3 Benefits Of A Hammer Mill

A hammer mill is a piece of crushing/shredding equipment used for grinding and reducing the size of the materials. The hammer mill has a very simple working principle: it breaks the material until it gets small enough to freely get out through the opening at the bottom of the machine. The opening can be adjusted depending on the requirements of the operator. The hammer mill is used in many different industries and for different applications, including shredding paper, fruit juice production, ethanol production, crushing large rocks, shredding garden waste, grinding various materials and etc. Also, the hammer mill is extensively used for grinding cement.

There are many ways to reduce the size of a particular material, and the two most common are hammering and rolling. Both methods can be used for reducing the size of the materials, but in order to choose the most suitable method for a specific application, several factors need to be considered. For instance, excessive size reduction can lead to wasted electrical energy, unnecessary wear and possible set-backs in the operation. The hammer mill offers many benefits and advantages, some of them are the following ones:

Low Initial Investment And Low Operating Costs

When compared with the rolling mill, the hammer mill is not a costly investment. The hammer mill also provides low operating costs. This heavy-duty machine is a low-fuel-consumer and does not require any specific maintenance techniques. Usually, the hammer mill is made from high-quality spare parts which can be maintained easily.

Easy To Use And Maintain

In addition to the low owning and operating costs, the hammer mill is very easy to use and maintain. The material is crushed into the chamber by the gravity and the hammers which are attached to a rotating shaft. The material is crushed until it can freely get out from the opening at the bottom. The maintenance of the hammer mill is also very easy thanks to its simple structure with many checkpoints for convenient and quick maintenance.

Ability To Crush Material To Different Sizes

As mentioned, the opening at the bottom of the hammer mill can be adjusted in order the operators to get the desired size of the materials. Before every operation, the opening is being manually adjusted by the operator, and as the hammer mill crushes the material, the particles that match the opening exit the crushing chamber.