Laboratory Mill

Laboratory mills, used primarily for sample prep prior to analysis, use particle size reduction (comminution) to grind or homogenize wet, dry, hard, soft, elastic, brittle, and fibrous materials. Mills and grinders are used in labs in widely varying scientific areas, including chemistry, pharmaceuticals, food analysis, materials testing, and life science. Disk, hammer, mortar, planetary ball, rotor, and cutting mills are available to achieve coarse, mid-range, and fine results, all the way down to the nano range, <0.1 µm. Cryogenic mills, or freezer mills, are a type of unit that freezes a material prior to reducing its particle size.

What to consider when choosing a laboratory mill?

When purchasing a mill, power, speed, and cleanability are useful parameters; however, it is also important to keep in mind the instrument’s throughput, reproducibility, and yield, as well as the option of a cooling system, if necessary.

Compare and request a quote for laboratory mills from various manufacturers:

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ItemUltra Centrifugal Mill ZM 200Cutting Mill SM 50Mixer Mill MM 400Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 300
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DescriptionThe Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 200 is a high speed rotor mill with unmatched performance. It is used for the rapid size reduction of soft to medium-hard and fibrous materials.

Because of the efficient size reduction technique the ZM 200 ensures the gentle preparation of analytical samples in a very
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The SM 50 is the world's most powerful benchtop cutting mill with a standard one phase power plug. Its 1.5 kW motor drives a large rotor, delivering impressive high-speed cutting power. The max. speed is 4,000 rpm and can be adjusted to suit various applications. The EasyInspect hopper operates on a... Read MoreThe mixer mill MM 400 is a compact versatile bench-top unit, which has been developed specially for dry, wet and cryogenic grinding of small amounts of sample.

It can mix and homogenize powders and suspensions in only a few seconds. It is also perfectly suitable for the disruption of biological
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The Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 300 is a high speed rotor mill with unmatched performance. It is used for the rapid size reduction of soft to medium-hard and fibrous materials.

Because of the efficient size reduction technique the ZM 300 ensures the gentle preparation of analytical samples in a very
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PrincipleImpact and ShearingCutting and ShearingImpact and FrictionImpact and Shearing
Sample Size< 10 mm< 50 mm< = 8 mm< 10 mm
Sample TypeSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, FibrousHard, Medium-Hard, Soft, Brittle, Elastic or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or Fibrous
ApplicationsFine Grinding: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Food, Geology / Metallurgy, Medicine / Pharmaceuticalsagriculture, chemicals / plastics, construction materials, electronics, environmental / recyling, food / feed, pharma / biotech / medtech, power generation / energySize Reduction, Mixing, Homogenization, Cell Disruption and Cryogenic Grinding: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Food, Geology / Metallurgy, Glass / Ceramics, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsInquire
Speed6,000 to 18,000 min-1500 to 6,000 min-13 to 30 Hz6,000 to 23,000 min-1
Rotor Type6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, 8 tooth mini-rotorparallel section rotor / 3-disc rotor, 0.25-10 mm sievesgrinding jar and balls6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, titanium for heavy-metal free grinding or tungsten carbide coated for abrasive materials available
Final Fineness< 80 nm< 0.25 mm~ 5 um< 40 µm
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