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[[Category:Particle Size Reduction]]{{Knoppen}} | [[Category:Particle Size Reduction]]{{Knoppen}} | ||
[[File:Hammer_mill1.jpg |thumb| right |Inside view of a Hammer mill. ]] | [[File:Hammer_mill1.jpg |thumb| right |Inside view of a Hammer mill. ]] | ||
[[File:Hammer_mill2.jpg |thumb| right |Desktop hammer mill used for preparing | [[File:Hammer_mill2.jpg |thumb| right |Desktop hammer mill used for preparing | ||
growth media in a life sciences laboratory. ]] | growth media in a life sciences laboratory. ]] | ||
[[File:Hammer_mill3.jpg |thumb| right |Hammermill for milling grain ]] | [[File:Hammer_mill3.jpg |thumb| right |Hammermill for milling grain ]] | ||
A '''hammermill''' is a machine whose purpose is to shred or crush aggregate material into smaller pieces. These machines have many sorts of applications in many industries, including: | A '''hammermill''' is a machine whose purpose is to shred or crush aggregate material into smaller pieces. These machines have many sorts of applications in many industries, including: | ||
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*Sawmills, size reduction of trim scrap and planer shavings into boiler fuel or mulch Desktop hammer mill used for preparing growth media in a life sciences laboratory | *Sawmills, size reduction of trim scrap and planer shavings into boiler fuel or mulch Desktop hammer mill used for preparing growth media in a life sciences laboratory | ||
*Shredding paper | *Shredding paper | ||
*Shredding scrap automobiles | *Shredding scrap automobiles | ||
*Shredding yard and garden waste for composting | *Shredding yard and garden waste for composting | ||
*Crushing large rocks | *Crushing large rocks | ||
*In waste management | *In waste management | ||
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