FILM

POWDER
AND
RECYCLING
PARTICLE HOSOKAWA ALPINE

PROCESSING
PROCESSES MULTI-PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Aktiengesellschaft & Co. OHG
P.O. Box 10 11 51 P O W D E R & PA R T I C L E P R O C E S S I N G
D – 86001 Augsburg, Germany
Delivery address: F O R L A B O R AT O R Y A P P L I C AT I O N S
Peter-Doerfler-Straße 13 – 25
D – 86199 Augsburg, Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-0

Fax: +49 (0) 821 / 57 35 78
E-mail: mail@alpine.hosokawa.com

www.alpinehosokawa.com
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Subject to change without notice.

All information in this brochure is purely
informative and non-binding. Our quotations
are authoritative with regard to orders.

Hosokawa Alpine is a member of the Hosokawa Micron Group, responding to

global needs through emphasis on materials science and engineering. The

Group is an international provider of equipment and technology for powder

and particle processing, plastics processing and confectionery products. The

Group maintains facilities for research, engineering, manufacturing and

service in each of the world's major industrial markets.

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HOSOKAWA ALPINE
ONE COMPANY - TWO BUSINESS DIVISIONS

Hosokawa Alpine has been in business for over 100 years. Regardless of the field,
i.e. blown film processing or powder & particle processing, we are traditional
WE ARE YOUR COMPETENT PARTNER
trendsetters on the market. The driving force behind refining our technologies is the
experience we gain and the challenges we face as market leaders

POWDER & PARTICLE PROCESSING BLOWN FILM PROCESSING DIVISIONAL STRUCTURE - PHARMA & FOOD - MINERALS & METALS - SERVICE

Formed in 1898, Hosokawa Alpine's range
includes the development, design and
manufacture of components and turnkey
systems to produce powders, granules and
bulk materials for the chemical, pharma-
ceutical, food, minerals, metals and
recycling industries. Whether the task is
comminution, classification, dust removal,
handling, metering, weighing or packing,
you will always find Hosokawa Alpine to
be a competent and innovative partner.
As a specialist for film blowing lines to
manufacture thin plastic film, Hosokawa
Alpine ranks among the world's foremost
suppliers in this market segment.
The vast fund of know-how, the high
quality standards, the continuous innova-
tion and high degree of reliability are all
reasons for the constant growth of this
business division.
The name ALPINE stands for competence in
all areas of comminution technology. The
long years of close cooperation between our
engineers and the development departments
of our customers have made us leading spe-
cialists for powder and particle processing
technology around the world. Because our
aim is to offer our customers the very best in
professional and accomplished advice tai-
lored to their specific branch of industry, our
powder and particle processing division is
divided into five subdivisions:
The manufacture of powdery substances
for the pharmaceutical industry is a job for
specialists. Hosokawa Alpine conforms with
international pharma standards and
supplies a wide range of products and
performance, including special processes
for the food industry. Whatever method of
size reduction is used, we are the special-
ists, especially when it comes to solutions
for special applications.
- CHEMICALS
The range of chemical products is just as
wide and diverse as are the different
demands on the properties of pigments or
powders. We supply process-technological
solutions for the chemical industry as a
single-source partner. Our comprehensive
range of products means that we are able
to meet a vast number of different
requirements. We also offer competent
advice on solutions for basic chemical
products and auxiliary products, as well
as for toners, paints, pigments, herbicides
or fertilisers.
We supply complete dry and wet processes
with state-of-the-art mills and classifiers for
processing mineral raw materials. Our
machines and systems for fillers, ceramic
raw materials, metallic compounds and
alloys all meet the high demands set by
our customers. We are not just manufac-
turers, however, but also competent
partners for the engineering and design of
complete turnkey systems.
- RECYCLING & GRANULATORS
We design, build and deliver complete
granulator systems to include all necessary
system components. Whether the feed
material is injection mouldings, sprues, film
webs or film edge trims, our granulators
are designed for even the most difficult
cutting tasks. In addition, we also supply
in-line recycling solutions for caoutchuc or
cable which are tailored to the individual
requirements.
Our service division gives support during
the entire lifetime of any Hosokawa Alpine
system or machine. Our extensive range of
services includes spare parts supply,
maintenance, inspection, servicing, repairs,
general overhauls, system upgrading, and
training. A fairly recent addition to our
portfolio of services is a range of used
ALPINE machines.
No matter what part of the world you are
in or what your processing challenge is,
Hosokawa Alpine is never far away with the
best solutions and support. Our range of
services includes project management,
installation, commissioning, training,
maintenance and system upgrades.
EVERYTHING FROM
ONE SINGLE
RESPONSIBLE SOURCE.

