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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ItemCutting Mill SM 300Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 200Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 300Vibratory Disc Mill RS 200
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Catalog NumberSM 300ZM 200ZM 300RS 200
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DescriptionCutting mills are suitable for the grinding of soft, medium-hard, tough, elastic, fibrous, and heterogeneous mixes of products. The new Cutting Mill SM 300 excels especially in the tough jobs where other cutting mills fail.

The high torque of the new 3 kW drive with RES technology (additional
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The 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 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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The Vibratory Disc Mill RS 200 is suitable for the extremely quick, loss-free and reproducible grinding of medium-hard, brittle and fibrous materials to analytical fineness. The instrument runs steadily and smoothly, even with heavy grinding sets, at maximum speed thanks to the new Stabilized-Plane-... Read More
PrincipleShearing and CuttingImpact and ShearingImpact and ShearingPressure and Friction
Sample SizeUp to 60 x 80 mm< 10 mm< 10 mm<15 mm
Sample TypeSoft, Medium-Hard, Tough, Elastic or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or FibrousMedium-Hard, Hard, Brittle or Fibrous
ApplicationsSize Reduction by Cutting: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Food, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsFine Grinding: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Food, Geology / Metallurgy, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsInquireSize Reduction, Mixing and Triturating: Construction Materials, Environment / Recycling, Geology / Metallurgy, Glass / Ceramics
Speed700 to 3000 min-16,000 to 18,000 min-16,000 to 23,000 min-1700 to 1500 min-1
Rotor TypeParallel Section Rotor and 6-Disc Rotor6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, 8 tooth mini-rotor6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, titanium for heavy-metal free grinding or tungsten carbide coated for abrasive materials availablegrinding dish with disc (and ring)
Final Fineness0.25 to 20 mm< 80 nm< 40 µm< 40 um
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