Magnets are all around us, and they’re made using metal and electricity. As you know, magnets come in many different shapes and sizes. Making magnets involves using a particular sized/shaped mold which gets put into a machine that fills it with sand. Gases are added into the sand to harden it. The hard sand slab… Read more »
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New Ways of Recycling Rare Earth Magnets
Rare earth magnets are the strongest type of permanent magnets made on the planet today as they are made from alloys of rare earth metals. They’re aptly named because they’re hard to come by—they are rare! The rare metals have to be mined and purified and that costs a lot of time, money, and energy…. Read more »
How Magnets Are Used in Industrial Applications
Magnets have many practical uses in industrial applications. Available in a diverse range of shapes, sizes and strengths, and typically made of ferrite, neodymium or other magnetic materials, magnets help facilitate production in the automobile, electronics, plastics, glass and ceramics, shipping, construction, mining, food and pharmaceuticals industries. Typically, you’ll find industrial magnets at work in/on… Read more »
Reasons to Choose a Premium Magnetic Broom
A premium magnetic broom from IPES International can make your workday a lot easier. Can you imagine having to bend down and pick up every scrap piece of metal from the floor of your workplace, everyday? You’d be exhausted and have back problems. Magnetic brooms can also save you the headache of having to replace… Read more »
The Advantages of Magnetic Grates
Smart business owners and operators are always keeping their eyes open for ways to improve efficiency and productivity. This is especially true in the manufacturing industry. When it comes to removing metal, there is nothing that improves efficiency more than magnets. At IPES International, we offer many types of magnetic solutions. For some jobs, a… Read more »
The Importance of Recycling Plants and Non-Ferrous Metals
The Advantages of Magnetic Head Pulleys
>Magnetic head pulleys (also known as magnetic separation pulleys) perform an important function, attracting ferrous metals and debris out of product flow so you get clean product and the “extra junk” doesn’t damage equipment. By placing magnetic head pulleys in the appropriate spot on a conveyor belt system, they effectively remove ferrous metal and discharge… Read more »
How Rare Earth Magnet Separators Can Help Your Production Line
Have you heard of rare-earth magnets? They’re extremely strong permanent magnets made from common metals. Wait a minute—why are they called “rare-earth” then? Well, for starters, they’re at the bottom of the periodic table of elements, and they typically have hard-to-pronounce names. If they were comedians, rare-earth elements would be like Rodney Dangerfield: “They get… Read more »