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Introducing the “The Jet Pulverizer Expert Group”, including our President, Vice President and Chief Engineer. With the support of our processing and engineering staff, we come to you with a total of 112 years of experience in the fine-grinding business.Ed Fay (President): Service: U.S. Air Force. Jet Pulverizer, 1970. Earned a business degree at Drexel University and son of founder. Ed is thoroughly entrenched in the day-to-day operations and is the first stop for new applications and process development. Over the years he has developed an intuitive and creative ability for solving difficult process challenges. William Henry (Vice President): Service: U.S. Navy. Jet Pulverizer, 1969. Business focus is the design and manufacturing of the Micron-Master® Jet Pulverizer, management of engineering, plus custom grinding process support. Inventor of many jet milling innovations such as the volute style mill charging system and the new LiquaJet® processing system. Earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University, graduating with honors. Jeffrey Conn, PE (Chief Engineer): Started in 2000. Business focus is sales and engineering, Earned a BSME from Penn State University. Previously, Market Development Manager for Kennametal Inc. and Sales Engineer for Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics. Expert in material solutions for abrasive wear and corrosion, high performance ceramics, and compressed air systems. Established in 1946, The Jet Pulverizer Co. is the manufacturer of the Micron-Master® precision jet mill and custom toll processor (FDA cGMP and ISO 9001 registered facility), specializing in size reduction of dry powders in the range of 0.25 to 44 microns. We have a world-wide customer base, providing a broad range of processing solutions to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, chemical, pigment and ceramic industries, as well as many other high-quality, high-purity industries. In 2008, we launched the LiquaJet® LLC company that utilizes a special jet milling technology for the size reduction of plastics and polymers to <30 micron average. Ask these Experts a Question |
Size Reduction Q&A
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I need to jet mill chemicals with high freezing points (say 200°F and above) from 55 gal drums, where the product freezes such that it forms a 55 gal block. As the materials are generally somewhat brittle (will breakup without extreme energy input), what equipment exists to initially breakup such a large block while in the drum?Answered November 23rd, 2009 by Expert:Thank you very much for your processing question. It is common for materials to agglomerate or fuse together over time from exposure to heat, moisture, or compaction forces. Some customers will request that we use a flow agent or partitioning agent to prevent material from forming agglomerates after milling. These agents can be co-milled with the feed stock or blended in after milling.
Your dilemma requires a device that will accommodate the 55 gal block and bring it down to a particle size that can be fed into your jet mill. We did some web surfing looking for coarse crushers and shredders. We found Komar Industries (www.komarindustries.com). They have a lot of shredder options. We liked the “Tiger Electro Shear”
(www.komarindustries.com/files/tiger-electro.pdf). We do not have any working knowledge or pricing on this equipment, but it appears it may be a viable option for you.