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The task of laboratory development centres is usually the

manufacture of small amounts of product samples for tests with the AFG EXAMPLES
aim of defining an industrial manufacturing process. 100 AFG 100 AFG
EXAMPLES POWDER FINENESS % < µm* FEED EXAMPLES POWDER FINENESS % < µm* FEED
ANALYSIS POINTS OF PSD kg/h ANALYSIS POINTS OF PSD kg/h
The laboratory-sized equipment used must
Aluminium oxide 99.0% < 5 69.0% < 2 0.1 Copper powder 94.2% < 12 50.0% < 5 2.9
offer process reproducibility and the possi-
99.0% < 50 9.5% < 10 22.5 Lactose 95.0% < 3.5 2.0
bility of scaling-up at a later date to pro-
Aluminium titanate 99.9% < 6 41.5% < 2 0.4 Fluorescent powder 99.8% < 16 24% < 2 3.8 - 5
duction-scale equipment. Because of the Aluminium silicate 99.9% < 6 56.0% < 3 25.0 Molybdenum powder 98.7% < 2 50.2% < 1.5 1.2
constant development of new products Ammonium nitrate < 15 • determined
fineness 1.0 Magnesium oxide 99.2% < 5 45.1% < 1.5 1.5
whose grinding properties cannot always < 50 by microscope
• 5.7 Magnesium zirconate 97.0% < 10 50.0% < 3 1.0
be predicted in advance, the highest degree Bentonite 91.0% < 16 30.0 97.0% < 60 50.0% < 32 8.0
Lead titanate 99.5% < 40 41.0% < 10 105.0 Neodymium-iron-boron 50.0% < 3.5 - 4 (FSSS) 2.5 - 7
of flexibility is a prerequisite. This is where
Boron carbide 99.6% < 6 0.2 Quartz (high purity) 99.9% < 75 55.0% < 20 8.8
so-called multi-processing systems have
Dicalcium phosphate 99.7% < 3 33.0% < 1.5 0.5 Quartz 97.0% < 8.5 50.0% < 4 2.5
established themselves as veritable all- Dolomite 99.5% < 5 2.4 Samarium-cobalt 50.0% < 3 - 6.5 (FSSS) 1.5 - 4
rounders: it takes only a few minutes to Iron oxide powder 99.8% < 4 63.1% < 1.5 0.2 Sulphur blend 99.4% < 45 50.0% < 10.8 11.0
convert the system for the following com- Frits 98.7% < 8 29.0% < 2 1.5 Silicium nitride 99.3% < 10 36.3% < 2 1.7
minution processes: Graphite 95.0% < 8 19.0% < 2 0.5 99.9% < 5 45.0% < 1.5 0.8
Gypsum (raw gypsum) 99.9% < 12 49.0% < 4 2.2 Silicium carbide 99.6% < 5 12.3% < 1.5 0.3
Mica 98.0% < 20 6.0 98.7% < 8 14.5% < 2.5 1.1
- Grinding in a spiral jet
Limestone 99.0% < 6 50.0% < 2 0.4 97.0% < 110 50.0% < 55 21.0
- Opposed jet milling in a fluidised bed Copper oxide chloride 98.0% < 6 39.0% < 1 13.0 Silicium (pure) 99.6% < 10 20.4% < 3 0.6
- Combined impact grinding and classifying Silica gel 99.2% < 32 20.0% < 6 1.6 99.3% < 5 24.4% < 2 0.3
Silicic acid (precipitated) 99.5% < 16 19.0% < 1 4.5 Talc 50.0% < 1.7 5.5
Ceramic powder 99.9% < 4 66.0% < 1 0.68 50.0% < 3.1 15.5
Carbofuran 99.0% < 12 37.0% < 2 4.0 Toner Requirement 5.0 - 25 2 - 10
Corundum 97.0% < 8 50.0% < 4 1.3 Zirconium oxide 97.0% < 40 8.5
97.0% < 45 50.0% < 25 5.8 97.0% <9 50% < 4.5 3.5
97.0% < 90 50.0% < 40 8.8 97.0% <3 50% < 1.2 2.8
MULTI-PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR
A HOST OF COMBINATIONS * All values are non-binding reference values

