An impact crusher for grinding and separating solid material has a base, a rotor on the base having an upright shaft defining an upright rotor axis about which the rotor is rotatable, and a drum fixed on the base, spacedly surrounding the rotor, and formed by a pair of generally semicylindrical drum shells fitted together at a plane including the rotor axis. An array of axially extending and angularly substantially equispaced replaceable ribs is provided on an inner surface of the drum. A plurality of impact hammers are angularly substantially equispaced around the rotor and orbitable past the ribs on rotation of the rotor.

A hammer tip for releasable integration with a hammer, used in a size reducing machine. The hammer tip is separated into a production block with a top working edge and a spacer block. The production block and spacer block utilize a saddle back attachment to the hammer. The production block is further supported with a lock ledge integration to the spacer block. The spacer block further includes a pair of wings extending outwardly from the left and right sides, and forwardly from the front side, of the spacer block to form additional cutting edges. The wings provide for additional sizing of the material being ground and help move (or push or carry) more material through the grates of the size reducing machine in the same amount of time as compared to spacer blocks without wings. This increased throughput improves efficiency of the size reducing machine.

A grinder includes a body having a first end, a second end defining an opening, and an interior surface defining an inner chamber extending from the opening at least partially towards the first end. The grinder also includes a chain positioned within the inner chamber. The chain includes a plurality of balls. The grinder further includes a motor coupled to the chain. The motor is configured to cause rotational or reciprocal motion of the chain within the inner chamber.

A grinder includes a body having a first end, a second end defining an opening, and an interior surface defining an inner chamber extending from the opening at least partially towards the first end. The grinder also includes a chain positioned within the inner chamber. The chain includes a plurality of balls. The grinder further includes a motor coupled to the chain. The motor is configured to cause rotational or reciprocal motion of the chain within the inner chamber.

Various embodiments of a hammermill system, hammer, and methods are disclosed. A hammermill hammer comprises a metal composite comprising a plurality of inserts and a body portion disposed between each of the plurality of inserts. The composition of the plurality of inserts is different than composition of the body portion. The material of the plurality of inserts has a greater abrasion resistance than the material of the body portion and the material of the body portion has a greater impact resistance than the material of the inserts. The hammers produced have improved wear resistance and longer useful life compared to conventional hammermill hammers.

Various embodiments of a hammermill system, hammer, and methods are disclosed. A hammermill hammer comprises a metal composite comprising a plurality of inserts and a body portion disposed between each of the plurality of inserts. The composition of the plurality of inserts is different than composition of the body portion. The material of the plurality of inserts has a greater abrasion resistance than the material of the body portion and the material of the body portion has a greater impact resistance than the material of the inserts. The hammers produced have improved wear resistance and longer useful life compared to conventional hammermill hammers.

The invention relates to the method for milling and separation into fractions of solids and granular materials in a controlled airflow. The device for milling and separation of solids and granular materials consists of a round milling chamber with a system of pneumatic separation comprising of a vertical cylindrical body that has an uploading slot for solids and granular materials and unloading channels for the milled products of light, medium and coarse fractions. A rotating disc and a conical divider are located inside a vertical cylindrical body. The rotating disc has plates (hammers) and removable blades of different sizes and configurations. System of pneumatic separation consists of a milling chamber, an air slugcatcher, channels for the milled material, and a chamber of higher pressure. Such construction of the device allows to obtain products of a highest quality, and to improve the separation by dividing the material into three fractions: light, medium and coarse.

An abrasion resistant distributor plate assembly mountable within a rotor of a vertical shaft impact crusher to protect the rotor from abrasive wear caused due to material falling on to the rotor. The distributor plate assembly includes a main body, wear-resistant inserts mounted on the main body having a wear resistance greater than the main body, and an elevated central component directly mounted on the main body, which has a wear resistance greater than that of the inserts.

An abrasion resistant distributor plate assembly mountable within a rotor of a vertical shaft impact crusher to protect the rotor from abrasive wear caused due to material falling on to the rotor. The distributor plate assembly includes a main body, wear-resistant inserts mounted on the main body having a wear resistance greater than the main body, and an elevated central component directly mounted on the main body, which has a wear resistance greater than that of the inserts.

A blow bar for inserting in a holder of a rotor of an impact crusher defines a longitudinal axis in a z-direction, a vertical axis in a y-direction, and a transverse axis in a x-direction. The blow bar includes two rectangular heads respectively arranged at upper and lower ends of the blow bar and defining there between a middle region, in which the longitudinal axis centrally determines a position of a y-z plane. Each head has side surfaces extending parallel to the y-z plane and parallel at a first spacing to define a thickness between the side surfaces. The two heads are situated offset to the y-z plane in opposite direction by a second spacing in the transverse direction, thereby forming support shoulders in a transition to the middle region. The middle region has a thickness which is not less than the first spacing of the side surfaces.