Automatic magnetic separators are another type. This type has a larger size and is therefore more durable, making it suitable for processing larger quantities of material, for example in ore sorting in the mining industry.

Dry magnetic separators work with dry material such as ore or bulk material such as sand, stone, flour, ores, salt, grain and more. These separators are often used in the food industry to remove metal contaminants from food products, which is critical to maintaining food safety and quality.

Wet magnetic separators are another category of devices that use magnetic fields to separate magnetically sensitive materials from other materials. In this case, however, the separation process is carried out using liquid media such as water or other liquids. Wet magnetic separators are often used in industrial applications such as mining to extract valuable metals from ores and other rocks, or in waste treatment to separate magnetically sensitive materials from waste streams.