ALPINE MULTI-PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR 5 PROCESSES OPPOSED JET MILLING

ALSO SUITABLE FOR CIP/SIP PROCEDURES ALPINE FLUIDISED BED OPPOSED
- Operation as an ultrafine classifier A) Opposed jet milling with the 100 AFG for materials with a Mohs
JET MILL 100 AFG
This concept revolves around the fact that the installation frame, hardness up to 10 and end-product finenesses from 2 to 40 µm
the feed metering unit, the valves for bearing rinsing air and B) Fine grinding with integrated classifier with the 50 ZPS for - For materials with a Mohs hardness up to 10
grinding air, the drive, the product discharge filter, the fan, the materials with a Mohs hardness up to 3.5 - End-product finenesses with d97 = 2 to 40 µm
electrics and the control unit are common to all processes. The latest C) Fine impact grinding with the 100 UPZ - Spatter-grain-free end products with steep
development of Hosokawa Alpine is the extension of this combi- D) Ultrafine comminution with the 100 AS in the ultrafine particle size distributions
system by a fine impact mill which can be equipped with the range between 5 µm and 30 µm - PU or complete ceramic lining results in
standard variety of grinding elements (pin discs, plate beater units, E) Fine classifying with the 50 ATP, separation range from 2 to 120 µm end products with no iron contamination
grinding tracks, sieve grates, etc.). A newly developed drive, - Throughput rate approx. 1 to 25 kg/h
Combination possibilities
controlled by a frequency converter with parameter change-over,
UPZ ZPS AS AFG ATP
permits (in spite of the very different design, power and speed) 100 50 100 100 50
installation of both the grinding rotor of the fine impact mill and – 70 140 140 70
also of the turbo-wheel classifier. 160 100 200 200 100

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FINE GRINDING WITH INTEGRATED CLASSIFIER ULTRAFINE COMMINUTION

ALPINE ZIRKOPLEX® CLASSIFIER MILL 50 ZPS ALPINE AEROPLEX® SPIRAL JET MILL AS
50 ZPS
- For soft materials with a Mohs hardness up to 3.5
EXAMPLES POWDER FINENESS % < µm * FEED
- End-finenesses of d97 = 8 to 120 µm
ANALYSIS POINTS OF PSD kg/h
- Spatter-grain-free end products with steep particle size - For end-product finenesses between 5 µm and 30 µm
distributions and exact top-size limitation Minerals - For product batches between 5 and 100 g (50 AS)
Limestone 97% < 8 50% < 3.5 12.5 -2 - Because there are no electrical components, this
Limestone (soft crystalline) 97% < 15 50% < 4.5 8 - 10 budget-priced laboratory mill is also suitable for
97% < 120 50% < 9 30
sterilisation in an autoclave
Talc 97% < 12 50% < 7.5 10 - 15
Graphite 97% < 70 50% < 22 8 - 10

Chemicals
Aluhydroxide 97% < 22 50% < 9 30 - 35
Lead sulphate 97% < 8 50% < 2.6 10 - 15
ALPINE AEROPLEX®
SPIRAL JET MILL AS
Calcium stearate 97% < 11 50% < 4.7 10 - 15
Hexa 97% < 60 50% < 30 30 - 35 CLASSIFICATION
Copper oxide chloride 97% < 12 50% < 4.8 15 - 20
Phenolic resin 97% < 60 50% < 24 20 - 30 ALPINE TURBOPLEX® ULTRAFINE CLASSIFIER ATP
Tricalcium phosphate 97% < 9 50% < 3.2 5 - 10
Zinc chromate 97% < 4 50% < 1.6 3 - 5 - For materials with a Mohs hardness up to 10
Zinc phosphate 97% < 12 50% < 5.9 15 - 20 - Separation/fineness range steplessly adjustable from d97 = 2 to 120 µm
- Extremely high precision of cut
Foodstuffs
- Spatter-grain-free end products with steep particle size distributions
Lactose 97% < 25 50% < 8 20 - 25
ALPINE ZIRKOPLEX® - Ideal for sticky dusts or materials of high density
CLASSIFIER MILL Starch derivatives 97% < 110 50% < 50 20 - 25
Sugar 97% < 15 50% < 5.2 3-5 - Throughput rate approx. 5 to 50 kg/h
* All values are non-binding reference values

