Magnets are commonly used in recycling sites and do what they do best, attract ferrous materials! Overband magnetic separators or extraction belts are used above conveyor belts to extract the ferrous materials up and create a new assembly line for the ferrous materials.

Magnets are a vital tool used in recycling. Recycling consists of separating different types of metals and alloys, based on the elements each is made from. Many metals contain iron, and a magnet sticks to these types. Other metals do not contain iron, and therefore a magnet will not stick to them.

Magnetic separation is the process of separating components of mixtures by using magnets to attract magnetic materials. The process that is used for magnetic separation detaches non-magnetic material with those that are magnetic. A large diversity of mechanical means are used to separate magnetic materials.

Magnetic Separator is the most trusted machine used to recover metal from the waste materials. It is known for the easy separation process to detach fine particles which have poor magnetic properties. Magnetic separator provides the excellent separating effect, as it uses dynamic magnetic system design.

We can separate iron from a mixture of sand and iron, as only the iron is attracted to the magnet….Separating Mixtures: Using Magnets.

Not usually magnetic in and of itself, black sand can and will become magnetized in the presence of another magnet.