Retsch Brochure
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EASY OPERATION
COMBINED WITH
EXCELLENT GRINDING
RESULTS
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
RETSCH – MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF INNOVATION
Global market leader in the preparation and characterization of solids – quality With RETSCH you get:
„made in Germany“. I First class product quality thanks to advanced manufacturing methods
I Comprehensive application support including free test grindings and product
The company was founded in 1915 by F. Kurt Retsch. A few years later he registered trainings
his first patent in grinding technology: a mortar grinder that became famous I Excellent sales and service network throughout the world
worldwide as the “RETSCH Mill”. This innovation replaced tiresome manual I Know-how transfer through regular seminars, webinars and user trainings
grinding with hand mortars which was the standard in laboratories at the time and
earned RETSCH an excellent reputation in the international science and research
community.
Today RETSCH is the leading solution provider for size reduction and particle sizing
technology with subsidiaries in the US, China, Japan, India, France, Italy, Benelux,
Russia, UK, South Africa and Brazil and an export share of 80%.
I 1915 I 1923 I 1952 I 1963 I 1989 I 1993 I 2012 I 2015 I 2019 I 2021
The company is F. Kurt Retsch develops Engineer Dirk Sijsling RETSCH intensifies its RETSCH becomes part Since 1993, RETSCH has RETSCH moves to RETSCH celebrates Market launch of the Market launch of
founded by F. Kurt and patents a mortar assumes management cooperation with uni- of the Dutch VERDER consistently expanded new premises with a its 100th anniversary. new MM 500, the the new MM 500
Retsch in Duesseldorf. grinder which becomes responsibility for F. Kurt versities and institutes group and gradually its presence in the spacious application perfect combination of control – first Mixer
known as the RETSCH Retsch KG. The pro- to ensure their equip- manages the transition world’s most important center at the Mixer Mill and Planetary Mill with temperature
Mill and is synonymous duction of laboratory ment is always up to from a family business economies. VERDER SCIENTIFIC Ball Mill. monitoring and control
with the concept equipment gains more the latest technological to an international headquarters in Haan.
of easier and better and more importance. standards. By the end company.
laboratory work. of the sixties, the export
share has increased to
35%.
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A reliable and accurate analysis can only be guaranteed by reproducible sample To find the best suited mill for a specific application, the following should be
preparation. The “art of milling and homogenization” is turning a laboratory sample considered in advance:
into a representative part sample with homogeneous analytical fineness. For these
tasks RETSCH offers a comprehensive range of the most modern mills and crushers I Quality/characteristics of sample
for coarse, fine and ultra-fine size reduction of almost any material. (e.g. dry, tough, abrasive, fibrous, brittle, hard, soft, temperature-sensitive etc.)
I Feed size
The choice of grinding tools and accessories not only ensures contamination-free I Required final fineness
preparation of a wide range of materials but also the adaptation to the individual
I Sample volume
requirements of such different areas of application as construction materials,
I Sample throughput
metallurgy, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals or environment.
I Subsequent analysis
(which type of contamination by abrasion of grinding tools is acceptable?)
I May the sample be dried or embrittled before grinding?
Depending on the quality of the material different size reduction principles are
applied to obtain the required fineness. Hard-brittle materials, for example, are best
comminuted with impact and friction, for example in a planetary ball mill. For soft
and elastic materials, however, size reduction with knife or cutting mills is the most
suitable method.
Large particles cannot always be ground to analytical fineness in one step. In some
cases it is possible to carry out coarse and fine grinding in the same mill with different
settings; in other cases two mills or crushers are required.
An essential rule of thumb for size reduction is to only grind the sample as fine as
necessary and not as fine as possible.
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
SELECTION GUIDE FOR SIZE REDUCTION TOOLS
GRINDOMIX GM 200
GRINDOMIX GM 300
PM 100 / 200 /
MM 500 vario
TM 300 / 500
BB 200 / 300
SM 200/300
300 / 400
TWISTER
McCrone
MM 400
CryoMill
DM 200
HM 200
RM 200
BB 400
ZM 300
BB 600
BB 500
BB 250
SM 100
RS 200
SR 300
RS 300
SK 300
Model
BB 50
Emax
350x170 mm
220x90 mm
120x90 mm
80x60 mm
80x60 mm
10 / 4 / 10 /
130 mm
130 mm
50 / 90 /
100 mm
approx.
