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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ItemXRD-Mill McCrone Laboratory MillCutting Mill SM 50Knife Mill GRINDOMIX GM 300Ultra Centrifugal Mill ZM 200
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Catalog NumberMCCroneSM 50GM 300ZM 200
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DescriptionThe XRD-Mill McCrone was specially developed for the preparation of samples for subsequent X-ray diffraction (XRD). The mill is used for applications in geology, chemistry, mineralogy and materials science, quality control as well as R&D. Because of its unique grinding motion, the XRD-Mill McCrone ... Read MoreThe 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 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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PrincipleFrictionCutting and ShearingCuttingImpact and Shearing
Sample Size<0.5 mm< 50 mm~ 130 mm< 10 mm
Sample TypeMedium-hard, Hard, Brittle, FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Elastic, Containing Water/Fat/Oil, Dry or FibrousSoft, Medium-Hard, Brittle or Fibrous
ApplicationsGrinding, Mixing and Triturating, Dry and Wetagriculture, chemicals / plastics, construction materials, electronics, environmental / recyling, food / feed, pharma / biotech / medtech, power generation / energySize 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
Speed1000 to 1500 min-1500 to 6,000 min-1500 to 4000 min-16,000 to 18,000 min-1
Rotor Type<0.5 mmparallel section rotor / 3-disc rotor, 0.25-10 mm sievesStainless steel knife, knife with titanium-niob coating6, 12 or 24 tooth rotor, 8 tooth mini-rotor
Final Fineness<1 µm< 0.25 mm< 300 um< 80 nm
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