Laboratory Ball Mills are designed for grinding, mixing and particle-size reduction of laboratory samples. Bionics Scientific offers models in 1 Kg, 2 Kg, 5 Kg and 10 Kg capacities for wet and dry grinding applications, with steel grinding balls available in different sizes.
These ball mills are suitable for laboratory grinding, pulverizing and mixing applications. Their heavy-duty construction and grinding media support wet and dry processing of different sample materials for routine laboratory and material preparation work.
A Laboratory Ball Mill is a grinding and mixing machine designed to reduce the particle size of solid materials into fine powders. It consists of a rotating cylindrical jar filled with grinding media, where impact and friction break down materials uniformly. Laboratory ball mills are widely used for sample preparation, mineral processing, pharmaceutical research, ceramics, chemicals and material testing.
A Laboratory Ball Mill works on the principle of impact and attrition. As the grinding jar rotates, the grinding balls continuously collide with the material, producing particle size reduction. For additional technical background on ball milling and mechanical size reduction, refer to Encyclopaedia Britannica's ball mill reference. Depending on the application, the equipment can be used for both wet and dry grinding.
Laboratory ball mills can be used for particle size reduction in material preparation and research applications. For suitable materials and operating conditions, milling may also be applied to nanoparticle size reduction and processing of nanoparticulate matter. In specialized wet-milling applications, the process may support nanoparticle dispersion and dispersion into fluid, depending on the material, grinding media and required particle size.
| Heavy duty construction | Steel grinding media balls |
| Stainless steel jar | Capacity up to 10 Kg |
| Continuous grinding operation | Intensive mixing of samples |
| Suitable for wet and dry grinding | Mixing and particle size reduction |
| Size reduction by impact and friction | High pulverization energy for short grinding times |
| Model | BST/BM-1 | BST/BM-2 | BST/BM-5 | BST/BM-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1 KG | 2 KG | 5 KG | 10 KG |
| Housing | Stainless Steel / MS Powder Coated | |||
| Jar Construction | Aluminum / Stainless Steel | |||
| Speed | 80 rpm | |||
| Motor | FHP Geared Motor | |||
| Material feed size | < 10 mm | |||
| Final fineness | < 10 µm, for colloidal grinding < 1 µm | |||
| Grinding stations | 1 | |||
| Power Supply | 220 / 230 Volts, 50Hz | |||
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