When feed is being processed, there are a number of ingredients that will require some type of processing. In most situations, these feed ingredients include corn or coarse cereal grains that will need particle size reduction to improve the overall performance of the actual ingredient, while increasing its nutritional value. Hammer Mills in Oregon are one of the most popular machines used to reduce particle size.
Advantages of Using Hammer Mills Oregon
There are a number of advantages offered when using the hammer mill, which includes: the ability to produce a large number of different particle sizes; ability to work with any friable material or fiber; easy to use; requires a lower investment when compared to the traditional roller mill; minimal amounts of maintenance required; the particles that are produced are typically spherical and appear to have been polished.
While these advantages are appealing, it is also important to understand the disadvantages of the hammer mill, as well, which include: much less energy efficient than the roller mill; generates heat which is essentially lost energy; and the fact that they produce particles that have a large size variability, or less uniform, particles.
General Design of the Classic Hammer Mill
The major components of a hammer mill include a delivery device that is where the materials are introduced to the path that will take them to the hammers. The next step is a rotor, which is composed of a number of machined disks that are mounted on to the horizontal shaft. The free swinging hammers are suspended from various rods that run parallel to the actual shaft and then through each rotor disk.
The hammers are responsible for smashing all of the ingredients, which is what actually reduces their size. Once the materials have been reduced in size they are sent through a perforated screen and then either use air or gravity to move any ground product. The screen ensures that the size of the particles meet a certain mesh size.
If you are in need of any repair, service or to purchase a hammer mill, understanding how they function can be extremely helpful.
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