Full-volume bead mill for wet grinding applications
Achieve superior dispersion and particle size consistency with advanced wet grinding technology designed to optimize energy efficiency and enhance productivity in continuous, high-speed operations.
Grinds and Disperses Materials Efficiently
The Centex Full-volume Bead Mill from Bühler Group revolutionizes wet grinding and dispersing with its advanced design tailored for high-demand industries such as printing inks, paints, coatings, chemicals, and cosmetics. Utilizing reverse-feeding EcoMizer agitator disks, it achieves a homogenous bead distribution, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing grinding costs. Capable of processing various liquid and slurry compositions, it is ideal for producing pigment dispersion inks, automotive paints, epoxy coatings, and more. The mill’s large screen surface and sophisticated bead separation system ensure high throughput and minimal temperature issues. Fully automated with touch screen controls, it offers seamless integration into continuous high-speed operations. Available in materials compatible with chemical and corrosion resistance needs, the Centex offers customizable configurations and engineering support to fit specific plant requirements, optimizing both performance and cost efficiency.
Benefits
- Achieves energy savings with optimized bead distribution, lowering operational costs.
- Increases throughput with a large screen area, minimizing process bottlenecks.
- Supports diverse product formulations, enhancing application versatility.
- Offers seamless process integration with advanced automation, reducing setup times.
- Reduces maintenance frequency through robust design, ensuring long service life.
- Applications
- Chemicals,Paints and coatings,Printing inks,Digital inks,Cosmetics,Wet grinding and dispersing,Electronic materials
- End products
- Eyeliner,Epoxy coatings,Conductive inks,Flexible electronics pastes,Thin film coatings,Cosmetic emulsions,Nano-particle slurries,Oled inks,Photovoltaic paste,Foundation creams,Automotive paints,Water-based acrylic paints,Pigment dispersion inks,Lipsticks
- Steps before
- Grinding,Milling,Dehulling
- Steps after
- Packing,Coating
- Input ingredients
- wet grinding materials,printing inks ingredients,paints ingredients,coatings ingredients
- Output ingredients
- dispersed materials,homogenous bead distribution,higher product quality,narrow particle size distribution
- Market info
- Buhler is renowned for manufacturing advanced process solutions for food, feed, and advanced materials. They are highly regarded for their innovation in milling technology and equipment quality.
- Efficiency
- Low kWh/kg
- Automation
- Touch screen display / Basic controls
- Bead separation
- Efficient with large screen surface
- Throughput
- Higher due to large screen surface
- Processing time
- Reduced due to EcoMizer agitator disks
- Energy efficiency
- Maximized with EcoMizer agitator disks
- Flow capability
- Higher without compression
- Homogeneity
- Achieved by reverse-feeding EcoMizer disks
- Automation level
- Touch screen display / Basic controls
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Changeover time
- Efficient bead separation design
- CIP/SIP
- CIP capable
- Energy efficiency
- Lower specific energy requirement
- Process integration
- Smart design for seamless flow
- Abrasion resistance
- High
- Biological compatibility
- Non-applicable
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Resistant
- Density/particle size
- Suitable for various densities and sizes
- Control panel type
- Touch screen display / Basic controls
- Control panel type
- Touch screen / Basic
- Automation control
- PLC / SCADA
- Integration possibilities
- Process engineering support