Plate Beater Mill
A Plate Beater Univesal Mill has the following general features:
- Suitable for soft, medium-hard, and some fibrous feeds
- Can achieve final average particle size of less than about 400 microns
- Typical soft feeds include coarse talc and lactose
- medium-hard feeds include glass fibers, toner pregrind, and polyvinyl chloride
- Fibrous feeds include coconut shells, herbs, root drugs, and wood
- Has a series of rigid, replaceable blades around its periphery and is mounted inside a stator
- Is often used with a screen or combination stator for soft to medium-hard feeds
- Is used with a grinding-track stator for medium-hard and fibrous feeds
- The final particle size can be controlled by adjusting the tool's peripheral speed and choosing a particular stator