Magnetic Separation and Metal Detection for Food & Pharmaceutical Processing
Protect Product Integrity. Safeguard Patient Safety. Meet Regulatory Requirements.
Bunting designs and manufactures high-performance metal detection and magnetic separation systems for the food and pharmaceutical industries. With over 60 years of expertise, we help you remove metal contaminants, prevent recalls, comply with safety standards, and protect your brand—and your customers.
The Critical Cost of Metal Contamination
In Food Processing: A Threat to Consumer Trust and Safety
Metal fragments can enter the product flow from machinery wear, broken parts, or packaging damage. Contaminants pose a risk of choking, internal injury, or dental damage.
Without proper detection and removal systems, contamination can lead to:
- Costly Class II recalls
- Product liability lawsuits
- Damage to brand reputation
- Disruption of supply chains
In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Zero Tolerance, Zero Margin for Error
Pharma regulations are strict—and noncompliance is expensive. According to CFR Title 21 §211.67, equipment must be maintained to prevent contamination that could alter a drug’s safety, identity, strength, or purity.
Metal contamination in pills, powders, or capsules can result in: facility shutdowns, regulatory investigations, loss of licenses or certifications, patient safety risks, long-term brand erosion
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) requires justification for the absence of metal detection. In most facilities, detection is now considered mandatory.
Food Processing Equipment
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Magnetic Separation
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Metal Detection
Capture and retain ferrous contaminants from gravity-fed powders and pellets to protect equipment and ensure product purity.
Continuously separates and discharges ferrous metals for automated, high-volume processing.
Captures ferrous contaminants in pneumatic and gravity-fed systems without slowing flow.
Removes tramp ferrous metals from conveyed bulk materials using overhead magnetic separation.
Removes ferrous particles from liquids and slurries, ensuring purity and preventing contamination.
Removes tramp ferrous metals from gravity-fed product flow without disrupting throughput.
Remove ferrous contaminants from dry, free-flowing materials using stationary magnetic elements that fit easily into chutes, hoppers, and gravity flow systems.
Used where products fall freely by gravity through a detection coil, these detectors are ideal for inspecting granules, powders, and pellets in plastics and food processing applications.
Remove metal contaminants from powders, granules, and pellets in vacuum or pressure pneumatic lines. Ideal for plastics, chemical, and food processing.
One-piece and two-piece tunnel, and under-belt configurations to detect ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless steel contaminants in food, plastics & recycling.
Detects and removes metal contaminants from liquid, slurries, pastes and meat in pumped product streams. Custom-designed to fit any pipeline application.
Performer Weigh is a compact system that combines checkweighing and metal detection for accurate food product inspection.
Talk to an Application Engineer
Processing flour, spices, dairy powders, or frozen foods? Our experts will help you select the right magnetic separator or metal detector to keep your line safe and your product contaminant-free.