Walker

Walker Magnetics – Brand Review & Overview

Walker Magnetics is a century-old industrial brand specializing in magnetic lifting, workholding, and separation systems for steel mills, fabrication shops, scrap yards, and manufacturing plants. Founded in the late 1800s around the invention of the electromagnetic chuck, Walker has grown into a global name for engineered magnetic solutions that move, hold, and process ferrous materials safely and efficiently.

The Walker product range spans permanent, electromagnetic, electro-permanent, and battery-powered lifting magnets, along with magnetic chucks for grinding and machining, plate and billet lifters, coil and bundle lifters, scrap and slag handling magnets, and conveyor-mounted separation magnets. Standard self-contained lift magnets cover everyday shop handling of plate, flats, and rounds, while heavy-duty systems are built to handle massive loads like slabs, rail, coils, and full billet layers, often integrated with overhead cranes and remote control systems to meet or exceed industrial safety standards.

Walker Magnetics is aimed at operations where reliability, lifting safety, and throughput are critical, from steel service centers and shipyards to machine shops and recycling facilities. If you need to reduce manual rigging, speed up material handling, and minimize damage to steel while maintaining a strong safety margin, Walker’s engineered lifting magnets and magnetic workholding systems provide a proven, long-term solution backed by deep application experience and modern design support.