The Plastics Industry Counts on Bunting Metal Detection and Magnetic Separation

At Bunting, we are proud to offer a broad range of equipment for the plastics industry that can work in tandem to deliver comprehensive removal of metal contamination. To illustrate some examples of how our equipment can be implemented into your facility, we offer our Perfect Plant Diagrams. These free, full color diagrams help guide you in selecting the equipment necessary to create an ideal production environment for your facility. When you install Bunting equipment at critical points in your existing process, metal contaminants are effectively removed from your product flow and you are able to maximize the quality and purity of your products.

Combining Magnetic Separation and Metal Detection for Comprehensive Solutions for the Plastics Industry

Bunting offers several different Perfect Plant Diagrams for your viewing. We have designed these Perfect Plant Diagrams with specific facets of the plastics industry in mind. For example, in regrind systems, we recommend a system where material enters the product stream, then travels on a grinder feeder conveyor and passes beneath a crossbelt, where the high power magnetic separation of the plate magnet pulls out any ferrous contamination. A drum magnet or head pulley may also be used at this step. Next, the material passes through the meTRON™ C metal detector, where non-ferrous metals and stainless steel can be detected and removed from the product stream. Some regrind facilities may also use an Eddy current separator to help purify the plastic stream. Later in this process, when the material is blown or vacuumed, Bunting’s pneumatic in-line magnet delivers a second round of magnetic separation, right before material passes through the pTRON™ metal detector for another round of metal detection. By installing a plate housing magnet and quickTRON™ 03R metal detector at the final point in this production line before material falls into a Gaylord Cleaning Station, material will have undergone metal contamination removal at three key critical points.

Perfect Plastics Plant

Metal contamination can enter material at any point in the production process, commonly as a result of wear and tear on standard equipment that can lead to tiny metal particles falling into the product stream. By installing magnetic separation and metal detection equipment at multiple critical points, material is at a much lower risk of having any kind of metal contamination, and will be significantly purer and of much higher quality as a result.

Our regrind Perfect Plant Diagram is just one of several diagrams we offer for the plastics industry. We also feature fully illustrated diagrams to suit injection molding, extrusion, hot runner systems, and more. Additionally, our engineers can work one on one with you to help develop a custom Perfect Plant system for your facility. Bunting will always take your unique needs, such as size and space limitations, into account when assisting you with equipment selection.

Protect your equipment, protect your customers, and protect your brand reputation. Choose Bunting magnetic separation and metal detection equipment, and let our Perfect Plant Diagrams guide you in creating YOUR perfect production environment. 

To learn more about Bunting’s magnetic separation and metal detection products for the Plastics Industry, Contact us directly