Selection and Spec Tips of Grinding Mill
Selecting the right grinding mills for your operation requires the serious consideration of a variety of factors, far beyond "what do I want to grind?" and "How fine do I want it?"
A starter list of questions would include:
- Do you need lab grinding mills or production sized mills?
- Do you need to perform wet or dry milling?
- Do you need to perform batch, continuous or circulation grinding?
- How difficult is your material to grind?
- What type of grinding media are you able to use?
- What is the starting particle size of your material?
- Are there specific properties that must be maintained or created?
- Do you need a metal-free grinding environment?
- How is the grinding media discharged?
- What spare parts are required?
- What are the maintenance requirements?
- Is a mechanical seal required? If so, how easy is it to replace?
- How easy is it to customize the mill?
- What is normal delivery time?
- What does the control package include?
- Surface Area
- Aspect Ratio
- Compactability
- Particle Shape
- Dispersion Stability
- Opacity
- Flowability
- Tap Density
- Levels of Contamination
