If you work in agriculture or livestock, then you’re probably familiar with an animal feed chute. For those not in the field, a feed chute is what you would use to push high volumes of dry animal feed product into an enclosure or holding pen. The food would be fed (no pun intended) directly into the chute to flow down vertically due to gravity. Sounds simple, right? Dry feed plus gravity equals happy animals? Not so fast. You wouldn’t want to forget about magnets! We All Have to Eat Just like we use separators in factories that produce or package human food and beverages, we need magnets when feeding animals on a farm or even in a zoo. You certainly don’t want any of the creatures ingesting scrap metal whether it’s as large as a nail or more like a fine metallic dust. Doing so could make them sick and potentially even kill them. That’s where the technology of a magnetic chute separator comes into play.  Magnetic Chute Separators Each feeding chute or unit makes use of two permanent magnets and a drawer-in-housing assembly. As the animal feed flows down the chute, part of the way down it is redirected by a diverter toward the permanent magnets on either side of the chute. The strength and pull-force of those magnets pulls in any ferrous scrap metal out from the feed, holding it secure on either side and unable to slip back into the dry food concoction.   When you need to clean your chutes, you can safely pull out the drawers from either side of the chute. Once the drawer itself is pulled and the scrap metal is removed from direct contact with the magnets, it will clear the magnetic field and drop directly into a collection bin. From there on out it’s a matter of easy disposal! Apex Magnets: Let us Help You Feed Your Flock We can work with you to customize a magnet that would be perfectly suited for your magnetic chute separating needs. We understand that sometimes the magnet you need most is not the most popular or easily accessible. At first glance, it may seem like we don’t provide what you need, but that’s exactly why we offer customization — for our niche clients like you. Visit our custom form fill to get started, and remember, quotes are provided completely free of charge and with no obligation to buy. Production time is up to 12 weeks for larger magnets. Leave us a message and we’ll get back to you ASAP. It’s time to feed the flock!