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An electromagnet can be used a couple of ways. It can be used on the end of a crane, to pick up large pieces of metal to be moved into shredders, or restacked for transportation, crushing, etc. It can also be used to separate metal from non-metal pieces. Usually, these types of magnets are on a conveyor belt, and will cull metal from, say, plastics or other non-ferrous metals such as copper, and aluminum.

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