Boksburg-based magnet manufacturer Mechani Mags, which trades under the African Magnets name, heads into the back half of 2026 with its sights set firmly on an expanding roster of overseas clients and on its knack for tailoring conveyor magnet solutions to mining, processing and recycling sites the world over.
Designing and fabricating its equipment in Gauteng before shipping it internationally, the business partners closely with every customer to engineer magnets matched to the precise material, conveyor arrangement and site conditions in play. With plants now reassessing their equipment programmes for the remainder of the year, Mechani Mags is highlighting both the adaptability of its bespoke engineering and the breadth of its worldwide supply and support.
Custom engineering for demanding conveyor systems
Anchoring the Mechani Mags line-up are its magnetic separators, which strip ferrous tramp metal out of conveyed material before it has a chance to wreck crushers, screens and other downstream machinery. Production covers suspended overband belt magnets in self-cleaning and manual-clean formats, alongside ferrochrome magnets that use rare earth magnet elements to part ferrochrome from slag, plus heavy duty lifting magnets for scrap handling, ball loading and furnace loading.
Instead of selling from a fixed catalogue, Mechani Mags approaches each order as an engineering puzzle to be worked out. Its engineers sit down with the client to establish belt width, burden depth, throughput and available clearance, then design a unit that lives within those constraints. The magnets can be built to run at any angle or orientation, above ground or underground, and can be specified for hazardous environments where certification is a requirement.
An oil-free dry-type magnet at the front of the range
Heading the catalogue is the DRY-TYPE suspended belt magnet, an oil-free electromagnet that African Magnets presents as a next generation choice for pulling tramp metal off conveyors. Running with neither oil nor cooling fans, the dry magnetic separator eliminates the threat of coolant contamination and corrosion, keeps maintenance simple and cuts the downtime that oil-filled designs can require. Its energy efficiency rating is equivalent to IE4 standards, and it is engineered to produce the same magnetic force while drawing considerably less electrical power.
This dry-type magnet is a self-cleaning overband belt unit, fitted with a heavy-duty belt and a stainless steel slat fastener system for dependable metal removal and easy upkeep. Built in are a belt-slip and tear detection system and a PT100 temperature probe for round-the-clock monitoring, while a low head-room variant caters to sites short on vertical space. In everyday terms, operators get a magnet that keeps performing in dusty, high-throughput settings while calling for less hands-on attention.
Detection and separation working together
Effective tramp metal protection normally hinges on detection and separation operating in tandem. When a conveyor metal detector signals stray ferrous material travelling along a belt, a properly specified overband magnet lifts that metal out of the product flow before it advances to the plant’s next stage. Matching the magnet to the belt and the burden is what makes that hand-off reliable, and it is a key reason Mechani Mags builds to order rather than to a generic specification.
That same rigour carries over to the ferrochrome magnet, purpose-built to separate ferrochrome from slag, and to the lifting magnets deployed in scrap and furnace work. Right across the range the objective holds steady: keep unwanted ferrous material clear of the process, safeguard downstream equipment, and lift safety and reliability on the line.
Global supply, local build
Manufacturing takes place at the company’s head office and workshop in JetPark, Boksburg, from where it supplies and supports its equipment for customers across the globe. Pairing a local build base with an international clientele lets the firm govern quality and lead times while still serving operations far beyond South Africa. On-site repair and inspection services stand behind the equipment, ensuring clients are looked after wherever their plants happen to be.
The business further runs 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 holding their rated field strength and continue to satisfy the expectations 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 finalising their operating and capital plans for the second half of 2026, conveyor protection stands out as a practical avenue for cutting unplanned stoppages. One stray piece of tramp metal reaching a crusher or screen can trigger costly damage and lost output, and the price of that failure typically far outweighs the price of a well-specified magnet. Through its emphasis on custom engineering, oil-free efficiency and global support, Mechani Mags is aligning its range with operators seeking dependable separation minus the maintenance load of older technology.
Industries and applications served
The Mechani Mags range is engineered for the day-to-day demands of heavy industry, where conveyors shift huge tonnages of ore, aggregate, recovered material and scrap shift after shift. Within mining and mineral processing, its magnets shield crushers and mills from stray bolts, screen fragments and broken tooling. In recycling and waste handling, they recover ferrous fractions and keep unwanted metal away from shredders and sorting lines. In ferrochrome and smelter settings, the ferrochrome magnet is put to work separating valuable ferrochrome from slag. Since every unit is designed around the client’s particular conveyor and duty cycle, the same core technology can be reshaped for widely differing plants without asking operators to give ground on fit or performance.
Operations looking to weigh up conveyor protection options for the rest of 2026 can access full 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 used 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. Its work is grounded in more than fifty years of expertise in magnetic separation technology, and its support service takes in site inspections, gauss testing, compliance reporting, repairs, upgrades and training.
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