FINE IMPACT MILLING WITH THE UPZ FINE IMPACT MILL 50 ATP
EXAMPLES POWDER FINENESS % < µm* THROUGHPUT-RATE
FEED FINES
FEED FINES kg/h kg/h

For the fine and ultrafine grinding,

defibration and cutting of materials with a Aluminium oxide 99% < 60 50% < 2.6 97% < 11 17 7.9
Aluminium powder 99% < 27 50% < 3.7 97% < 8 5 1.5
Mohs' hardness of 3 and for end-product ALPINE TURBOPLEX®
Boron carbide 99% < 90 50% < 2.5 97% < 6 10 0.36 ULTRAFINE CLASSIFIER ATP
finenesses dependent on the installed
Bronze powder 99% < 70 50% < 8 97% < 16 7 4.1
equipment of approx. 10 to 1500 µm. Glass beads 99% < 80 50% < 2 97% < 4.5 17.5 1.1
Limestone 99% < 10 50% < 2 97% < 4 6.3 2.0
Fluorescent powder 99% < 24 50% < 2.5 97% < 5.5 16 0.9
Silicon carbide 99% < 40 50% < 4.5 97% < 10 7 0.7
Silicon (ultra pure) 99% < 40 50% < 2.7 97% < 6 13 0.15
Talc 99% < 80 50% < 4 97% < 8.5 35 12.3
Wax 99% < 18 50% < 4.2 97% < 7.5 7.5 2.3
dental ceramic 99% < 100 50% < 7.5 97% < 26.8 17 7.9
ALPINE FINE IMPACT MILL UPZ * All values are non-binding reference values

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SPECIAL DESIGNS

PHARMA DESIGN / FOR CIRCUIT-GAS MODE

STANDARD
To ensure the highest degree of resistance
to chemical attack and against corrosion, all
product-contact surfaces of Alpine's multi-
processing systems are made of rust- and
acid-proof stainless steel.
ENHANCED WEAR PROTECTION
(NO IRON CONTAMINATION
The use of oxide ceramic and PU as the
materials of construction for the product-
contact surfaces makes it possible to pro-
duce extremely pure and high-quality pow-
ders with no iron contamination. With this
arrangement Fe contamination levels of less
than 3 ppm are possible.
SiC CLASSIFYING
WHEEL
GMP DESIGN
WEAR PROTECTION Al2O3
The design with smooth surfaces and no
dead spaces simplifies thorough emptying,
cleaning and sterilisation. The system can be
dismantled and all product-contact compo-
nents can be sterilised in an autoclave.
FEATURES
- Material of product-contact components:
316 L, surface finish Ra = 0.4 to 0.8 µm
- Material of other system components:
304, surface finish Ra = 0.8 to 1.2 µm
- Stainless steel control gear cabinet in
special design suitable for wet cleaning
- Motors housed in polished
stainless steel plate
- Seals made of silicon, EPDM, chemraz
- Operation in sterile environments:
absolute filter for filter exhaust air, sterile
filter with polished stainless steel housing
for suction air as option extras
WITH INERT GAS
With this system design, it is essential that
the system supplier not only master the
inerting process, but is also capable of
manufacturing a totally gastight system
design. A great deal of special know-how
is essential, e.g. with respect to design of
the circuit gas control unit, the use of spe-
cial bins for product handling under inert
conditions without having to switch off
the machine, and last but not least, with
respect to the choice of compressor.
INTEGRATED INTO AN ISOLATOR
The most exciting new development is
the integration of grinding systems into
isolators. This development was motivat-
ed on the one hand by the risk to the
operating personnel posed by toxic sub-
stances, and on the other hand by the desire
to protect sensitive products from the sur-
rounding environment, e.g. sterile materials.
Conventional mill designs with glove ports
in the isolator housing proved to be unsuit-
able due to the restricted access which led to
the complete design of the entire mill and
isolator. Three-dimensional CAD systems
were used to simulate all the operations
necessary for operation and maintenance.
But in spite of this modern design tool, it is
usually still necessary to build a wooden
model of the isolator and the mill to test
and verify the actual handling of the system.

PHARMA EEx
EEx design for installation in
Zone 1/21 as defined by ATEX 95.

