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Processing

Grinding Innovations from

well-proven Technology

he grinding of products, installation of a high- performance once again: The footprint or space
whose dusts are potentially grinding plant for numerous requirement of the compact plant
Texplosive, places particularly products is now much easier, is 80 % less than that of comparable
high demands on the technology since explosion protection valves standard grinding plants with the
used and the design of a grinding or explosion suppression devices, same throughput capacities. This
plant with regard to safety, for both explosion isolators, fans and even also has an effect on the investment

machines and their operators. The conventional dust filter systems are costs, which are approximately 30 %
pressure shock resistant design no longer required with the newly lower. By using the newly developed

of the complete grinding system developed plant concept. CycloFil cyclone filter in the Condux®
up to an explosion overpressure Compact system, the integrated pre-
of 10 bar(g) is the most frequently The idea of a compact grinding separation of the grinding stock and
used version, which, however, is system is not new but existing the recirculation of the process gas

associated with a high level of solutions show significant allow a filter area that is over 90 %
equipment and corresponding space disadvantages when it comes to smaller than that of comparable
requirements. cleaning efforts and hygienic mill sizes. With CycloFil, the degree
design. NETZSCH has therefore of separation can be adapted to the
Thanks to the ATEX-compliant improved the decisive points of its operator’s requirements by means
Condux® Compact plant concept, the Condux® Compact plant concept of exchangeable immersion tubes.
These features of the new system
result in various advantages. For
example, the grinding system can
be easily integrated into existing
production systems thanks to the
minimal space requirement, and the
necessary cleaning when changing
products is extremely quick thanks
to easy access to the parts in contact
with the product.

The well-proven Impact Mill
Condux® is the basis machine of
this grinding system. The products
are ground within this mill mainly
by impact and shearing action. For
use with a wide variety of products

and fi nal finenesses, this machine is
available in various executions, as
either a blast mill, pin-disc mill or
wing-beater mill.

In contrast to conventional grinding
plants, the processing gas in the
Impact Mill Condux® Compact
streams in a circular motion. The
product is fed directly to the mill via
a pressure- shock-resistant rotary
valve and discharged after the

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