500 μm
110 mm
40 mm
40 mm
20 mm
20 mm
20 mm
25 mm
25 mm
10 mm
10 mm
10 mm
10 mm
15 mm
8 mm
8 mm
8 mm
8 mm
5 mm
Feed
size
20 / 15 µm
fineness
2 / 5 mm
approx.
500 μm
500 μm
300 μm
300 μm
800 µm
250 μm
250 μm
250 μm
100 μm
100 nm
100 nm
40 μm
80 nm
50 μm
20 µm
20 μm
50 µm
10 μm
6 mm
2 mm
2 mm
5 μm
5 μm
5 µm
Final
1 μm
Construction materials – – – – –
Chemical products –
Electronic waste – – – – – – – – – – – –
Feed stuff – – – – – – – – – –
Glass, ceramics – – – – – – –
Coal, coke – – –
Food – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Leather, textiles – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Pharmaceutical products – – – – – – – –
Secondary fuels – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Mechanosynthesis – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Please note: The achieved final fineness depends on the sample material and instrument configurations which means suitable suitable to a limited extent – not suitable
that different results may be obtained with apparently similar samples.
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AT A GLANCE
JAW CRUSHERS
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
2 mm*
product news
Sieving
25 mm
Measuring range of sieve
Jaw Crusher Jaw Crusher Jaw Crusher Jaw Crusher Jaw Crusher
20 µm shakers / particle analyzers BB 50 BB 200 BB 250 BB 250 XL
BB 300 BB 400
I Compact, space-saving I All advantages of the BB 100 I Easy access for cleaning I All advantages of the BB 200 I All advantages of the BB 250
Suitable for wet sieving /
desktop model I Maintenance and lubrication- due to front door I Powerful crushing with I Suitable for larger sample
for measuring suspensions
I Variable speed free slide bearings I Suitable for continuous 3 kW motor pieces up to 220 x 90 mm
I Zero-point adjustment to I Suitable for integration in crushing (option) I Large hopper allows sample
Suitable for dry sieving /
compensate for wear automatic installations I Special version with size up to 130 mm
for measuring dry samples
I Comfortable control panel I Version for comminution of automatic sorting into max.
with digital display semiconductor materials 4 fractions
This instrument can be used
with the EasySieve software
110 mm 350x170
JAW CRUSHERS
Jaw Crusher Jaw Crusher
RETSCH’s range of jaw crushers comprises
BB 500 BB 600
nine different models for coarse and primary
I High degree of comminution I High throughput capacity of
size reduction of hard, brittle materials – from
50:1 up to 3500 kg/h
compact bench-top units to robust floor I Continuous or batch size I Continuous or batch size
models with high throughput rates which processing processing
I Suitable for integration in I Suitable for integration in
can be integrated into automatic installations.
automatic installations automatic installations
Breaking jaws of different materials I Version for comminution of
ensure neutral-to-analysis size reduction. semiconductor materials
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
PERFECT RESULTS FOR LABORATORIES AND PILOT PLANTS
ROTOR MILLS
Ultra Centrifugal Hammer Mill Rotor Beater Mill Cross Beater Mill Cyclone Mill
Mill ZM 300 HM 200 SR 300 SK 300 TWISTER
I High final fineness up to I Excellent crushing I For sample volumes up to I For sample volumes up to I Ideal for the pulverization
40 µm possible performance 26 l 26 l of feed, grain, etc.