INTEGRATED INTO
AN ISOLATOR

EXPLOSION-PRESSURE-SHOCK-PROOF TO
10 BAR (OVERPRESSURE)

The multi-processing system is available in explosion-pres-

sure-shock-proof design to 10 bar overpressure for both PHARMA
batch and continuous modes of operation. SIP DESIGN

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WET GRINDING
AFG FLUIDISED BED OPPOSED JET MILL LABORATORY HORIZONTAL AGITATED BALL MILL 90 AHM
Technical Specifications 90 AHM
Fluidised bed opposed jet mills require less range. Ultrafine powders can also be manu- - Laboratory horizontal agitated ball mill - Coolable mill housing Drive power 2,2 kW
energy than any other conventional jet mill. factured with extremely steep particle size suitable for table-top mounting - Continuous mode with slotted pipe Grinding chamber 90 AHM: 1.1 litres
The optimum utilisation of the jet energy distributions to match market and applica- - Different sizes of grinding chamber screen or batch mode volume
90/3 AHM: 0.50 litres
and the extremely high precision of cut of tion demands. Because only air and no suitable for small and mini batches - Double-action slip ring seal
90/1 AHM: 0.25 litres
the integrated Turboplex ultrafine classifier material is routed through the grinding noz- - Exchangeable wear-protection elements
Max. speed: 4200 rpm
allow up to 50% energy savings. Another zles, the AFG is also extremely low in wear. made of PU, stainless steel, hardened steel
advantage is that fluidised bed opposed jet and a variety of engineering ceramics
mills always deliver ultrafine powders with Technical specifications - Tilting mill unit for
no spatter grain across the whole working AFG Model 100 140 200 280 400 easy filling and emptying
Scale-up factor 0.06 0.1 0.25 0.5 1.0 - Quick and easy to clean
Motor power kW 1.0 2.2 3 4 5.5
- Variable-speed drive
Grinding air Nm3/h 50 100 200 400 800 LABORATORY HORIZONTAL
AGITATED BALL MILL 90 AHM

UPZ FINE IMPACT MILL

UPZ fine impact mills are sophisticated in design, reliable and uni- ALPINE SPIRAL JET MILL 50 AS
versal in use. The following designs are available as standard:
- Pin mill with no sieve with one rotating and The 50 AS is suitable for the ultrafine comminution of dry materials OPTIONS / ACCESSORIES
one stationary pin disc with a crystalline structure and a Mohs' hardness up to 3, whereby - Stainless steel filter cartridge
- Beater mill with swing or plate beater unit for operation with final particle sizes in the range between 5 and 30 µm can be achieved. - Stainless steel product container
grinding tracks or sieve rings Technical specifications UPZ 100 160 The 50 AS is also absolutely ideal for processing mini batches weigh- - Hermetically sealed system with glove box (OEL < 1 µg/m∆)
Approx. scale-up factor 0.06 0.25 ing as little as 3 g of pharmaceutical active substances including par-
Standard drive enterals, DPI (dry powder inhalants) and other active ingredients. Other options available on request
- pin disc / plate beaters kW
The grinding elements are
- beater disc / swing beaters kW 1.5 5.5
quick and easy to exchange, FEATURES
Standard speed
meaning that the mill can be - Pin disc rpm 18000 14000 - Compact, smooth monobloc design, crack and crevice free with
converted with a minimum - Plate beaters rpm 18000 14000 no dead spaces, no welding seams
of effort to deal with differ- - Swing beaters rpm 18000 7600 - Minimal wastage, i.e. optimum yield
ent grinding tasks. - Drive motor rpm 3000 3000 - Processing of mini batches (min. 3 g)
Weight w/o motor and feed unit kg 36 100
- Surface finish Ra < 0.8 µm or better
- Small and easy to handle - ideal for set-up in
25 MZ MULTI-PURPOSE MILL a laboratory fume hood
- The standard design requires only
This powerful small hammer mill is suitable FEATURES compressed air and no electric power
for the fine, coarse and preliminary crushing - Robust swing beater unit; optionally with - A variety of different nozzle and grinding
of materials with a Mohs' hardness up to additional wear protection chamber geometries are available
approx. 3. The maximum feed size is approx. - Impact ribs in top section of housing for - Completely preassembled gas distributor
40 x 50 mm. In the case of fine grinding, the optimum comminution effect with separate pressure regulation valves
throughput rate is between approx. 10 and - Designed either for table-top mounting (with - The 50 AS can be dismantled and cleaned
ALPINE SPIRAL JET MILL 50 AS
150 kg/h, whereas correspondingly higher V-belt drive) or with mobile quickly and easily without tools
throughput rates are the norm when the task installation frame - The individual components can be sterilised in an autoclave
is coarse and preliminary crushing. - Motor power 2.2 kW
- Motor speed 3000 rpm
- Grinding chamber diameter: 250 mm
- Weight approx. 100 kg
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INSICTEC IN-LINE PARTICLE

