Equipment Protection
Protects expensive milling, grinding, conveying, and processing equipment from tramp metal damage.
AGRICULTURE & FARMING INDUSTRY
Magnetic separation solutions for grain, seed, feed, fertiliser, crop handling, milling, and agricultural processing systems — protecting equipment, improving product quality, and reducing downtime.
Talk to Our Technical TeamMagnets in the Agriculture & Farming Industry
Magnetic separation plays a critical role in modern agricultural and farming operations by removing ferrous contaminants from crops, animal feed, grain, seeds, fertilisers, and agricultural processing systems. Effective magnetic protection helps prevent equipment damage, maintain product quality, improve operational efficiency, and support food safety standards throughout the agricultural supply chain. Agricultural processing equipment is continuously exposed to tramp metal contamination originating from harvesting equipment, transport systems, storage facilities, and processing machinery. These contaminants can include broken machinery parts, baling wire, fence staples, nails, bolts, rust particles, and metal wear debris.
Why Magnetic Separation is Important in Agriculture
Contamination Control
Removes tramp metal contamination from grain, seed, feed, fertiliser, and crop handling products.
Reduced Downtime
Helps reduce costly downtime caused by machinery damage and unplanned maintenance.
Product Quality
Improves product quality, purity, and customer confidence throughout the agricultural supply chain.
Food & Feed Safety
Supports compliance with food and feed safety requirements by reducing ferrous contamination risks.
Lower Maintenance Costs
Minimises maintenance costs and helps extend the working life of processing equipment.
Common Metal Contaminants Found in Agricultural Processing
Baling Wire Fragments
Wire fragments can enter the process through hay, feed, crop handling, and storage operations.
Fence Staples
Staples and small metal fragments can contaminate crop and feed streams during harvesting or handling.
Nails and Bolts
Loose fasteners from machinery, storage structures, and transport systems can cause serious equipment damage.
Harvester Blade Fragments
Broken harvesting components can enter grain, seed, and crop processing systems.
Machinery Wear Particles
Tractor, auger, conveyor, and processing equipment wear can generate ferrous contamination over time.
Rust Flakes and Fine Ferrous Dust
Storage silos, conveyors, augers, and processing systems can produce rust particles, metal shavings, and fine ferrous dust.
Typical Agricultural Applications
Grain Processing
Magnets are installed within grain receiving pits, elevators, conveyors, hoppers, and milling systems to remove ferrous contaminants before processing and storage.
Animal Feed Manufacturing
Magnetic separators protect grinders, hammer mills, mixers, pellet presses, and feed handling systems from tramp metal contamination.
Seed Processing
High-intensity magnetic systems help ensure seed purity by removing unwanted metal particles before packaging and distribution.
Fertiliser Production
Magnets protect crushers, screens, mixers, and conveying systems used during fertiliser manufacturing and handling.
Agricultural Milling Operations
Magnetic separation equipment removes ferrous contaminants from maize, wheat, barley, sunflower seeds, and other agricultural products before milling.
Recommended Magnetic Solutions for Agriculture
Plate Magnets
Ideal for installation above conveyors, chutes, and free-falling product streams to capture larger tramp metal contaminants.
Grid / Grate Magnets
Designed for hoppers, bins, and gravity-fed systems to remove fine ferrous contamination from grains, seeds, and feed products.
Drum Magnets
Continuous self-cleaning magnetic separation for high-volume grain and agricultural material handling applications.
Suspended Magnets
Heavy-duty overhead magnetic separators that protect conveyors and downstream equipment from damaging tramp iron.
Head Pulley Magnets
Installed at the discharge end of conveyor systems to automatically separate ferrous contamination from bulk agricultural materials.
Liquid & Fluid Trap Magnets
Used in liquid agricultural processing applications such as syrups, oils, and other fluid products requiring contamination control.
Magnetic Verification & Validation
On-Site Verification
To maintain optimum protection and performance, magnetic systems should be regularly tested and verified.
Calibrated Gauss Meter Testing
Techco Power Engineering offers on-site magnetic verification and validation services using calibrated Gauss Meters to ensure magnetic systems continue to meet operational requirements and industry standards.
Custom Agricultural Solutions
Tailored System Design
Every farming and agricultural operation is different. Techco Power Engineering designs and manufactures custom magnetic separation solutions tailored to your process, throughput requirements, contamination risks, and equipment layout.
Facility Assessment
Our engineering team can assess your facility and recommend the most effective magnetic protection system to improve product quality, reduce downtime, and protect valuable processing equipment.
Products Commonly Used in the Agriculture Industry
Plate Magnets
Used for chutes, conveyors, and free-falling product streams.
Grid / Grate Magnets
Used in hoppers, bins, and gravity-fed product flows.
Drum Magnets
Used for continuous separation in high-volume material handling.
Suspended Magnets
Used above conveyors to remove tramp iron before it reaches downstream equipment.
Head Pulley Magnets
Used at conveyor discharge points for automatic ferrous separation.
Liquid & Fluid Trap Magnets
Used in fluid agricultural processing lines requiring contamination control.
Inline Magnets
Used in enclosed process lines to capture ferrous contamination.
Hump Magnets
Used in gravity-flow systems for effective metal removal.
Sampling Magnets
Used for inspection, testing, and quality control checks.
Magnetic Sweepers
Used to collect loose metal fragments from floors, yards, and working areas.
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