subject: Consider industrial magnets for your 'heavy metal' needs [print this page] Consider industrial magnets for your 'heavy metal' needs
Magnets, their uses, and the study of them, have been a subject of human thought and experimentation for centuries. Magnets can be a part of a child's toys and playtime and can also be part of an adult inventor's next great idea. The more they have been studied, the more man has discovered practical ideas and uses for magnets. Newer technology has created advanced magnet use in the industries of transportation and manufacturing.
It is true that small magnets are still widely popular for hanging notes and pictures, most popularly on refrigerators. They are also used in children's toys and some kinds of fasteners. Industrial magnets, though, help companies and factories have safer and more successful facilities. Some examples are magnets used with conveyor belt operations, larger magnets for item pick up, and for business related metal detection. Many industries use magnets in their every day processes. The following are some examples of the important uses of industrial magnets.
Conveyor Belt Use:
Metal detection with conveyor belts is one way that magnets are used in industries. A good example is a recycling plant. Items that are to be recycled need to be divided by the nature of their material, as in metal, aluminum, plastic, etc. Items that are to be recycled can be placed on the conveyor belt and a magnet will detect the metal pieces and pull them off the belt to separate them from other materials. Other times this method is used simply to remove stray metal to prevent damage to the conveyor belt and other machines to which the belt leads. Finally, in food processing, this method may be used to detect and remove any metal pieces that may have accidentally gotten into the food products.
Heavy Lifting and Transporting Use:
An industrial magnet's strength can translate into the ability to lift metal items anywhere from 4 pounds to well over 4,000 pounds. A lifting magnet can be used to quickly clean up an entire floor covered in scrap metal. One can also be used to transport a large, heavy metal pipe from one area to another.
Cleaning and Collection Use:
Besides what has already been mentioned, industrial magnets can be used to pick up metal debris from roads and even underwater locations. There are also magnetic brooms as well as broom rakes that have weights up to 100 pounds on them. These brooms can be pushed manually or attached to forklifts, trucks, and cables.
Magnets have great uses that help manufacturers work faster and safer, producing better products. If you are in need of any of the services an industrial magnet can provide, there are experts you can contact to get the information on renting the machinery and equipment or for hiring them to do the necessary work.
