Eriez Magnetics Europe has announced the introduction of a new magnetic separator into their ProGrade range. The ProGrade Auto Kwik Clean (AKC) Grate captures problematic ferrous metals, with the added advantage of automated cleaning. According to the company, this preserves product purity whilst eliminating downtime of machinery and saving costs. The Eriez AKC Grate utilises Mega (10,500 gauss) Rare Earth magnetic strength and automatically discharges any collected iron due to pneumatic and electronic components. The self cleaning property allows the grate to be used in inaccessible areas where magnetic grates previously would not be considered. The product can be implemented across a wide range of bulk handling and process industries inclduing mineral processing such as silica sand operations.

The AKC Grate is particularly useful when continuous operation is required and the product flow cannot be stopped to allow cleaning or maintenance. With its perpetual process, the new grate “ensures maximum protection for valuable machinery.” The Eriez statement adds: “The AKC Grate is priced competitively with a high quality finish. Importantly for many customers, they are available immediately from stock.” The system contains two banks of magnetic tubes, with the top bank containing seven tubes and the bottom bank containing six. The magnetic component of the AKC Grate is 356 mm wide by 305 mm long and its typical capacity is nominally 50 t/h based on sand with a bulk density of 1.6 t/m³. Eriez also offers a range of Xtreme Rare Earth Grate Magnets which can be applied in all processing industries. The ProGrade Square, Round and housed Permanent Magnetic Grates are designed to remove ferrous contamination in hoppers, chutes, floor openings and other areas where free flowing materials are present.