100 MZR MULTI-PLEX®
LABORATORY CLASSIFIER
A laboratory classifier that is easy to operate with
an extremely high precision of cut, and which is
both suitable for use as an analysis classifier to
determine particle size distributions and also as a
production-scale classifier for batch mode.
FEATURES:
- Steplessly adjustable separation range from
d97 = 2 µm to 80 µm
- Suitable for products with a Mohs' hardness up
to 5
- Throughput: batches of approx. 50 g
- Max. feed rate approx. 2 - 6 kg/h (batch mode)
- Simple to clean
1-40 MZM MULTI-PLEX® ZIGZAG CLASSIFIER
For classification at any precision of cut in the
range of approx. 0.1 mm to 6 mm, whereby the
cut point is steplessly adjustable and exactly
reproducible. Dependent on the product and the
cut point, the feed rates range between 10 and
100 kg/h. The maximum feed size should not
exceed 10 mm. The 1-40 MZM is ideally suitable
for separating leaves and stalks for the produc-
tion of leaf drugs and herbal teas, for example,
as well as for the manufacture of protein con-
centrates, or to separate the shells and pods
from precrushed or disintegrated fruits and
seeds.
FEATURES:
- Classifying tube diameter 40 x 40 mm
- Air flow rate steplessly adjustable between
1 and 50 m3/h
- Effective volume order-specific:
Feed bin 0.5 or 25 litres
Fines bottle 1.0 or 20 litres
Coarse bottle 1.0 or 20 litres
AIR JET SIEVE® 200 LS-N
Analysis sieving machine with state-of-the-
art equipment for use in the laboratory for
extremely accurate and reproducible siev-
ing analyses. The membrane keypad is
impressive in its functional clarity and ease
of operation. The unusually good dispersion
of the product accomplished by the nozzle
jet makes analyses down to 10 µm possible
with micro-precision sieves.
The 200 LS-N is the successor to ALPINE's
popular air jet sieve® 200 LS, proven in
practice for over 50 years and sold over
13,000 times.
ANALYSIS RANGE:
- 20 µm to approx. 4000 µm with
203-mm-Ø analysis sieves
- 10 µm to 30 µm with 75-mm-Ø
micro-precision sieves
FEATURES (BASIC UNIT):
Integrated computer for the direct conversion
of the sieve residue (in grams) to the under-
size fraction (in %). No more manual calcula-
tions necessary. Evaluation of sieving results
by means of special software (optional) with
print-out by matrix printers (optional).
- Two serial interfaces RS 232 C for the direct
connection of laboratory balance, printer,
underpressure regulation, electronic tapper
and optional PC operation (LS-PRO)
- Electronic timer with interval function
- Tare reset function for (optional)
laboratory balance
- Underpressure indicated in display;
underpressure regulation (optional)
- Simple parameterisation via keypad for
setting the language (D, GB, F, E) and
balance model, reset of cleaning and
inspection counter, selection of various
modes for sieve recognition
- Ergonomically designed cast aluminium
housing with special rubber connector to
permit vacuum cleaner connection
Special materials of construction and
coatings also available upon request
- Sieve housing with self-centring sieve sup-
port for analysis sieving drum
- Polished slotted nozzle in
stainless steel 1.4581
- Nozzle drive via geared motor N = 20 W.
- Plexiglas cover; tapping hammer
- Unit available to order for 230 V, 50/60 Hz
or 115 V, 50/60 Hz
ANALYSIS SYSTEM
Fully automatic optical analysis system for
particle size and particle concentration
analyses of dry powders
FEATURES:
Analysis principle: laser diffraction
- Partial-flow sampling from the main
product stream using a bypass
- Time-consuming sampling, sample
transfer to the laboratory and down-
stream handling no longer necessary
- Also suitable for automatic fineness
control using a continuous signal as the
control parameter
- Encapsulation provides dust and
splash-water protection
- Product-contact parts in stainless steel

