Fine cutting mill for soft to medium-hard plastics
Achieve precise size reduction and smooth particle shapes in plastic processing with high throughput and low energy consumption, ensuring optimal material flow for efficient downstream production.
Processes and Grinds Soft to Medium-Hard Materials
The Alpine AFS Fine Cutting Mill from Hosokawa Alpine is engineered for efficient grinding of soft to medium-hard plastics and materials. Utilizing a precisely adjustable stator disc and high-speed rotating grinding disc, it achieves fine grinding through stages of a tapered gap, optimizing energy use with high throughput. It’s versatile for applications ranging from additives in manufacturing to food processing, producing uniform products like wax coatings, detergent powders, and cosmetic powders. The AFS supports cryogenic modes for heat-sensitive materials and operates effectively in both continuous and batch settings. With options in durable cast iron or welded designs, the mill ensures robust performance with minimal wear and maintenance, featuring quick-access components for cleaning. Full automation with temperature and load monitoring maintains consistent quality, while customization options are available to meet specific industry needs.
Benefits
- Enhances product consistency with precise size reduction and cubic-shaped outputs.
- Decreases energy usage, ensuring lower operating costs with high-speed efficiency.
- Minimizes maintenance downtime through quick-access components and easy-to-replace grinding elements.
- Adapts to a wide range of materials, including temperature-sensitive options, with cryogenic capabilities.
- Supports continuous operations, maximizing processing efficiency and throughput.
- Applications
- Sugar and sweeteners,Dishwashing powder,Dry flue gas cleaning,Cosmetics,Lithium-ion batteries,Crop protection agents,Lactose and dairy products,Recycling composite materials,Minerals,Technical ceramic,Graphite rounding for lithium-ion batteries,Powder coating,Talc,Recycling extruded materials,Chemicals,Food,Tea and roots,Calcium carbonate (gcc),Flame retardants,Fertiliser,Dry fractionation for protein enrichment of pulses,Medicinal herbs,Luxury foods,Low energy solutions,Pharma,Additive manufacturing metal,Spices,Hapi,Recycling plastic mouldings,Post consumer recycling (pcr),Animal feed,Additive manufacturing polymer,Titanium dioxide,Industrial wax,Recovered carbon black,Special flours,Metals,Cell culture media,Cocoa processing,Cable recycling,Grinding of rubber,Recycling,Api - inhaler,Lignin,Film recycling,Thickening agents,Recycling of lithium-ion batteries,Protein shifting,Hard minerals,Tablets
- End products
- Specialty flours,Graphite anodes,Cosmetic powders,Rubber granules,Pharmaceutical tablets,Wax coatings,Lithium-ion battery electrodes,Dishwashing detergent,Spice powders,Polymeric films,Herbal extracts,Titanium dioxide pigment,Talc powder,Lactose powder,Recycled plastic pellets,Cocoa mass,Calcium carbonate powder,Fertilizer granules
- Steps before
- Granulation,Material Sizing,Material Sorting
- Steps after
- Screening,Recycling of Oversize Particles,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- soft plastics,medium-hard plastics,granulator product,virgin material,feed material 4-8 mm,heat-sensitive materials
- Output ingredients
- fine ground product,end product several hundred µm to 2 mm,cubic shape particles,smooth flow properties
- Market info
- Hosokawa Alpine is known for its expertise in manufacturing advanced process equipment and systems for powder and particle processing technology. It has a strong reputation for innovation, quality engineering, and customer-focused solutions in various industries.
- End-product fineness
- Several hundred µm to 2 mm
- Feed material size
- 4–8 mm
- Specific energy consumption
- Low
- Peripheral speed
- High
- Grinding gap
- Tapering from inside to outside
- Operating mode
- Normal / Cryogenic
- High-speed precision bearings
- Reliable
- Temperature measurement
- Yes
- Filling level measurement
- Yes
- Automation
- Largely automated
- Construction material
- Spheroidal graphite cast iron or welded design
- Grinding elements exchange time
- Few minutes
- Working mechanism
- Shearing and cutting principle
- Grinding stages
- Tapering grinding gap
- Temperature control
- Temperature measurement in grinding chamber
- Automation level
- Largely automated with controlled feed metering
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch or Inline Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Quick and easy access to grinding chamber
- Energy efficiency
- High throughput at low specific energy consumption
- Flexibility in feed material
- Virgin material or product from granulator
- End-product quality
- Smooth,cubic shape with good flow properties
- Heat sensitivity accommodation
- Cryogenic mode possible
- Corrosive resistance
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Grinding disc shape
- One-piece with toothing geometries
- Material feed method
- Via intake chute on the mill door
- Discharge method
- Through a defined gap
- Construction material
- Spheroidal graphite cast iron / Welded design
- Grinding chamber access
- Quick and easy
- Temperature measurement method
- In the grinding chamber
- Fill level measurement method
- In the grinding chamber
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Material of construction
- Spheroidal graphite cast iron or welded design
- Grinding disc type
- One-piece with various toothing geometries
- Temperature control
- Temperature and mill load measurement system
- Feeding system
- Controlled feed metering