Top 10 Eddy Current Separator Manufacturers

Its current product material describes an eccentrically mounted pole system and says more than 4,000 STEINERT non-ferrous separators are in use worldwide.^[1] The company positions the equipment after size reduction, classification and magnetic separation, where it recovers marketable mixtures containing aluminum, copper, zinc and brass.

STEINERT publishes the ECS as part of a wider sorting architecture, so a buyer can evaluate what the machine should receive and what other sorting stages may follow it. That matters on ASR and incinerator-bottom-ash projects, where the feed normally has several size classes and more than one valuable metal fraction.

Eriez has unusually deep published material on eddy current separation. Its RevX-E range uses an eccentrically mounted rare-earth rotor, while its Ultra High-Frequency Eddy Current Separator is aimed at fines that are often missed by traditional ECS equipment. Eriez states that the UHF model can recover bare copper wire and other valuable non-ferrous metals as small as 2–3 mm under suitable conditions.^[2]

That does not mean every fine feed should go straight to the UHF unit. Small particles are highly sensitive to feed depth, moisture, shape and contamination. The useful point for buyers is that Eriez clearly separates coarse and fine-duty concepts instead of presenting one rotor as universal.

Eriez also publishes a Rougher-Cleaner-Scavenger approach for downstream shredder systems. That is worth studying when one pass cannot deliver the recovery and purity balance the project needs.

The current YUXI eddy current separator page positions the machine for non-ferrous recovery from shredder material, municipal waste, WTE bottom ash, electronic scrap, wood chips, glass and other mixed streams. The same equipment category also appears inside YUXI recycling solutions rather than being treated as a stand-alone accessory.

For example, YUXI’s waste car recycling line places magnetic separation before the eddy-current stage so that ferrous material is removed first and the ECS can focus on copper, aluminum and other non-ferrous fractions.

YUXI is therefore a practical shortlist choice when the RFQ is for a line rather than a single separator. A buyer can discuss feed preparation, shredding, magnetic removal, ECS placement and central controls in one project scope. The trade-off is that buyers who are chasing a very narrow fines application should request specific rotor, pole, belt and particle-size data rather than assume a general-purpose separator will match a specialized fine-recovery machine.

For broader plant context, see YUXI’s metal recycling equipment and solutions.

Bunting publishes one of the clearest model breakdowns in this group. Its current range includes high-frequency eccentric, high-intensity eccentric, high-intensity concentric and general-purpose concentric configurations. The company links these designs to duties ranging from fine e-scrap and granulated plastic to white goods, glass, household waste and screened scrap.^[3]

The useful takeaway is the emphasis on application-specific rotors. For a buyer comparing quotes, that makes it easier to ask whether the proposed machine is really intended for 3–10 mm granulate, 10–40 mm screened scrap or a much coarser stream. Bunting also highlights quick-change belt arrangements on several models, which is a practical maintenance point often missing from low-detail quotations.

Goudsmit separates its ECS offering into families such as EddyXpert for coarse to medium-fine streams and EddyFines for smaller, more difficult non-ferrous particles. Its technical pages spend considerable time on the details around the rotor: thin PU belts, stable support plates, vibratory feeding, ferrous pre-separation and different splitter tips for light or abrasive streams.^[4]

That focus is useful because many ECS problems are not actually caused by lack of magnetic force. A thick or uneven bed can bury metal pieces. Sticky material can disturb trajectories. A splitter that is easy to adjust on clean demonstration material may be much harder to hold in a dusty, abrasive plant.

SGM Magnetics publishes a broad ECS family built around concentric rotor designs. Current models include DIS and EIS for general waste duties, GVIS for glass, SIS for larger material, VIS for fine fractions and BVIS for ultra-fine recovery. The company explicitly links each model to a material class or size range.^[5]

For procurement teams, that is a strong sign that the supplier treats particle size as a first-order design variable. SGM also recommends ferrous pre-removal before the ECS, a point that should appear in almost every serious recycling-line discussion.

IFE offers centric and eccentric eddy current separators, plus a special INP ENOS design that uses an eddy-current bar rather than a conventional rotating magnetic drum. The company publishes machine concepts for scrap, cable, WEEE, incineration slag, plastics and other bulk streams, and it has its own screening and vibratory feeding portfolio.^[6]

That combination matters when the incoming fraction is the real bottleneck. An expensive separator does not compensate for poor sizing or a surging feed. IFE’s ability to discuss screening, conveying and magnetic technology together makes it particularly relevant to retrofits where the ECS is only one part of the problem.

LONGi Magnet publishes both concentric and eccentric eddy current separators and positions them within a much broader magnetic-separation portfolio. Its application material covers e-scrap, ASR, glass, aluminum recycling and other industrial streams.^[7]

The main buying advantage is configuration breadth. The caution is the same one we apply to every manufacturer: do not stop at “eccentric” or “concentric.” Ask for the exact working width, pole arrangement, rotor speed, belt speed range, feed module and the test basis behind the proposal. Those details determine whether two apparently similar quotations are actually comparable.

Dings markets its Eddy Current Separator for fractional-sized non-ferrous metal in dirty, dusty industrial environments. Its published design emphasizes rare-earth magnets, a deep magnetic field, durability and accessible maintenance.^[8]

Dings is a sensible name to include when the project is less about ultra-fine specialty recovery and more about a rugged machine that will live in a scrap or waste plant. As with any heavy-duty ECS, buyers should still verify how the proposed rotor behaves at the smallest fraction they actually need to recover.

Magnapower’s ECS range is aimed at WEEE, dry recyclables, shredded scrap, incinerator ash and other mixed waste streams. The company emphasizes its rare-earth magnet system, high-frequency rotor design, custom engineering and after-sales services that include parts, repairs and refurbishment.^[9]

The belt, shell, bearings, rotor protection and splitter area all need attention over the life of an ECS. A quotation that looks attractive on day one can become expensive if wear parts and specialist service are difficult to obtain.