Industrial Magnetics, Inc.Boyne City, MI
 
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 PowerLift® Magnets
 
PowerLift® Rare Earth Lifting Magnets - Designed for Thick, Non-Flexing Material
 
These compact, yet powerful, Rare Earth lift magnets can be used on flat or round surfaces and contain an internal release on/off device that does not contact or damage the surface of the part being lifted. Permanent magnetic lifts also eliminate the fear of dropping the load being lifted due to power failures.
  • ON/OFF Rare Earth design
  • Lifts flat or round loads
  • Easy internal manual release does not contact the load
  • Heat resistant up to 180°F (82°C)
  • CONFORMS TO ASME B30.20 STANDARDS

Lock On & Off Features
The new handle on the PowerLift® Rare Earth lift magnet features a positive lock-on and lock-off mechanism that requires the operator to manually switch between the two states. This prevents the handle from being turned only "partially on" and giving the operator a false sense of security that the magnet is holding safely, or from being accidentally bumped to the "off" position, dropping the load pre-maturely.
 
NEW! VERTICAL LIFT ADAPTER
Lift Thick, Non-Flexing, Vertically Oriented Material
 
Applications:
  • Load steel plate into vertical storage racks
  • Lift steel plate from vertical storage racks to horizontal machining centers or cutting tables
  • Lift steel plate, rounds or billets into place for equipment/machinery manufacturing

Benefits
  • One lifter for both horizontal and vertical sheet or steel part handling
  • Reduce employee injury - Eliminate improper use of slings or chains to lift sheet metal or steel parts vertically
  • Increase production time
  • No electricity required

The Vertical Lift Adapter(VLA), combined with an IMI PowerLift® magnet, lifts ferrous metal sheets, plates, rounds or billets from horizontal to vertical orientation or vise versa. The VLA is ideal for loading steel plate into vertical storage racks and for lifting plate steel, rounds or billets to machining centers or cutting tables.
 
The Vertical Lift Adapter can be used on various flat steel plates or round shapes and allows the operator to lift loads up to 4 feet wide. The Vertical Lift Adapter also has convenient, built-in forklift brackets to move and handle steel in a horizontal orientation.
 
The Vertical Lift Adapter is currently available for use with the PNL0800 and PNL1600. For additional models, or steel billet lifting applications, please contact our inside sales department at 888.582.0823.
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 Transporter® Cylinder Actuated Magnets
 
Our patented Transporter® utilizes a powerful, rare earth permanent magnet to pick and place heavy, non-flexing steel items, such as truck frames, or other rigid parts in automated transfer or manually operated material handling applications.
 
The Transporter® offers increased material handling safety and a significant reduction over vacuum cups in shop air costs.
 
Ideal for applications in the Automotive, Appliance and Office Furniture industries, the Transporter® represents a new generation of tooling technology. Available in many standard and custom configurations to best suit the needs of your application.
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 Valve Box Lifter
 
Stop bending over to lift!
 
This sturdy, yet lightweight permanent magnetic retriever is capable of lifting up to 50 lbs. and reduces back strain and finger & toe injuries by ergonomically lifting and moving cast iron utility covers or non-flexing ferrous metals flats and rounds.
 
The deep reach magnetic field penetrates even textured surfaces and features an easy to use on/off locking handle for safety and precise positioning of parts. Features MagSwitch® technology and rated for small cast iron covers weighing less than 50 lbs.
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 TriggerLift®
 
Hand held lift allows strong grip of parts with an easy to use trigger release.
  • One handed operation
  • Permanent magnet
  • Lightweight aluminum housing
  • Move sheets/parts faster & easier
  • Retrieve hot parts from cutting tables
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 Power Grips
 
Our standard Power Grip Magnets are a fast, effective and affordable way to move parts from your cutting table.
  • Effective holding against shear force
  • Securely grips heavy parts
  • Welded steel construction
  • Strong permanent magnetic material

Our PowerGrip On/Off models (ACS and ACC) featuring Mag-Switch™ technology, work on flat or pipe up to a maximum temperature of 180°F. These models allows you to turn the magnet on or off for easy removal of the part from the magnet.
 
