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    • MAGQUIP MAG LAB – Dry Magnetic Separation Testing, Development & Training Centre

    Welcome to the MAGQUIP MAG LAB – our in-house dry magnetic separation laboratory and customer experience centre, located at MAGQUIP’s main manufacturing site in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Designed for precision testing, technical development, and hands-on training, the MAGQUIP MAG LAB supports clients across mining, mineral processing, industrial recycling, and materials handling sectors. Whether you’re developing a new flowsheet, selecting separation equipment, or evaluating product grades, MAGQUIP MAG LAB delivers trusted insights and practical outcomes.

    ✅ Dry Magnetic Separation Services at a Glance

    Our facility integrates advanced laboratory-scale and production-scale dry magnetic separators, allowing realistic simulation and optimisation of separation processes for a wide range of materials. Key services include:

    • Sample Preparation

    Precision sample crushing, screening, drying, and blending for magnetic testing. Ensures accurate, consistent test results across repeat trials.

    • Magnetic Mass Split & Fractionation

    Test material performance under variable magnetic force using Rare Earth Roll, Induced Roll, and Drum Magnetic Separators. Fractionation reveals grade and recovery behaviour.

    • Toll Magnetic Separation

    Batch or campaign-based toll separation for bulk dry materials. Ideal for customers scaling up production or without in-house separator access.

    • Production-Scale Equipment Sizing & Specification

    Use test data to determine the correct model, pole spacing, belt speed, and number of magnetic separators for commercial operation.

    • Flowsheet Design & Optimisation

    From conceptual layouts to final flowsheets, our metallurgists engineer complete process solutions using magnetic separation as a core upgrading tool.

    • Magnetic Susceptibility Analysis

    Determine how strongly your material responds to magnetic fields – a critical factor in choosing the right separator type and intensity.

    • Separation Efficiency Benchmarking & Process Guarantee Development

    We provide calculated recovery, grade, and mass yield data to back process guarantees or support technical tenders.

    • On-site XRF Sampling and Product Quality Analysis

    Fast, real-time chemical composition analysis of magnetic and non-magnetic fractions using handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) devices.

    🧪 Materials We Process in the MAGQUIP MAG LAB

    Our dry magnetic separation lab handles a wide variety of materials including:

    • Heavy Mineral Sands (ilmenite, rutile, zircon)

    • Ferroalloys & Ferrometals

    • Iron Ores & Manganese Ores 

    • Rare Earth Ores & Battery / Tech Metals & Minerals  (monazite, xenotime, tin ores etc.)

    • Ferrosilicon and Magnetite Media for Dense Media Separation

    • Silica Sand, Feldspar, Quartz [Industrial Mineral & powders]

    • Spodumene and Hard Rock Lithium Ores

    • Ferrous & Non Ferrous metal separation Electronic Waste, Cans [UBC], Shredder ASR and Urban Mining Materials [Eddy Current Separator]

    💡 What Makes MAGQUIP MAG LAB Different?

    • Access to full-scale induced roll, rare earth roll, and dry drum testing equipment

    • Rapid decision-making supported by real-time data and in-house expertise

    • OEM-level support for equipment design, testing, and post-sale implementation

    • Independent data reporting tailored to your project requirements

    • Process development backed by decades of magnetic separation experience

    📞 Request Testing or Consultation

    Get started with your magnetic separation test campaign today. Our experienced technical team will guide you through sample submission, test planning, and result interpretation.

    Contact MAGQUIP:

    📧 info@magquip.com
    📞 +27 11 473 2521

     Or complete our online test request form for a quick response.

     

     

    MAGQUIP Test Facility Equipment includes the following equipment:

    Laboratory Magnetic Separation Equipment

    At the MAGQUIP MAG LAB, we offer a comprehensive suite of laboratory-scale magnetic separation equipment designed for accurate, repeatable testing across a wide range of minerals and materials. Our testing facility is equipped to simulate real-world magnetic separation processes at both bench and pilot scale, helping clients optimise process flows, select the right separator, and improve recovery efficiency.

    Wet Magnetic Separation Testing Equipment

    • Laboratory Wet Drum Magnetic Separator
      For low-intensity magnetic separation of magnetite and ferrosilicon slurries in wet applications.

    • FLANMAG Laboratory Wet Drum Separator
      Custom-designed for batch testing of magnetic media in dense medium circuits and iron ore concentration.

    • Lab-Scale Wet High Intensity Magnetic Separator (WHIMS)
      Bench unit for high-gradient magnetic separation of weakly magnetic materials like hematite, limonite, or manganese ores.

    • Davis Tube Tester (DTT)
      Industry-standard device for measuring magnetic recovery and concentrate grade in fine iron ore samples.

    Dry Magnetic Separation Testing Equipment

    • Benchtop Induced Roll Magnetic Separator (Carpco Style Lift-Type)
      Ideal for evaluating dry separation of fine, weakly magnetic minerals in mineral sands or industrial applications.

    • 100 mm Rare Earth Roll Separator (RERS) – Benchtop Unit
      For laboratory testing of <6 mm particles using high-gradient dry separation.

    • 300 mm Rare Earth Roll Separator (RERS) – Fine Particle Model
      Designed for high-intensity dry separation of <6 mm materials such as silica sands, rare earths, and e-waste fractions.

    • 300 mm Rare Earth Roll Separator (RERS) – Coarse Particle Model
      Optimised for dry separation of mineral particles >6 mm in size with high magnetic susceptibility.

    • 300 mm Low-Intensity Axial Pole (AIP) Dry Drum Separator
      Ferrite-based unit for testing dry separation of coarse magnetite and other strongly magnetic particles.

    • 300 mm Medium-Intensity Rare Earth Dry Drum Separator (REDS)
      4000 Gauss axial pole configuration for separation of moderately magnetic materials.

    • 600 mm Medium-Intensity Rare Earth Drum Separator (REDS)
      Larger-scale unit with 6000 Gauss intensity for higher-throughput testing of dry industrial minerals.

    • 900 mm Axial Interpole “Mortsell” Magnetite Drum Separator
      Specialised dry drum separator used for magnetite recovery and beneficiation.

    Specialised Separation Technologies

     

    • 160 mm Laboratory FLANMAG High Intensity Roll Separator
      For testing high-gradient dry separation on fine to ultra-fine particles with enhanced roll-field strength.

    • Eccentric Rotor Eddy Current Separator (ECS)
      Non-ferrous metal separation system using high-speed eccentric magnetic rotor technology. Ideal for recycling and e-waste material testing.