March | April 2012 Feature title: Grinding by a proven concept, makes your choice simple

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FEATURE using the same screen perforation. When using a high speed you are able to create fine grinding, while with a lower speed a more coarse grinding is achieved. To answer the growing need for producing a great number of recipes, the screens need to be changed frequently, for which reason Wynveen has designed the GHM version with an optional automatic screen change system. This gives more possibilities to grind on various perforations without the need to stop the motor during production and loose a lot of production time. Wynveen has chosen to make use of the ergonomic design already available at the hammer mills with manual screen exchange, which means a horizontal movable screen cassette in which four screens (so also four different perforations selectable) are mounted. The big advantage versus vertical screen exchange is the space needed. Often an upper hopper is positioned above the hammer mill, which reduces the possibilities for vertical screen exchange. To avoid dust and waste of product during exchange of the screen, while the motor is still running, it is important to maintain an under pressure in the grinding chamber of the hammer mill. Special inflatable sealings with labyrinth ensure a correct tightness of the sealing in operation and prevents that product can leave the grinding chamber. To minimise energy consumption adjustable breaker plates are introduced. Test have proven that hardly any grinding takes place below the level of the main shaft . By designing two adjustable breaker plates in the top of the machine, an energy saving of approximately 30 35 percent compared to the old designs has been achieved. The lower part of the hammer mill is executed with screens ; by making use of the gravity force a good discharge of product is possible. The idea of adjustable breaker plates was to create an asymmetric form (ellipse instead of circle) in the grinding chamber. Because of this the product is forced to leave their natural flow and , because of the centrifugal force the product will hit the breaker plate, as a result it is bounced back and then again gets a hit of the hammer. So a more frequent frontal collision is achieved between hammers, breaker plates and product. By making the breaker plates adjustable we can create this ellipse in both directions. The hammer mills of Wynveen International B.V allow a drive motor up to 400kW. Furthermore a so called open rotor has been designed with two functions. One is to create sufficient stiffness and balance and secondly to minimise the temperature increase while grinding. For monitoring purposes the main bearings and the chamber are executed with temperature sensors. All components can also be delivered in an Atex execution. To make use

