By Matt Hall | 17th March 2022

Magnetic technology firm Bunting has acquired Gloucestershire-based powder milling and blending specialist Pilamec, based at Lydney Harbour Industrial Estate, for an undisclosed sum.

Established in 1976, Pilamec is said to have developed a reputation as a leading specialist supplier of materials and size reduction services to amongst other things the chemical, metal and ceramic industries.

Bunting designs and manufactures permanent magnets, magnetic assemblies, magnetising equipment and magnetic technologies.

From its Lydney site, Pilamec processes a wide range of materials including, but not exclusively, a large variety of Ferro-Alloys, Silicon Metal, Graphite, Boron, Ferro Phosphorus and many more metal types. They also supply a wide range of Traded Metal Powders in both small and large quantities.

Pilamec specializes in providing batch dry milling, screening and blending of organic and inorganic minerals for companies in industries such as mining, refractories, foundries, recycling, and ceramics.

The processing operation includes different types of milling, crushing, blending, screening and bagging.

Projects have included producing silicon metal powder with extremely low particle size distribution, milling ferro alloys to tightly controlled particle sizing and densities, and processing, to granular/powder form, inorganic materials used in the construction industry.

Within Pilamec's in-house laboratory testing facility, a Laser Particle Size Analyser enables extremely accurate particle size analysis, with distribution graph information for both internal analysis and for sharing with customers.

Additionally, Pilamec's technical capabilities extend to test sieving by manual means and powder density. This complete service is said to assist in the accurate presentation of finished product results.

In the ceramics industry, Pilamec also regrinds waste generated during the ceramic manufacturing process to produce customer specific sized material for reintroduction into new customer blends thus reducing the amount of waste going to land fill.

Bunting said the aquisition of Pilamec further broadens its product portfolio.

"Pilamec is a successful and well-respected company with great potential for growth," said Simon Ayling, Bunting's European managing director.

"Through our Berkhamsted operation we already supply magnet materials and the Pilamec acquisition expands our range of materials, processing capabilities and markets."

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