three meTRON 07 CI Metal Detectors mounted on
conveyors to detect metal in the tissue paper used as the filler in the
manufacture of baby’s disposable nappies.
The three
meTRON Metal
Detectors
are identical in size and specification.
Each has a 400mm wide belt passing through a 450mm wide by 300mm high
opening. The Metal Detectors are
designed to detect a wide range of metal contamination. The high sensitivity enables the identification
of ferrous metal (1.75-2.0mm), non-ferrous metal (2.0-2.5mm) and
stainless-steel (2.5-3.0mm).
The meTRON
Metal Detectors are a closed funnel design built in 304 stainless steel with an
IP66 ingress protection rating. To
ensure maximum detection performance at all times, the coils are
auto-balancing. Access to the settings
is via a 5.7” VGA colour touch display which features a three-level password.
The
conveyors supplied with the Metal Detectors are designed to transport boxes
containing the product through the detection area. Each is 1700mm long with three different
hights of 950mm, 1050mm and 1150mm. The
conveyor control panel has a start-stop switch and emergency stop button. The nominal belt speed is 0.6 m/s and the
inclusion of a frequency inverter allows this to vary between +/- 40%.
Passing
through the Metal Detectors are 10kg bags 558mm long, 355mm wide and 200mm
high. The customer plans to pass
approximately 40 packs per minute through each Metal Detector.
“This is a high-profile project which needed careful consideration to ensure we proposed the best metal detection solution,” explained Simon Ayling, Bunting’s European Managing Director. “The client wanted a Metal Detector that was simple to operate, but could detect the smallest metal. We supply many meTRON 07 Metal Detectors and this design was perfectly suited for this application.”
For additional information on magnetic separation and metal detection equipment, please contact us on:
Email: press@buntingeurope.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 1527 65858
Photographs and video taken by Paul Fears Photography
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