MagTrap Magnetic Traps for Liquids or Slurries
MagTrap magnetic separators are in use around the world for liquids, slurries and pumped chunky products. These powerful magnetic process line traps are available in more than 30 off-the-shelf models and an unlimited number of custom configurations when manufactured to customer specifications.
What MagTraps Do
MagTraps remove the hazards of unwanted ferrous and work-hardened stainless steel contaminants from processing lines. They capture the very finest of particles that pass undetected through electronic metal detectors.
Benefits
- No Electricity required
- Captures Items Smaller than those sensed by Electronic Metal Detectors
- Easy to Clean
- Easy to Install
- Clean-ln-Place (CIP) Capable
- Built to Last
- Built to Sanitary Standards
MagTrap tube type for liquids, purees and products with small solids
Features
- MagTraps have no moving parts
- MagTraps work with virtually all pumped products
- MagTraps feature proprietary, easy to clean, tube or plate magnets
- MagTraps operate to pressures of 750 PSI and temperatures of 500° F
- MagTrap standard line sizes range from half inch to 6 inches but custom sizes are available
- Contaminants are captured by powerful, rare-earth, neodymium magnets and held in-place until cleaned
- MagTraps are certified sanitary and guaranteed to meet or exceed current USDA and 3A standards
What MagTraps Capture
MagTrap rare earth magnets catch all sizes of ferrous debris found in product lines - as small as 0.0001 inches. As well as ferrous items, they also capture particles of work-hardened 304 and 316 stainless steel plus nickel and carbide items that sometimes appear in process lines.
Two MagTrap Styles for Different Fluid Types
MagTrap magnets are either enclosed in tubes or in a flat plate configuration.
MagTrap flat plate type for solids, chunky or hard to pump products
- Tube magnets are used for liquids, purees and products with smaller (less than 1/2" ) included solids not susceptible to size reduction.
- Tube MagTrap Models: 130, 135, 135EC, 170 and Micro
- Flat plate magnets are for products with fragile included solids (fruit preserves, cooked meat chunks, cottage cheese, etc.), chunks larger than 1/2", long, sinewy items, and products that are hard to pump.
- Plate MagTrap Models: 115, 120 and 125
How to Select a MagTrap
Maximum magnetic efficiency is attained with slow flowrates. It is easier to extract metal through low viscosity products than through high viscosity products. See MagTrap classes listed below to help select the required MagTrap for your product (Example: Water is Class 1, Molasses = Class 4).
Select a class that best matches the most viscous product to be pumped. Remember that temperature and percentage of liquid can greatly affect a product's viscosity class. If needed, water jackets can be added to heat or cool the product.
Viscosity Class
CLASS 1 (1-1,000 Centipoise)
Beverages, clear broths, thin soups, juices, warm jellies, lightsauces, thin salad dressings.
CLASS 2 (1,000-5,000 Centipoise)
Applesauce, pulped fruits and vegetables, syrups, custards, baby foods, cranberries, hot preserves.
CLASS 3 (5,000-50,000 Centipoise)
Chopped foods, creamed cheese, pumpkin filling, frozen slush, heavy sauces, batters, heavy purees.
CLASS 4 (50,000+ Centipoise)
Cooled products, pet foods, nut butters, minced meat, thickbatters and slow flowing products.
The next step is to match your line's viscosity class and maximum pumping capacity with the various MAGTRAP model’s maximum flow ratings, then select the appropriate model and line size. Line reducers (expanders) may be needed.
When operating at or near a MAGTRAP’s upper flow capacity, move up one line size to assure meeting future increased pumping needs.
MagTrap Deployment
MagTraps can be supplied with all types of line connectors and the models 125 and 135 can have dis-similar inlet and outlet line sizes.
MagTraps may be mounted in vertical, horizontal or sloped lines without affecting the magnetic efficiency. For complete drainage required by Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems (no sump area), install MagTraps in a vertical line.
Placed in front of pumps, screens and mills, MagTraps protect vital plant equipment from metal damage and resulting costly downtime. When product purity is paramount, Cesco Magnetics recommend the installation of a MagTrap in front of the filler.
We would be pleased to provide you with suggestions and information regarding your application. Complete instructions accompany every MagTrap.
Contact us for more information or to request a quote.
