Bunting offers tire wire separation guidance

Noting that “recycled rubber from tires finds its way into many places,” including playgrounds, livestock fencing and welcome mats, Newton, Kansas-based Bunting adds, “but if rogue metal contamination remains in recycled tire rubber material, the consequences can be severe.”

In a multipage document issued by the magnetic equipment company, Bunting says it has identified the several different types of magnetic separation equipment that can be installed at critical points in the tire recycling process.

“The greatest challenge when removing metal, such as steel wire, from shredded tires is to maximize the amount of metal separated while minimizing the amount of good rubber product loss,” states Bunting. “The best way to achieve this is through multistage magnetic separation,” adds the company.

Bunting says its crossbelt, drum, pulley and separation conveyor magnets can be configured in an array that optimizes the separation of steel wire from the other tire materials.

“Bunting has conducted work and designed custom equipment for tire rubber recyclers around the world,” states the firm. “While each plant is unique and the process may have different flow patterns, we have developed [stages] for tire rubber recyclers who are interested in implementing magnetic separation solutions into each step of their operations.”

Those seeking more information about Bunting’s process for shredded tire materials separation can go to this web page or write to bmc@buntingmagnetics.com.