1 Grinding Action Metal-to-Metal Contact No Metal-to-Metal Contact 2 Noise Comparatively higher, Less Noisy however sound hood is there. 3 Power Consumption More than twice that of XRP Less than half that of Ball tube Mill. 4 Wear Part Replacement More Downtime required Less Downtime required time 5 Rejects from Mill No rejects Comparatively high rejects 6 Grinding Elements About 1 Cr annually per mill About 15-20 Lakh per Mill replacement Cost annually 7 Initial investment High Low
8 Periodic Maintenance Less Frequent adjustment
required. 9 Load Fluctuations More amenable for load Less amenable for load fluctuations fluctuations