Fully automatic sieve recognition:

Each sieve is equipped with a transponder or
tag integrated into a plastic clip which stores
the individual sieve data such as mesh width,
the sieve and transponder serial number,
INSITEC IN-LINE PARTICLE
the sieve date of manufacture, the sieve stan- ANALYSIS SYSTEM
dard. The tag also includes a cleaning and
inspection counter. Prerequisite for operation
of the fully automatic sieve recognition is the
transponder on the sieve (plastic clip) and the
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antenna in the basic 200 LS-N unit.

100 MZR MULTI-PLEX® 1-40 MZM MULTI-PLEX®

LABORATORY CLASSIFIER ZIGZAG CLASSIFIER AIR JET SIEVE® 200 LS-N

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PROCESSING
WORLDWIDE MULTI-PROCESSING SYSTEMS

Osaka / Japan Augsburg / Deutschland

The HOSOKAWA MICRON GROUP is an international supplier

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of machines, systems, processes and services. Based on this
comprehensive performance range, Hosokawa offers
process solutions for a great number of different business segments:

Technical Service Division

Tel.: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-271
Fax: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-457
E-mail: service@alpine.hosokawa.com
501 Cyclomix
Service hotline: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-111 Hosokawa Micron B.V.

Chemicals Division HOSOKAWA MICRON B.V.

Tel.: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-238 P.O. Box 98
Fax: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-438 NL - 7000 AB Doetinchem
E-mail: chemie@alpine.hosokawa.com Tel: 0031 (0)314 37 33 33
Fax: 0031 (0)314 37 34 56
Pharma & Food Division E-mail: info@hmbv.hosokawa.com
Tel.: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-283
Fax: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-620
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Minerals & Metals Division Whitehouse Industrial Estate
1. POWDER AND PARTICLE PROCESSING Tel.: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-279 GB - Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 3DS
Fax: +49 (0) 821 / 59 06-610 Tel: 0044 1 928 755 100
Hosokawa is the world's largest provider of processing systems for E-mail: minerals@alpine.hosokawa.com Fax: 0044 1 928 71 43 25
the field of powder and particle processing. Renowned names YOUR CONTACT FOR LABORATORY E-mail: info@hmluk.hosokawa.com
such as Alpine, Bepex, Stott, Vitalair, Rietz, Mikro, Micron, and UNITS AND EQUIPMENT
Vrieco-Nauta are all included in the Group's range. Regardless of HOSOKAWA BEPEX GmbH
the size, i.e. production-scale systems, pilot systems or laboratory Powder & Particle Processing
equipment, Hosokawa's products and technologies are used in HOSOKAWA ALPINE P.O. Box 1152
numerous process stages, for example during comminution, mix- Aktiengesellschaft & Co. OHG D - 74207 Leingarten, Germany
ing, drying, agglomeration, classification, weighing and metering. P.O. Box 10 11 51 Tel: 0049 (0)7131 907-0
3. CONFECTIONERY & BAKERY TECHNOLOGY D – 86001 Augsburg, Germany Fax: 0049 (0)7131 907301
2. FILM BLOWING LINES E-mail: compaction@bepex.hosokawa.com
The vast fund of know-how built up by the Bepex, Kreuter and Ter Delivery address:
Hosokawa Alpine is one of the world's foremost suppliers of film Braak companies over many long years makes the Hosokawa Peter-Doerfler-Straße 13 – 25
blowing systems. As a one-stop shopping partner, Alpine supplies Confectionery and Bakery Group the ideal partner for the confec- D – 86199 Augsburg, Germany
complete systems for the manufacture of blown film, from gran- tionery industry. A complete range of machines and production
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7-layer lines, and from simple speed regulators to state-of-the-art step, from preparation of the raw materials and confectionery Fax: +49 (0) 821 / 57 35 78
process control systems. And with Alpine's own film orientation pastes to the end product. E-mail: mail@alpine.hosokawa.com Compactor Downflow booth
Hosokawa Bepex GmbH Hosokawa Vitalair
lines, complete systems are now available which facilitate film The group maintains facilities for research, engineering, manufac-
upgrading and enhancement processes. turing and service in each of the world's major industrial markets.
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