Various Applications Of Lifting Magnets

Designing any technology is tough as one have to keep not just one but various aspects in mind. Magnetic lifters are versatile work handling devices that can be used to move a variety of ferrous metals ranging from small bundles of rod or scrap to large, heavy blocks. Lifting magnets are as complicated to design as simpler they look but they are truly effective, thus, it is hugely popular in various industries.

Applications Of Lifting Magnet:

• It is used for replacing slings and chains as it can improve overall productivity by allowing a single person to lift a load, otherwise which would have required two or more people with the traditional way.

• Remotely operated lifting magnets can be cab controlled and they can be even controlled through a pendant switch or a remote control transmitter. This magnet is used to deal with single or multiple plate, whether in storage areas, loading or unloading of trucks, or loading and unloading of cutting tables.

• This is commonly used in steel mills, scrap yards, loading docks, warehouses, foundries, shipyards, coil and pipe distributors, and other users of applicable steel products.

• Magnetic lifters offer advantages related to both quality and labor. For an instance, magnets eliminate the need for drilling and tapping holes in parts so that eyebolts can be attached to move them. Though in many cases, these holes need to be filled and the surface needs to be refinished, adding cost to the product.

• Often the parts are situated in such a package which is kept side by side to use all of the area in the container. In case parts are organized in a way where the operator can access the parts from above then a lifting magnet can be applied to a single part, lifting it vertically out of the container.

• Lifting magnets may be used in multiples on beams to augment the amount capable of being lifted. When multiple magnets are used to lift loads, the magnets should be spaced evenly to carry the whole load.

• A lifting magnet can be lowered from the crane above, get attached to the desired piece and lifted out of the container with minimal effort. The trick is to move the load safely and thus, you need to properly specify and apply the equipments.

• Lifting magnet has various applications such as handling billets, slabs, bundles, bar stock, plates, structurals, hot material, long bar stock, rail, coils, pipe radioactive material, rebar, slag, and more.

Multiple magnet mounts give overhead cranes a lifting capacity limited only by the crane itself. Larger lifting magnets present on overhead cranes are dedicated to the crane mechanism and its range of movement. In such a condition, the fundamental components of these systems include the magnet or magnets suspended from the crane hooks and a spread beam if necessary. A magnet must be installed in the machine by a trained professional and usually supplier send out personnel to evaluate the application and handle the installation process.