For the fulfillment of various applications in various industries, small sizes are required. For this purpose an air jet milling machine is designed that helps in size reduction – the resulting particle size is less than 10 microns. This efficient device can range in scale from a few kilograms to hundreds of tons. Wow no? Generally, this is used for micronizing the solid chemicals, pigments, pharmaceuticals, and other corrosive and abrasive materials.

This process is usually considered as a black box, that produces fine powder and coarse materials. It’s operated in compressed air or high pressure superheated steam. This machine has no moving parts hence, it eliminates the risk of contamination that could have happened due to contact with external grinding media. Also, it’s an ideal process for grinding heat-sensitive and waxy materials since there is no generation of attritional heat.

The advantages and disadvantages associated with air-jet milling machine:

Advantages:

• The components can be cleaned easily.
• No mechanical moving parts.
• The temperature is constant and no heat is generated.
• Fine particle dimensions are obtained.

 

Disadvantages:

• The productivity level is relatively lower.
• The gas flow is highly processed.
• The equipment size is unnecessarily huge.

Understanding the importance of air jet milling machines in terms of grinding mechanisms, best maintenance practices, and operating philosophies is imperative in achieving good product quality, high precision, and energy savings.

Things you need to know while purchasing the air jet milling machine

Before purchasing the air jet milling machine you need to know the required annual capacity, the upstream and downstream processes, batch or continuous operation required for the fulfillment of your needs and finished products. It’s important to know certain properties like stickiness, hardness, toughness, flowability, bulk density, etc of your product.