Insider’s Guide to Drawer Magnets
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 Insider’s Guide to Drawer Magnets Contact Magnetic Products, Inc Drawer magnets are the most common method to capture fine ferrous tramp metal in medium flows. MPI drawer magnets improve product purity and protect processing equipment. Drawer magnets handle a wide range of separation tasks in mechanical or gravity…
Read MoreWhat Causes a Magnet to Lose Strength?
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 What Causes a Magnet to Lose Strength? Contact Magnetic Products, Inc Absent external factors, a permanent magnet should lose no more that 1% of its strength over a period of 100 years. In practical application, many magnets lose strength – or degrade – at a much faster rate…
Read MoreHaving the Strongest Magnetic Tube
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 Having the Strongest Magnetic Tube Contact Magnetic Products, Inc When a manufacturer claims that they have the “strongest magnet tube on the market” what exactly are they saying? It simply boils down to their magnet having the highest holding force or highest Gauss level at the surface of…
Read MoreComparing Types of Industrial Magnets
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 Comparing Types of Industrial Magnets Contact Magnetic Products, Inc Today’s rare earth magnets are used in almost every technologically advanced device. The history of magnetism dates back to the 600 BCE, where we find mention of Lodestone in the work of Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus. Early lodestone, found…
Read MoreKnow Your Application Before Being Fooled by the Strongest Magnet
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 Know Your Application Before Being Fooled by the Strongest Magnet Contact Magnetic Products, Inc The strength of the magnet may not be the most important factor to consider. Marketing can be so persuasive. After reading an ad describing the Ferrari 458 Italia as “fast like lightning” and “swift…
Read MoreThe Future of Magnetic Separation
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 The Future of Magnetic Separation Contact Magnetic Products, Inc No one wants to eat metal. MPI’s Kyle Rhodes and Kris Tennyson spent some time with Steven Kilger of Feed and Grain Magazine discussing the importance of an effective magnetic separation and metal control system in food and bulk material processing,…
Read MorePatented Intell-I-Mag® Monitors Magnet Capacity in Real Time
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 Patented Intell-I-Mag® Monitors Magnet Capacity in Real-Time Contact Magnetic Products, Inc The Most Essential Innovation in Magnetic Separation Since 1860 – Now in an App Magnetic Products Inc. (MPI) is the first to bring reliable, intelligent automation to industrial magnetic separation since the technology’s commercialization began in the…
Read MoreThe Most Powerful Liquid Trap Magnet The Industry Has Ever Seen
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 The Most Powerful Liquid Trap Magnet the Industry Has Ever Seen Has Been Unsheathed Contact Magnetic Products, Inc The Blade Magnet™ Story Magnetic Products Inc. (MPI) presents the Blade Magnet™, a powerful liquid finger trap with an innovative design. The Blade Magnet™ features an ergonomic power-grip handle that…
Read MoreThe Wave of the Future for Metal Capture in Pneumatic Conveying
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 The Wave of the Future for Metal Capture in Pneumatic Conveying has Arrived Contact Magnetic Products, Inc Stop Biting the Bullet with Unnecessary Magnetic Capacity Checks, Cleaning Headaches, and Downtime Magnetic Products Inc. (MPI) presents the innovative Wave Magnet™ featuring Intell-I-Mag® technology, specifically designed for capturing ferrous metals…
Read MoreMeasuring The Strength of a Magnet – Comparing Gauss v Pull Testing
HomeMagnetic Separation and Metal Sorting SolutionsPage 2 Measuring the Strength of a Magnet – Comparing Gauss v Pull Testing Contact Magnetic Products, Inc Product purity – including the elimination of metal contamination – is essential for food safety. Reliable and effective magnets are an important part of a facility’s quality assurance program as they help…
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