Magnetic separator for glass and ceramics
Magnetic separators for ceramics and glass: filters for glazes, high-intensity separators and eddy current separators.
In brief
- Lenoir-MEC offers magnetic separators for ceramics and glass: filters for liquid slips, high-intensity separators and separators for bulk raw materials.
- They remove iron particles and ferrous impurities, even weakly magnetic ones, from raw materials and glazes.
- For sorted glass, overband magnets and eddy current separators remove ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
Challenges in glass and ceramics
A magnetic separator for ceramics safeguards the quality of the finished product: an iron particle in a ceramic body or a glaze leaves a visible defect. In recycled glass, metals must be removed before remelting.
Contaminants to remove
- Iron particles in liquid ceramic slips and glazes.
- Ferrous impurities in bulk ceramic raw materials.
- Weakly magnetic particles in ceramics and powders.
- Ferrous and non-ferrous metals (steel, iron, aluminium, copper, brass) mixed with glass in recycling streams.
Suitable Lenoir-MEC equipment
Liquid slips and glazes
- FM magnetic filter: removal of iron particles from liquid ceramic slips, for the production of ceramics and glazes.
Raw materials and powders
- SLT high-intensity magnetic separator: extraction of weakly magnetic particles from ores, ceramics and powders.
- SGA self-cleaning magnetic separator: removes ferrous impurities from ceramic raw materials.
- SPM plate magnet separator: removes ferrous contaminants from bulk products such as gravel and sand.
Sorted and recycled glass
- OVAP permanent magnet overband magnet: extraction of ferrous metals (steel, iron) from waste, wood, glass or bulk materials.
- PELICAN eddy current separator and ED-X eddy current separator: separation of aluminium, copper and brass from inert fractions such as glass.
See also our page on recycling.
Frequently asked questions
How do you remove iron particles from a liquid ceramic slip?
The FM magnetic filter removes iron particles from liquid ceramic slips; it is used in the production of ceramics and glazes.
Which separator for weakly magnetic particles?
The SLT high-intensity magnetic separator is designed to extract weakly magnetic particles from ores, ceramics, powders and other industrial materials.
How do you remove non-ferrous metals from sorted glass?
An eddy current separator, such as the PELICAN, separates aluminium, copper and brass from inert fractions (plastic, glass, wood, paper), which follow their natural trajectory and are collected separately.
A glass or ceramics project?
Describe your material (powder, liquid slip, sorted glass) and your throughput: our engineering department will propose the suitable magnetic separator. Request a quote