Photographing ground breaking technology is always fascinating. This large industrial magnetiser, designed and built by Bunting, magnetises a permanent magnet rotor assembly for a high-end automotive traction motor used in an electric vehicle. Based in the UK, Bunting’s engineering team is world-leading in bespoke industrial magnetisers for complex magnetising applications in the automotive, aerospace and… Read More
Precision engineering company FSG Tool and Die design and manufacture high-specification tooling for a wide range of applications including electric vehicle components and food cans. The tolerances of their tooling is acute, which is illustrated in this set of photographs. The FSG manufacturing facility is located in Llantrisant in South Wales and attracts engineering talent… Read More
I have spent many years on mineral processing sites all over the world and so I was pretty excited at getting the opportunity to photograph the Pilamec powder milling and blending plant in Gloucestershire, UK. The Bunting Group acquired Pilamec at the end of 2021 and the photographs were taken to support a press announcement… Read More
This set of product photographs of an Industrial Magnetiser, built by Bunting for an Italian customer, supported a press release, blog and were used on their website. The product had recently been redesigned, becoming more compact. The photographs were taken at Bunting’s Berkhamsted manufacturing facility, where the magnetiser was going through final tests. The photographs… Read More
A product photography assignment for Bunting-Redditch, showing the final assembly of an Eddy Current Separator. This two-metre wide Eddy Current Separator from Bunting is destined for an overseas waste recycling plant, where it will recover non-ferrous metals such as aluminium beverage cans. The equipment was photographed on the shop floor and cut-out post process. For… Read More
The printer ink and toner cartridge recycling plant managed by BCMY in West Sussex is another great example of recycling success in the UK. They resell empty cartridges back to manufacturers and also shred, separate and recycle cartridges. When the cartridges are shredded, the ferrous metal components are exposed and require separation. Bunting’s high-strength Rare… Read More
Another focus on metal separation as a vital part of any recycling process. The second part of this product photography project for Bunting (the first focusing on a new Drum Magnet-Rare Earth Roll Magnetic Separator Module) looked at the application of ElectroStatic Separation used to recover fine copper wire from non-magnetic materials previously lost to… Read More
For some engineered products, it is possible to photograph them in my studio or using my mobile studio set-up. This set of photographs was taken for Bunting and used in the marketing of their In Line Magnet range. As with many engineered products, the design of the In Line Magnet is robust and practical. The… Read More