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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ItemKnife Mill GRINDOMIX GM 300CryoMillHigh Energy Ball Mill EmaxUltra Centrifugal Mill ZM 300
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Catalog NumberGM 300CryoMillEmaxZM 300
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DescriptionThe new knife mill GRINDOMIX GM 300 is the ideal instrument for the grinding and homogenization of foodstuffs. It allows to process sample volumes up to 4.5 liters quickly and reproducibly.

With four sharp, robust blades and a powerful motor which can reach temporary peaks of 3 kW, it is ideal for
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The CryoMill is a laboratory ball mill specifically designed for this application. It features an integrated cooling system which continually cools the grinding jar with liquid nitrogen before and during the grinding process. Thus, the sample is embrittled and volatile components are preserved.

The
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The 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 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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PrincipleCuttingImpact and FrictionImpact and FrictionImpact and Shearing
Sample Size~ 130 mm≤8 mm< 5 mm< 10 mm
Sample TypeSoft, Medium-Hard, Elastic, Containing Water/Fat/Oil, Dry or FibrousHard, Medium-Hard, Soft, Brittle, Elastic or FibrousMedium-hard, hard, brittle, fibrous - dry or wetSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or Fibrous
ApplicationsSize Reduction, Homogenization and Mixing: Agriculture, Biology, Food, Medicine / Pharmaceuticalsmechanochemistry, mechanical alloying, size reduction, mixing, homogenization, cryogenic grinding; agriculture, biology, chemistry / plastics, construction materials, engineering / electronics, environment / recycling, food, geology / metallurgy, glass / ceramics, medicine / pharmaceuticals, cell disruptionNano grinding, size reduction, homogenizing, mechanical alloying, colloidal milling, high energy comminutionInquire
Speed500 to 4000 min-13 to 30 Hz300 to 2,000 min-16,000 to 23,000 min-1
Rotor TypeStainless steel knife, knife with titanium-niob coatinggrinding jar and ballsInquire6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, titanium for heavy-metal free grinding or tungsten carbide coated for abrasive materials available
Final Fineness< 300 um~ 5 um< 80 nm< 40 µm
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