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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ItemPlanetary Ball Mill PM 100High Energy Ball Mill EmaxKnife Mill GRINDOMIX GM 300Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 200
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Catalog NumberPM 100EmaxGM 300ZM 200
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DescriptionPlanetary Ball Mills are used wherever the highest degree of fineness is required. Apart from the classical mixing and size reduction processes, the mills also meet all the technical requirements for colloidal grinding and have the energy input necessary for mechanical alloying processes. The ... 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 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 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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PrincipleImpact and FrictionImpact and FrictionCuttingImpact and Shearing
Sample Size< 10 mm< 5 mm~ 130 mm< 10 mm
Sample TypeSoft, Hard, Brittle or Fibrous - Dry or WetMedium-hard, hard, brittle, fibrous - dry or wetSoft, Medium-Hard, Elastic, Containing Water/Fat/Oil, Dry or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or Fibrous
ApplicationsPulverizing, Mixing, Homogenizing and Colloidal Milling: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Geology / Metallurgy, Glass / Ceramics, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsNano grinding, size reduction, homogenizing, mechanical alloying, colloidal milling, high energy comminutionSize Reduction, Homogenization and Mixing: Agriculture, Biology, Food, Medicine / PharmaceuticalsFine Grinding: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry / Plastics, Construction Materials, Engineering / Electronics, Environment / Recycling, Food, Geology / Metallurgy, Medicine / Pharmaceuticals
Speed100 to 650 min-1300 to 2,000 min-1500 to 4000 min-16,000 to 18,000 min-1
Rotor Typegrinding jar and ballsInquireStainless steel knife, knife with titanium-niob coating6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, 8 tooth mini-rotor
Final Fineness< 1 um or < 0.1 um for Colloidal Grinding< 80 nm< 300 um< 80 nm
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