Hammer Machines

Hammer mills use rotating hammer or knives to break-up wet or dry product that has been fed into the chamber of the machine. The rotating hammers or knives in the chamber of a hammer mill reduce the side of the product by impacting the product and by forcing the product to impact the interior of the chamber. The hammers within the chamber of a hammer are sized so that the end of the hammer almost impacts the interior wall of the chamber. A hammer mill has a screen to form the bottom of the chamber. Once the product has been reduced to the proper size, the product falls through the screen below the chamber. The screen can be changed to allow.

Hammer mills can be designed with different numbers of hammers or blades. The proper number of hammers or blades for an application is based the product that is to be processed, the size reduction necessary from the hammer mill, the volume that the hammer mill must process, and other specifications of the application. The hammers in a hammer mill can also have different features. The hammers can have knife edges, blunt (impact) edges, or a knife edge and a blunt edge. The type of hammer needed for the application is based on the type of product that is to be processed by the hammer mill. Hammer mills can also have fixed or swinging hammers or blades.