Magnetic separator i muxaka wa switirhisiwa leswi hambanisaka thyaka hi matimba ya magnetic. Yi tirhisa nhlamulo ya nchumu lowu eka matimba ya maginete ku hambanisa thyaka ra maginete ni swilo leswi nga riki swa maginete.
Nsinya wa nawu wa xihambanisi xa maginete i ku hundzisela swilo swa granular hi ndhawu ya matimba ya maginete, ehansi ka xiendlo xa matimba ya maginete, swiphemuphemu swa maginete swi ta kokiwa hi matimba ya maginete, kasi swiphemuphemu leswi nga riki swa magnetic a swi nge khumbeki.Hi ku lulamisa matimba na tlhelo ra matimba ya maginete, mbuyelo wo hambanyisa wa swiphemuphemu wu nga lawuriwa.
Hi ku kongoma, xihambanisi xa maginete ngopfu-ngopfu xi katsa ndhawu ya maginete ni xitirhisiwa xo hundzisela. Ndhawu ya maginete hi ntolovelo yi endliwa hi swilo swa maginete, naswona hi ku tirhisa gezi kumbe maginete ya nkarhi hinkwawo, ku endliwa matimba ya maginete.
Xitirhisiwa xo fambisa xi hundzisa swilo leswi humaka laha ku nghenaka kona ku ya eka ndhawu ya maginete, naswona xi fambisa swilo leswi hi ndlela ya maginete hi ku lulamisa rivilo ro hundzisela ni matimba yo rhurhumela.
Loko swilo leswi swi hundza eka ndhawu ya maginete, swiphemuphemu swa maginete swi kokiwa hi matimba ya maginete naswona swi adsorbed ehenhla ka ndhawu ya maginete.
Swiphemuphemu leswingariki swa magnetic aswi khumbeki naswona swiya emahlweni swifamba kuya hi magnetic field.
Eku heteleleni, swiphemuphemu swa magnetic swi hlengeletiwa kusuka eka ndzhawu ya magnetic field hi conveyor, kasi swiphemuphemu leswinga riki swa magnetic swi humesiwa kusuka eka ndzhawu ya magnetic field.
Hi ku angarhela, swihambanisi swa maginete swi fikelela ku hambanisiwa ka swiphemuphemu swa maginete na leswi nga riki swa maginete hi ku tirhisa ndlela leyi swilo swi hlamulaka ha yona eka matimba ya maginete. Yina switirhisiwa swotala eka vutshunguri bya ore, ku basisiwa ka thyaka, na tinsimu tin’wana.