I Gentle, very fast pulverization I Very high throughput of up to I Adjustable speed I Suitable for medium-hard, I 3 controlled rotor speeds
I Wide speed range 1500 kg/h I Optional grinding insert abrasive materials I Cyclone with 250 ml
6000 – 23000 rpm I Fixed speed of 3000 rpm 180° for the comminution of I Adjustable speed collection vessel for quick
I Easily exchangeable grinding I Sieve range from 2 - 40 mm hard-brittle samples I Optional cyclone sample recovery
tools and sieves, optional I For batchwise and continuous I Distance rotor (optional) I No cross-contamination
cyclone grinding reduces frictional heat
CUTTING MILLS
250 µm* 250 µm* 250 µm* to the powerful high performance unit
with high torque and RES technology
(Rotational Energy Storage) – for primary
size reduction of soft, medium-hard, elastic,
tough and fibrous sample materials. The
wide range of accessories allows for perfect
adaptation to a variety of applications.
For some models a cyclone-suction
Cutting Mill Cutting Mill Cutting Mill
combination is available for better sample
SM 100 SM 200 SM 300 discharge and for cooling the material.
I Basic model for routine I All advantages of the SM I All advantages of the SM
applications 100 200
I Rotor speed 9.4 m/s I Powerful cutting thanks to I Very powerful cutting
I For feed sizes up to 60 x 80 2.2 kW motor thanks to
mm I Optimized cutting effect 3 kW motor and RES
I Defined final fineness through double cutting technology
down to 0,25 mm possible bars I Variable speed 100-3000
I Optional cyclone rpm
I Optional V-Rotor available
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
THE PROVEN
GRINDOMIX GM 200 PRINCIPLE:
ALSO SUITABLE
FOR CRYOGENIC
APPLICATIONS
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
HOMOGENEITY IN THE SHORTEST TIME
KNIFE MILLS
10 mm
RETSCH’s ball mill range is the widest in
100 nm*
the world, offering optimum solutions for
the pulverization of medium-hard, hard,
brittle and fibrous samples with high
energy input and short process times.
The high-performance ball mill Emax and
the planetary ball mills achieve high final
finenesses with powerful performance, in
many cases down to the nanometer range.
High Energy Ball Mill Planetary Ball Mill Planetary Ball Mill Planetary Ball Mill
They can be used for dry and wet grinding
Emax PM 100 PM 200 PM 300
and are ideally suited for mechanical alloying
I Faster and finer grinding than with I Pulverization with max. 33.3-fold I Pulverization with max. 37.1-fold I Milling with up to 64.4 x acceleration
and mechanochemical applications. Drum
any other ball mill acceleration acceleration of gravity
mills are the first choice for the pulverization I Maximum speed of 2000 rpm I Speed ratio 1:-2 I 2 grinding stations for grinding jars I Available jar sizes from 12 to 500 ml
of large sample quantities up to 35 l. I No cooling breaks required due to I Suitable for dry and wet grinding up to 125 ml nominal volume I Variable speed from 100 to 800 rpm
innovative water cooling system and long-term tests I Speed ratio 1:-2 I Ergonomic clamping unit
I Temperature monitoring with I Optional pressure and temperature I All other features of the PM 100
automatic on/off measuring system
10 mm 20 mm 20 mm
MIXER MILLS
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
PULVERIZING, MIXING, HOMOGENIZING
XRD MILL AND
MIXER MILLS
500 µm 8 mm 10 mm
NEW
1 µm* 5 µm* 100 nm* The compact XRD-Mill McCrone is used for
8 mm 10 mm
FOR PRECISE
PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
FOR THE PARTICLE SIZE DETERMINATION OF BULK MATERIALS
THE PERFECT SIEVING
MACHINE FOR EVERY
25 mm 25 mm 25 mm 40 mm 125 mm MATERIAL
20 µm 20 µm 20 µm 20 µm 25 µm
Vibratory Sieve Vibratory Sieve Vibratory Sieve Vibratory Sieve Vibratory Sieve research & development, quality control
Shaker AS 200 Shaker AS 200 Shaker AS 200 Shaker AS 300 Shaker AS 450 of raw materials, semi-finished and
finished products as well as in production
basic digit cA control control basic
monitoring and comply with the
I Basic model for dry & wet I All features of the I All features of the I All features of the I Dry & wet sieving of large
requirements of DIN EN ISO 9000 ff.
