{"id":128,"date":"2020-12-14T22:01:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T22:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unionprocess.com\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2022-02-28T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T19:48:14","slug":"choosing-the-right-laboratory-ball-mills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/resources\/before-purchasing-tips\/choosing-the-right-laboratory-ball-mills\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Right Laboratory Ball Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Select the Right Mill for Your Needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a laboratory mill on your premises offers a number of advantages, but you need the right equipment to get the most benefit from your investment.When evaluating lab mills, you should keep in mind the following considerations:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Speed<\/li><li>Efficiency<\/li><li>Batch size<\/li><li>Material<\/li><li>Starting particle size<\/li><li>Target particle size<\/li><li>Process mode (wet, dry, circulation, batch, continuous)<\/li><li>Scale-up capability<\/li><li>Ease of operation<\/li><li>Repeatability<\/li><li>Flexibility<\/li><li>Ease of taking samples<\/li><li>Ease of making formulation adjustments<\/li><li>Number of options<\/li><li>Low maintenance<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In many instances, the right choice is an Attritor (sometimes referred to as a stirred ball mill). With an Attritor, the material to be ground is placed in a stationary tank with the grinding media, which are agitated by a shaft with arms rotating at high speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working up to 10 times faster than&nbsp;conventional laboratory ball mills&nbsp;(sometimes referred to as jar mills or pebble mills), the lab Attritor has a compact, vertical profile, requiring minimal space, and can be equipped or retrofitted easily and inexpensively with a variety of components and accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for more details on the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/unionprocess.com\/attrition-mills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lab Attritor<\/a>&nbsp;or for more information on our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/unionprocess.com\/horizontal-bead-mills\/dmqx-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DMQ mill<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/unionprocess.com\/attrition-mills\/wet-attrition-mills\/wet-grinding-laboratory-mills\/small-media-bead-mills-sdm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">small media lab mills<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>for help in selecting the right ball mills for your laboratory: Call us at 330.929.3333,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/unionprocess.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/unionprocess.com\/contact\/reps-and-agents\/\">click here to find a rep in your area<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Select the Right Mill for Your Needs Having a laboratory mill on your premises offers a number of advantages, but you need the right equipment to get the most benefit from your investment.When evaluating lab mills, you should keep in mind the following considerations:&nbsp; Speed Efficiency Batch size Material Starting particle size Target [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":124,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-128","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7356,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions\/7356"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionprocess.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}