FEATURE of all four corners of the hammers, and reduce the downtime of the machine , the direction of rotation of the hammer mill can be changed and the rotor has double holes for the hammer axles. To ensure a good product entrance to the mill , a feeder is developed which contains an integrated , automatically cleaned magnet and a stone trap. This will make sure that possible metal parts and/or stones are prevented to end up in the feed mix. The combination of the two makes the feeder unique . To meet the stringent and latest guidelines of CE regulations , Wynveen International BV. has conducted a risk analyses for its hammer mills. This has be done for both non hazardous environments and ATEX environments. To meet both as a standard , the hammer mills are equipped with proper earthing and sensors to detect possible increase of heat. Where required we make use of a pressure release membrane and/or flame arrestors. For reducing the noise and vibration our hammer mills are provided with shock absorbers. Much attention was spent to the ergonomic aspect. By designing two big doors, the hammer mills load on the filter cloth of approximately 2 m3/ are very easy accessible for screen and hammer min of air per m2 of filtering area. Finally it is impor tant that the filter unit exchange. Both doors easily roll sideways via a rail and wheels and are equipped with safety is not directly positioned beside the outlet switches to make sure that no mistakes can be product stream of the hammer mill to make sure that a good airflow and aspiration is made during maintenance . Other important points to keep in mind safeguarded. when designing a grinding plant are not only the right choice of Your partner in technology, hammer mill , but equipment and plants for also the correct animal- and aqua feed and energy efficient petfood. motor type and very important , an adequate aspiration set-up. Especially the last item needs special attention. The capacity of the aspiration fan should not only be in the right relation to the screen area of the mill but also depends on products which have to be ground. Depending on the air volume, the necessary filter surface can be determined. In Wynveen International bv info@wynveen.com general, reverse P.O. Box 38 www.wynveen.com 6666 ZG Heteren Tel: +31 (0)26 479 06 99 air cleaned filters The Netherlands Fax: +31 (0)26 479 06 98 are used, which allow for an air
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by Mr Willem de Vaan, General director at Wynveen International BV, The Netherlands their new website, introduced during the opening of the new building, one can see in a glance what capabilities can be offered. Feel free to visit it: www.wynveen. com. Besides the design and delivery of complete turnkey feed mills, Wynveen International BV is manufacturing the main equipment like hammer mills, mixers, coater, sifters and conveying equipment. Wynveen International BV. is manufacturing Roller mills and crackers showed better results when it comes to energy consumption, hammer mills in a wide range. The features of but the new designed mills feature adjustable the of hammer mills that can be delivered are: Big diameter 1200 mm - 1500 rpm pre- breaker plates , variable speed drives and Diameter 650 mm - 3000 rpm automatic screen change systems. This results Capacities from two t/h up to 60 t/h in an energy saving which brings the hammer Frequency controlled drives mill again in a favoured position, certainly Manual or automatic screen exchange when taking in consideration the relatively With or without adjustable breaker high costs for wearing parts on roller mills plates and crackers. Given the fact that a hammer Two directions of rotation possible mill also allows grinding of mixed products, Motor capacities up to 400kW it becomes clear that Hammer mills still are Open rotor design the majority. Temperature control on main bearings Wynveen International BV. has a rich and chamber tradition in manufacturing of machines and Feeder with magnet and stone trap equipment for the animal feed industry, pet Ergonomic design food industry and fish indusAlready five years ago the Wynveen hamtry. Recently they have moved into their new premises which mer mill got a complete makeover. This with means a doubling of the office the idea to develop a hammer mill that will be and production floor compared prepared for the future and can deal with the to the old building. With this new office challenges of the future. This means minimal Wynveen International BV is prepared of the energy consumption and the possibility to future and has made the logical next step to answer to the need of the various applications meet the growth they are aiming for. With required in nowadays feed mills. Most animal feed mills are looking for a grinding concept that table 1: can produce the particle Diameter length type Capacity t/h* rPM Chamber Chamber size that fits with the specific required coarseness 450-150 1-2 450 150 3000 of ingredients needed for 650-275 2-3 650 275 3000 the feed to produce. 650-375 3-5 650 375 3000 The latest version of 650-550 7 - 12 650 550 3000 the Wynveen hammer 670-750 15 - 20 650 750 3000 mills type GHM has a 670-1150 20 - 30 650 1150 3000 grinding chamber diameter GHM-750 20 - 35 1200 750 1500 of 1200mm, which gives at GHM-1000 30 - 50 1200 1000 1500 a speed of only 1,500 rpm. GHM-1250 45 - 60 1200 1250 1500 a hammer tip speed at the ideal level of approx. 90 m/ *= depending on raw materials
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ogether with mixing and pelleting, grinding is one of the important processes when producing animal feed. Traditionally hammer mills are used in the feed industry for grinding raw materials , which is mainly caused by the relatively simple construction and high variation in particle reduction compared to other techniques used at roller mills and crackers.

sec. The length of the chamber can vary from 750 to 1250mm, depending on the required capacity. The low speed gives a lower noise level, less wear and tear and lower bearing load compared to a 3,000 rpm hammer mill. To suit the various demands in feed mill capacities, Wynveen International BV. can deliver hammer mills that can deal with different capacities from two t/h up to 60 t/h. For the smaller capacities the 3,000 rpm versions are still used. In Table 1 you will find the various possibilities. By introducing frequency control on the motor, it became possible to grind ideal structures and particle size. In fact you can create a new screen set-up but still

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Magnet Air inlet Stone trap Material direction flap Pre braking plates Temperature sensor Screen Rotor met beaters

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