The manual model(ACS) operates by hand-turning the handle to the on/off position, while the battery operated cordless version(ACC) gives push button control. For safety, the permanent magnet will stay "on" and hold the part even if the battery loses power. Includes charger and two batteries and offers up to 200 cycles per charge.
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 Air Actuated PowerLift® Magnets
 
These Air-Actuated PowerLift® Magnets are a perfect solution for systems lifting large, thick, steel plates or any common PowerLift application where remote release or the simultaneous release of a number of magnets on a spreader system is required.
 
The magnet's air actuator turns the magnet on and off, allowing all the safety of a permanent magnet that will not drop the load during a power or air loss.
 
Air Actuated PowerLifts can be used by themselves or in larger systems that can be customized to fit your needs.
 
Specifications:
  • 80-100 psi(clean, dry air)
  • 4 way, 2 position with CV > or = 1 (CV = measurement of airflow through a valve)
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 Permatrols® & Perm-Electro Hybrids
 
Ideal for handling heavy, thick steel sheet stock or plate, the Permatrol® offers the security of a permanent magnet with the on/off benefit of an electromagnet, without the need of a high maintenance battery backup system.
 
IMI's Permatrol® magnets require only a momentary flow of electric current to either activate or deactivate the holding power of the magnet. The unique magnet design does not require a continuous flow of electricity to hold or release parts, and uses less energy than an electromagnet. In addition, the magnet will hold onto its load even if there is a power failure, to ensure safety without relying on a battery backup system.
 
The Permatrol® is available in either single magnet or multiple magnet configurations. Multiple magnet configurations are recommended for use with an IMI power supply, which can be equipped with an interface to work with a customer supplied PLC in automated operations.
 
The PME0404 is ideal for automated end-of-arm and under the hook applications. Designed for metal part thickness of 1/4" to 3" thick, the PME0404 is roughly a 4"x4"x5" cube and is capable of handling up to 525 pounds!
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 Perm-Electro Hybrid Rail
 
IMI's Permanent-Electro Hybrid Rail is commonly used for automated conveying and transferring of steel sheets and parts in transfer conveyors.
 
Hybrid rail consists of a powerful permanent magnet with an electrically triggered release circuit to move and hold sheets and blanks during conveying. The fast acting on/off action enables the magnet to be controlled for specific drop points throughout the conveying system.
 
The release circuit is only energized for the amount of time required to release the part, which significantly reduces the cost of operation over a purely Electromagnetic Rail system.
 
Perm-Electro Hybrid Rail is ideal for blank sorting/stacking transfer systems and can be designed to fit most conveying systems.
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 Suspended Permanent Overhead
 
Suspended magnets are designed for separation of ferrous metal from a variety of over-the-belt conveyor applications. Proven in industries such as Mining, Aggregate, Recycling, Tire Shredding, Foundry, Wood Chip, Pulp & Paper, Power Generation, Construction and Demolition.
 
Our SMS Magnets offer optimum operating efficiency with a continuous cleaning belt to keep the magnet face free of collected metal. The powerful, deep reaching magnetic circuit pulls metal to the face of the magnet where the cleated belt can remove the metal off the end of the magnet and out of the product flow. The compact design of the SMS makes it ideal for use on portable size reduction equipment.
 
SPMC Magnets (Manual Clean Permanent Magnets) are a good, economical solution for applications that require a magnet for equipment protection but don't encounter enough ferrous metal in their product flow to justify a self-cleaning magnet.
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 Pipe Magnet
 
IMI's Permanent Pipe Magnets protect processing equipment and improve product purity by capturing ferrous tramp metal contaminants in vertical flow systems.
 
IMI pipe magnets provide product protection for many industries including flour, feed and grain, food processing, powder and bulk, chemical resin, plastic processing and more.
 
Features
  • Easy to clean
  • All welded construction
  • Stainless steel housing
  • Fits 4" to 20" diameter pipe
  • Door mounted permanent magnet
  • Custom sizes and designs available
  • Drilled 3/8" flanges for easy bolt in installation
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