The requirements for grinding and dispersing of solid particles in suspensions are increasing steadly, especially when it comes down to the ultra fine nanometer range. With IBU-tec new agitator bead mill machine based on UBM technology of WAB Group's, we could offer a powerful and reliable solution for exactly this challenge.
Energy and Time Efficient Grinding Process
The mill has an active grinding chamber volume of 17.4 liters, the drive power of 37 kW enables precise control of the specific energy supply to the grinding process. Also the presence of an integrated cooling unit ensures that the temperature can be precisely controlled during operation wich is a crucial factor for sensitive materials. On one hand, the mill can be used in re-circulation mode to achieve the desired particle size distribution. On the other hand, the single or multiple pass operation method allows a more constant treatment of the particles without remixing, which makes the grinding process more energetic and time efficient compared to the recirculating mode. Depending on the suspension to be ground, the mill can achieve a productivity of approximately 200-500 kg per hour.
Grinding of Suspensions down to the Nanometer Range
The mill is particularly interesting for applications where suspensions need to be very finely dispersed or ground down to the primary nanoparticle size, especially when dry grinding reaches its limits or dust generation must be avoided. While the coatings and pharmaceutical industries are less interesting for IBU-tec at the moment, there is great potential in the processing of metal oxides, ceramics and cathode materials.
IBU-tec’s Expertise in Thermal Treatment of the Suspensions after Grinding Process
IBU-tec supports customers and partners at the beginning of the process chain in the production of suspensions. After wet grinding process, IBU-tec support the drying of the suspension as well as the thermal treatment in our rotary kilns and pulsation reactors. -> Read More
At present, we use the mill primarily for grinding and dispersing of metal oxides, especially in the field of material production, where extremely fine particle size distributions in the nanometer range are essential. This can be used to create specific material properties, such as increasing the surface area of the particles. -> Read More
If you would like to learn more about the applications in your specific field, please contact us for a no-obligation consultation via E-Mail: mail(at)ibu-tec.de or use our contact form.
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Your IBU-tec Team