Few pieces of equipment can shut down a mining plant as quickly as a stray bolt reaching a crusher, and it is exactly that problem that Boksburg-based Mechani Mags, trading as African Magnets, has spent the first half of 2026 helping operators solve. As the year passes its midpoint, the magnet manufacturer is sharpening its attention on a widening pool of international customers and on its capacity to custom design conveyor magnet solutions for mining, processing and recycling sites across the globe.
Everything the firm sells is designed and manufactured in Gauteng before being shipped worldwide, and each project begins with a close look at the material being handled, the layout of the conveyor and the conditions on the ground. With plants now reassessing their equipment strategies for the remainder of the year, Mechani Mags wants buyers to notice both how adaptable its bespoke engineering is and how far its supply and support network extends.
Custom engineering for demanding conveyor systems
Sitting at the heart of the Mechani Mags catalogue are its magnetic separators, tasked with pulling ferrous tramp metal out of conveyed material before that metal can wreck crushers, screens and other machinery further along the line. Production covers suspended overband belt magnets in self-cleaning and manual-clean versions, ferrochrome magnets that use rare earth magnet elements to divide ferrochrome from slag, and heavy duty lifting magnets suited to scrap handling, ball loading and furnace loading.
There is no off-the-shelf list to pick from here; instead, the company approaches each order as a fresh engineering challenge. Working alongside the client, its engineers establish the belt width, burden depth, throughput and available clearance, then build a unit tailored to those constraints. Every magnet can run at any angle or orientation, above ground or underground, and units can be prepared for hazardous settings where certification is mandatory.
An oil-free dry-type magnet at the front of the range
Leading the line-up is the DRY-TYPE suspended belt magnet, an oil-free electromagnet that African Magnets frames as a next generation answer to conveyor tramp metal removal. Since the dry magnetic separator operates with neither oil nor cooling fans, it does away with the threat of coolant contamination and corrosion, eases maintenance and cuts the downtime that oil-filled equipment can demand. Its energy efficiency rating is equivalent to IE4 standards, and it is engineered to match the magnetic power of conventional units while drawing significantly less electricity.
Built as a self-cleaning overband belt magnet, the dry-type model pairs a heavy-duty belt with a stainless steel slat fastener system for dependable metal extraction and easy servicing. Continuous monitoring comes from a belt-slip and tear detection system alongside a PT100 temperature probe, and a low head-room variant caters to sites short on vertical space. What this adds up to for operators is a magnet that stays productive in dusty, high-throughput settings while calling for less hands-on attention.
Detection and separation working together
Reliable tramp metal protection generally rests on detection and separation operating in tandem. When a conveyor metal detector signals that stray ferrous material is riding a moving belt, a properly specified overband magnet lifts it away from the product stream before it can advance to the plant’s next stage. Matching the magnet to both the belt and the burden is what makes that handover trustworthy, and it is a central reason Mechani Mags builds to order instead of to a standard spec.
That same rigour carries over to the ferrochrome magnet, purpose-built to split ferrochrome from slag, and to the lifting magnets deployed in scrap and furnace work. Throughout the range the objective is consistent: keep unwanted ferrous material out of the process, shield downstream equipment, and raise safety and reliability on the line.
Global supply, local build
All manufacturing takes place at the company’s head office and workshop in JetPark, Boksburg, from where it supplies and supports its equipment for customers around the world. Pairing a local build base with an international customer base lets the firm keep a firm grip on quality and lead times while still serving operations far beyond South Africa. On-site repairs and inspection services stand behind the equipment, ensuring clients are looked after wherever their plants happen to be.
Backing this up is a support programme spanning repairs and upgrades, training, site inspections, compliance reporting and gauss testing. Such services let operators verify that installed magnets are still delivering their rated field strength and still satisfy the demands of a modern conveyor system — something that counts just as much for ageing units as for brand-new installations.
Why it matters now
With the mining, processing and recycling sectors now locking in their operating and capital plans for the back half of 2026, conveyor protection stands out as a practical lever for cutting unplanned stoppages. Just one fragment of tramp metal hitting a crusher or screen can trigger costly damage and lost output, and that failure typically costs far more than a properly specified magnet ever would. Through its emphasis on custom engineering, oil-free efficiency and worldwide support, Mechani Mags is aligning its range with operators who want dependable separation without the upkeep that older technology entails.
Industries and applications served
The Mechani Mags range is engineered for the hard realities of heavy industry, where every shift sees conveyors shifting large quantities of ore, aggregate, recovered material and scrap. Within mining and mineral processing, its magnets guard crushers and mills against stray bolts, screen fragments and broken tooling. In recycling and waste handling, they reclaim ferrous fractions and hold unwanted metal back from shredders and sorting lines. Across ferrochrome and smelter work, the ferrochrome magnet separates valuable ferrochrome from slag. Because each unit is shaped around the client’s particular conveyor and duty cycle, one core technology can be tuned to widely differing plants without asking operators to sacrifice fit or performance.
Operations looking to weigh up conveyor protection options for the rest of 2026 will find complete product details, specifications and support information on the Mechani Mags website at https://africanmagnets.com/.
About Mechani Mags
Mechani Mags, trading as African Magnets, is a South African manufacturer of conveyor magnets and magnetic separators for tramp metal removal across the mining, processing and recycling industries. Operating from its head office and workshop in JetPark, Boksburg, in Gauteng, the company designs, builds, repairs and services suspended belt magnets, ferrochrome magnets, lifting magnets and related auxiliaries, and supplies and supports its equipment for customers worldwide. Drawing on more than fifty years of expertise in magnetic separation technology, it provides site inspections, gauss testing, compliance reporting, repairs, upgrades and training as part of its support service.
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