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:

CompanyRETSCHRETSCHRETSCHRETSCH
ItemMixer Mill MM 400Knife Mill GRINDOMIX GM 300Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 200Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 300
Citations
Figures
(4)
Catalog NumberMM 400GM 300ZM 200ZM 300
Price
DescriptionThe 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
... Read More
The 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
... Read More
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
... Read More
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
... Read More
PrincipleImpact and FrictionCuttingImpact and ShearingImpact and Shearing
Sample Size< = 8 mm~ 130 mm< 10 mm< 10 mm
Sample TypeHard, Medium-Hard, Soft, Brittle, Elastic or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Elastic, Containing Water/Fat/Oil, Dry or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or Fibrous
ApplicationsSize Reduction, Mixing, Homogenization, Cell Disruption and Cryogenic Grinding: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Food, Geology / Metallurgy, Glass / Ceramics, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsSize Reduction, Homogenization and Mixing: Agriculture, Biology, Food, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsFine Grinding: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Food, Geology / Metallurgy, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsInquire
Speed3 to 30 Hz500 to 4000 min-16,000 to 18,000 min-16,000 to 23,000 min-1
Rotor Typegrinding jar and ballsStainless steel knife, knife with titanium-niob coating6, 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 available
Final Fineness~ 5 um< 300 um< 80 nm< 40 µm
Get Quote

Articles