sieving of max. 3 kg sample AS 200 basic AS 200 digit cA AS 200 control samples up to 15 kg
I 3D throwing movement I Regulated amplitude I Memory for 99 sieving I Sieve stack up to 510 mm I 3D throwing movement
I Sieve stack up to 510 mm I Interval operation (fixed 10 s) programs height I Sieve diameter 400 mm or All “control” sieve shakers can be calibrated
height for sieves with max. I Digital display of vibration I Sieve stack up to 620 mm I Max. sample quantity up to 450 mm
and provide reproducible, globally
diameter 203 mm amplitude and time height 6 kg I Digital setting of all
I Digital control of all process I Max. diameter of the sieves parameters comparable results thanks to the possibility
parameters 315 mm to set the sieve acceleration which is
independent of the power frequency.
125 mm 63 mm 25 mm 4 mm
25 µm 45 µm 20 µm 10 µm
CAL CAL
CAL
OPTICAL PARTICLE
Vibratory Sieve Horizontal Sieve Tap Sieve Air Jet Sieving EasySieve®
Shaker AS 450 Shaker AS 400 Shaker AS 200 Machine AS 200 Software for particle
ANALYSIS
control control tap jet size analysis
Our sister company Microtrac MRB offers
I All features of the I Sieving with circular motion I Horizontally rotating sieve I Air jet technology for the I Control, evaluation and a comprehensive range of optical particle
AS 450 basic according to DIN 53 477 movement with vertical deagglomeration of fine powders documentation of sieve
I CET technology for I Sieve stack up to 510 mm tapping impulses I Open mesh function to reduce analyses according to relevant analyzers for reliable particle characterization
controlled amplitude at height, up to max. 5 kg I Suitable for dry sieving the number of near-mesh standards by image analysis or laser diffraction.
high loads up to 25 kg sample quantity I Sieve stack up to 350 mm particles I Also available as CFR-
I Digital control of all I Digital setting of all height, max. 3 kg sample I Variable nozzle speed up compatible version
process parameters parameters quantity to 55 rpm For further information please visit:
I Storage of up to 9 SOPs I Storage of up to 9 SOPs I Digital time setting I Digital parameter setting www.microtrac.com
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SAMPLE DIVIDERS
AND FEEDERS
Comparison of different sampling and sample division methods
continuous feeding and conveyance of I For use in the laboratory and on site
I Manual dividing procedure, two
pourable bulk materials and fine powders. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 %
sub-samples
I 7 models for different sample
quantities RETSCH sample dividers divide all pourable solids up to 10 mm so accurately that the characteristic composition
I Division procedure according to of each fraction of the sample corresponds exactly to that of the original bulk sample.
DIN 51701
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
RELIABLE AIDES IN THE LABORATORY
FOR RELIABLE
ANALYSIS RESULTS
40 t
For the preparation of stable pellets with
a smooth surface for X-ray fluorescence
analysis, RETSCH offers the pellet press
PP 40. The fluid bed dryer TG 200 permits
the gentle drying of organic, inorganic,
chemical or pharmaceutical bulk
materials without localized overheating.
For quick and easy cleaning of test sieves
and grinding tools RETSCH provides
ultrasonic baths.
Pellet Press Fluid Bed Dryer Ultrasonic Baths DustMon
PP 40 TG 200 UR 1/2/3 RD 100 Determination of the Bond Index is a
I Compact desktop unit I Gentle drying, dispersing and mixing I Fast, gentle cleaning I Measurement of the dust content method to characterize the crushing
I Storage of 10 SOPs I Interval operation for better mixing I Small footprint I Determination of the dust index behavior of mineral samples and is done
I Convenient parameter setting of the fluidized bed I Intensive homogenization, I Max. 10 overlay curves
with the Drum Mill TM 300 (see page 10).
via display I Storage of up to 9 SOPs dispersion and degassing I Analysis compliant with CIPAC
I Automatic press force control I Container volume of 1 x 6 l or 3 x 0.3 l I Three models with volumes of 6, MT 171 Standard The DustMon RD 100 measures the dust
42 or 45 l content in powders and granules and
determines the dust index.
Retsch GmbH
Retsch-Allee 1-5
42781 Haan
Germany
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