Metal separator or tramp metal remover

11 March 2019
  • #Metal separator
  • #Tramp metal remover
Metal separator or tramp metal remover

Operation principle


When material passes through the operating zone of the metal separator, metal material is attracted to the separator surface. Tramp metal separators manufactured by Research and Production Company Erga has high accuracy and reliability, and application of permanent magnets provides its operation without additional power supply.

It should be noted that there are other types with other operation principles, however, permanent magnet separator is a highly efficient system successfully used in many industrial applications. It is important to note that cleaning of raw materials at the stage of acceptance is not an absolute guarantee of the absence of impurities in the final product. The fact is that various metal particles, scale and other contaminants get into the product during production due to processing and equipment wear.

Production and installation


Metal separator and tramp metal remover are strictly regulated in terms of installation. They are installed in accordance with international quality standards as well as Industrial safety rules for explosion and fire hazardous production facilities for storage, processing and use of vegetable raw materials.

Research and Production Company «ERGA» produces a wide range of solutions that are widely applied in various industries. Our tramp metal separators recover all types of metal. These are stainless steel, brass, copper, aluminum, ferromagnetic alloys, etc. Thus, the metal form does not matter at all, whether it is insulated, covered with a protective film or not. This feature significantly expands application of our products.

Types of metal separators


ERGA produces a wide range of solutions based on NdFeB permanent magnets. For more products see Magnetic separators.

Our products have Sanitary-Epidemiological Conclusion Certificate and materials used in their manufacture are approved for application in food industry with all the required certificates.

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