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 50High Energy Ball Mill EmaxRotor Beater Mill SR 300
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Catalog NumberZM 200SM 50EmaxSR 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 High Energy Ball Mill Emax from Retsch achieves fine particles in the nanometer range through high friction and impact, while maintaining a narrow particle size distribution through thorough sample mixture. This mill not only reduces grinding time, but also removes the need to cool down. The ... Read MoreThe Rotor Beater Mill SR 300 is suitable for coarse and fine size reduction, either in batches or continuously. It can process dry, soft, medium-hard, organic and inorganic substances.

Its high speed in comparison to the SR 200 allows a significantly higher throughput and fineness.

The SR 300 is
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PrincipleImpact and ShearingCutting and ShearingImpact and FrictionImpact and Shearing
Sample Size< 10 mm< 50 mm< 5 mm< 15 mm
Sample TypeSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, FibrousMedium-hard, hard, brittle, fibrous - dry or wetSoft or Medium-Hard
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 / energyNano grinding, size reduction, homogenizing, mechanical alloying, colloidal milling, high energy comminutionSize Reduction and Deagglomeration: Agriculture, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Environment / Recycling, Food, Medicine / Pharmaceuticals
Speed6,000 to 18,000 min-1500 to 6,000 min-1300 to 2,000 min-18100 or 9700 min-1
Rotor Type6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, 8 tooth mini-rotorparallel section rotor / 3-disc rotor, 0.25-10 mm sievesInquireRotor Beater, Standard and Distance
Final Fineness< 80 nm< 0.25 mm< 80 nm< 50 um
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