Zmag Permanent Magnet Technologies for Industrial Applications

Cutting edge technologies with a view towards preservation of the environment

Zmag, a pioneer in the field of magnet engineering and circuit design, is a leading provider of magnet related technologies and solutions. Zmag is an innovator in the following areas:

Industrial application and use of magnets
Large volume metal and waste recycling
Separation of Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR)
Contactlessly moving molten metal (stirring, scrap melting, etc.)

At Zmag, our goals are to:
SOLVE problems,
deliver SOLUTIONS, and
HELP the environment.

May 2012
See archival video of Zmag's original aluminum separation technology See the video

January 2012
Zmag installs side type permanent magnet stirrer in California. See the video

April 2011
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Sciences and Technology presents a paper on Zmag's permanent magnet stirrer at the TMS' 2011 conference in San Diego. Read the paper

September 2010
Zmag is very proud to announce that it has won the 2010 European Aluminium Award of Industrial Design & Engineering for its Typhoon Chip Melter & Alloyer.

Text from the Jury verdict: "By using an innovative non-contact technology this product requires less maintenance and replacement of parts and is therefore much more reliable."

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Press Release

March 2010
Please see this archive article on MCK Metals, from Light Metal Age magazine. Light Metal Age is the leading magazine covering the aluminum industry.

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March 2009
New Zealand's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority provides a grant to MCK Metals to install Zmag's energy efficient Stirrer

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September 2006
The American Recycler Magazine talks about the Zmag ASR (Automobile Shredder Residue) recycling technology

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February 2004
Shanghai Sigma Metals INC. adopts the world's first permanent magnet stirrer for molten aluminum furnace. (Japanese only)

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May 2004
Zmag licenses its Automobile Shredder Residue (ASR) solution to Nippon Steel Corporation. (Japanese only)

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Stirrer for molten aluminum furnaces using a permanent magnet circuit

Zmag's contactless aluminum stirring technology has attracted interest from companies as well as governments throughout the world. The system is the world's first stirrer using a permanent magnet circuit, designed for molten aluminium furnaces of all sizes and configurations.

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Typhoon™ Chip Melter & Alloyer using a permanent magnet drive

Zmag's Typhoon™ is an award winning chip melter and alloyer with a flexible processing capacity, sized according to requirements. The Typhoon is powered by a contactless permanent magnet drive, minimizing maintenance and improving efficiency.

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2010 Aluminium Conference in Essen, Germany