Pharma-grade pin mill reduces friable solids
Munson Machinery
The pharmaceutical-grade pin mill, model CIM-18-S316 (photo) grinds friable powders, flakes and granules into controlled particle sizes ranging from coarse to fine. Unlike conventional pin mills in which the static outer disc is removable but the inner rotating disc is not, the outer and inner discs can swing away from the unit on cantilevered arms, providing full access to both sides of both discs and the mill housing for rapid cleaning and sanitizing. Setting the infinitely variable rotor speed between several hundred and 5,400 rpm provides the flexibility to use the machine for coarse grinding and de-agglomerating as well as for fine grinding down to 400 mesh. Constructed of 316 stainless steel, the unit features a sanitary butterfly valve on the air intake, sanitary fittings at the material intake and discharge and a wash-down-duty motor. — Munson Machinery Company, Inc., Utica, N.Y.