Magnetic Separation and Metal Detection for Food and Pharmaceutical Processing
Protect Product Integrity. Safeguard Patient Safety. Support Regulatory Requirements.
Bunting designs and manufactures magnetic separation and metal detection systems for food and pharmaceutical processing. With more than 60 years of experience, we help manufacturers remove metal contaminants, protect processing equipment, and support product safety and quality programs.
The Critical Cost of Metal Contamination
In Food Processing: A Threat to Consumer Trust and Safety
Metal fragments can enter the product flow through machinery wear, broken parts, raw ingredients, or packaging damage. Contaminants can create choking, internal injury, or dental risks.
Without appropriate detection and removal controls, contamination can lead to:
- Product recalls
- Potential liability
- Damage to brand reputation
- Supply chain disruption
In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Contamination Can Affect Product Quality and Patient Safety
Pharmaceutical equipment must be cleaned and maintained to prevent contamination and protect a drug's safety, identity, strength, quality, and purity.
Metal contamination in tablets, powders, or capsules can contribute to:
- Regulatory investigations
- Product rejection or recalls
- Patient safety risks
- Production delays or shutdowns
Each facility should select and validate contamination controls based on its process, product, and risk assessment.
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.
Detects and removes metal contaminants from liquid, slurries, pastes and meat in pumped product streams. Custom-designed to fit any pipeline application.
Remove metal contaminants from powders, granules, and pellets in vacuum or pressure pneumatic lines. Ideal for plastics, chemical, and food processing.
Provide high-sensitivity inspection for food, plastics, recycling, and manufacturing. Available in one-piece and two-piece designs for easy integration.
Integrated conveyor and metal detection systems for the food industry. Detect ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless steel contaminants to protect products, equipment, and brand integrity.
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.