Flake crusher for hygroscopic substances and lumped salts
Efficiently turn fragile, aggregated materials into manageable granules, ensuring streamlined processing by reducing handling challenges associated with hygroscopic substances and lumped salts.
Crushes and Disagglomerates Bulk Materials
The Flake Crusher AFC from Hosokawa Alpine is an engineered solution for the crushing and disagglomerating of bulk materials in various industries, including chemicals, food, minerals, and pharmaceuticals. Featuring a horizontal rotor design, it ensures gentle processing of brittle and hygroscopic substances. The equipment is particularly suited for transforming material flake forms into granules, crucial for applications like pharmaceutical tablets, ceramic tiles, and cocoa powder production.
With a circumferential speed of around 1 m/s, the Flake Crusher AFC is adept at handling hazardous dust areas safely. Its throughput ranges from 50 to 1,500 kg/h across multiple sizes, supported by a robust construction in stainless steel, ensuring durability and compliance with hygiene standards. The machine’s modular design allows for easy screen changes and maintenance, with options for CIP/WIP to minimize downtime. Customization, such as inerting and variable discharge configurations, ensures precise adaptation to specific process requirements.
Benefits
- Ensures product uniformity by effectively breaking down large agglomerates.
- Minimizes operational downtime with quick and easy screen changes.
- Enhances safety in hazardous areas with robust design and inerting options.
- Reduces contamination risks with stainless steel construction and CIP/WIP systems.
- Adapts easily to process needs through customizable configurations and throughput capacities.
- Applications
- Dishwashing powder,Lithium-ion batteries,Minerals,Sweeteners,Talc,Chemicals,Food,Fertiliser,Medicinal herbs,Luxury foods,Pharma,Spices,Powder processing,Tea,Titanium dioxide,Industrial wax,Sugar,Metals,Cocoa processing,Technical ceramics,Calcium carbonate,Recycling,Hard minerals
- End products
- Cocoa powder,Cornflakes,Pharmaceutical tablets,Luxury chocolate,Lithium-ion battery electrodes,Ceramic tiles,Industrial wax beads,Sweetener packs,Refined sugar,Dishwashing detergent granules,Granola,Spice blends,Talcum powder,Calcium carbonate fillers,Titanium dioxide pigments,Medicated teas
- Steps before
- Drying,Mixing
- Steps after
- Granulation,Recycling,Packing,Disagglomeration
- Input ingredients
- lumped salts,hygroscopic substances,flakes,drying and mixing agglomerates,tablets
- Output ingredients
- granulate,disagglomerated materials,dust-free crushing
- 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.
- Crushing speed
- 1 m/s
- Screen netting size
- 0.5 - 10 mm
- Material construction
- Stainless steel
- Drive unit power
- 0.75 - 2.2 kW
- Minimum throughput
- 50 kg/h
- Maximum throughput
- 1,500 kg/h
- Working mechanism
- Oscillating or rotating rotor
- Typical circumferential speed
- 1 m/s
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Manual or semi-automatic
- Cleaning method
- Easy disassembly and assembly
- Screen change
- Easy,quick screen change
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Easy cleaning
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel construction
- Density/particle size
- Suitable for various densities and particle sizes
- Agglomeration risk
- Disagglomeration tasks
- CE marking
- Yes
- FDA materials
- Stainless steel
- ATEX certification
- Applicable in hazardous dust areas
- Discharge method
- Screen netting
- Machine sizes
- AFC200-600
- Screen size
- 0.5 - 10 mm
- Screen netting size
- 0.5 - 10 mm
- Screen change and cleaning
- Easy,quick
- Disassembly and assembly
- Easy
- CIP/WIP available
- Yes
- Inlet chute with protective grid
- Manual feed unit
- Intake and discharge funnel
- Optional
- Seals with gap air flushing
- Available
- Inerting
- Can be made inert
- Frame specification
- Lifting column,slewing mechanism,rollers