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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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We need an economical and versatile grinder that can grind a variety of spices (some quite oily) to sizes between U.S. 6 & 60 mesh. We would expect throughput of 1 - 2000 lb/hr. We are currently using an old attrition mill with 2 - 20hp motors. Any recommendations? Also any advice on who could help us with mechanical advice or aid on changing plates on our mill?Answered November 10th, 2009 by Expert:Thank you very much for your processing question. Spices and other organic materials can be tough to grind, especially if they have high moisture content or are oily like your materials. The moisture content and oil may dramatically reduce the efficiency of the milling technology and can allow the material to agglomerate after milling.
Since your goal is fairly coarse, based on our jet milling technology, we recommend hammer mill technology. You may want to contact Pulva Corporation (www.pulva.com) for a more specific recommendation.