Eriez Wins Award for P-Rex Magnet

Eriez, headquartered in Erie, Pa., announced that its Permanent Rare Earth Magnet (P-Rex) has won the 2010 Plant Engineering magazine’s Product of the Year Silver Award in the material handling systems category. The announcement was made March 21, 2011.

Tim Shuttleworth, Eriez president and CEO, and Mike Ross, manager of magnet development, accepted the award on behalf of Eriez. “We are extremely honored to receive this prestigious award,” Shuttleworth said.

“At Eriez, new product development is driven by understanding market requirements and customers’ needs. We saw a clear demand for better ferrous separation in the recycling industry, and P-Rex offers a solution. P-Rex’ success and recognition as a Product of the Year Award winner is a testimony to the determination, talent and hard work of our team, including Mike Ross, who made the design and introduction of P-Rex possible,” Shuttleworth added.

More information on Eriez’s P-Rex is available at www.eriez.com/Products/Recycling/ or by calling Eriez to request brochure MMPB-365.