Sometimes during a harvest there can be dangers lurking unseen by the eye. Usually it will be objects hidden under the crops or in the soil. This is one of the drawbacks for harvesting in a mass production style. These objects can injure a person or cause damage to the equipment even worse is that it can end up in the product. There is a machine called a gleamer that is used to remove most of these objects but there are some pieces so small that it sometimes gets into the product and leaves it contaminated. So in a need to purify the crops in mass production style the plate magnet was invented. It was designed to clean large quantities of non metal contamintes through the machinery which is completely made of metal.

The plate magnets are any where from eight inches all the way to twenty four inches wide and are designed to match the conveyor belts.  You’ll need to make sure these magnets are installed correctly.





Keeping the magnet clean is actually done with ease by simply lifting the handle in an upward motion. Using a vacuum is probably the best method for getting it clean of all the metal debris. Then the metal debris are actually inspected and written down for the records. Once the magnet is free of all these metal and ferrous properties the magnet is simply set back down closing it back up. Then you can start the whole process over again. One of things nice about this process is that the magnets only have to be cleaned once in a while.

These magnets are placed all over on the equipment and is mounted either above or below the conveyer belt making sure to capture all the tiny particle of debris that would other damage the equipment or end up in the product. The magnets are used by the farmers to protect us and animals from these harmful contaminates. Whatever the product is for human consumption or animal feed these magnets are planned into the process.  These magnets are also used in vacuum, gravity, and pneumatic duct systems. When being used for these duct systems the magnets are mounted at all corners keeping all foreign objects from getting into the main air flow systems. Plate Magnets.


Finding too much of these contaminations can cause a recall and ruin the reputation of the company leaving it tainted for years afterwards. Employee safety is the number one key factor and much effort is put into making sure of the employees safety. These plate magnets are a vital role in keeping and protecting the machines and people form these otherwise very dangerous materials. It’s amazing what we can today with technology even old technology like a magnet.