Vertical shaft crushers and control systems therefor are disclosed. In some embodiments a rotor of the crusher is reversible and/or autogenous. In some embodiments a crushing chamber of the crusher includes at least one anvil and at least one rock shelf chamber.

An anvil assembly for a vertical shaft impact rock crushing machine includes a plurality of anvils and anvil holders, each anvil holder including an anchor plate and a buttress wall, the anchor plate having dual tapered shoulders and the buttress wall extending perpendicularly from one side of the anchor plate. The rear face of each anvil includes dual vertically-mirroring docking ports each having dual, inwardly-oriented, angularly inclined side channels. In a mounted configuration the shoulders of each anchor plate are detachably captured in the side channels of one of the docking ports, thereby supporting each anvil on the anvil holder and securing it to the crushing machine.

A bearing cartridge and a retaining ring for a bearing cartridge arranged to support a rotatable main shaft of a vertical shaft impact (VSI) crusher. The retaining ring is formed as a single piece ring positionable radially between a drum forming part of a mainframe of the VSI crusher and a region of the main shaft of the crusher.

A multistage hammer mill (10) has a plurality of milling stages arranged concentrically about each other. The plurality of milling stages arranged so that substantially all material in a first inner most of the milling stages passes through all subsequent adjacent milling stages. The milling stages include a first milling stage and a second milling stage. A central feed opening (12) enables material flow into a primary impact zone (14) of the first milling stage. The first milling stage has an impact mechanism (16) and a first screen arrangement (20a). The impact mechanism (16) rotates about a rotation axis (18). The first screen arrangement (20a) is disposed circumferentially about and radially spaced from the impact mechanism (16) and is provided with a plurality of apertures (22) through which impacted material of a first size range can pass. The second milling stage has a second arrangement (20b) disposed circumferentially about and radially spaced from the first screen arrangement (20a) and a circular array of impact elements (50a) disposed between the first screen arrangement (20a) and the second screen arrangement (20b).

A method for separating composite materials and mixtures, in particular solid-material mixtures and slags, and to a device for carrying out said method. The method for separating composite materials and mixtures comprises the step of transporting the composite material or the mixture through a separating device. The composite material to be separated or the mixture to be separated is excited by mechanical impulses as it passes through the separating device and is thereby separated. The device (1) for carrying out the method comprises a drive unit (21) for driving a rotor element (32), which is connected to a bearing/shaft unit (22) and which is part of a rotor unit (31). The rotor element itself has at least one rotor tool (33) and each rotor tool has at least one rotor tool component (34) and is surrounded by a stator element (42), which is part of a stator unit (41). The stator element itself has at least one stator tool (43) and each stator tool has at least one stator tool component (44). The rotor element and the stator element are substantially cylindrical.

An apron return assembly having a pump that is adapted to convey a fluid, an apron actuator having an apron actuator cap side and an apron actuator rod side and being in fluid communication with the pump, an accumulator that is in fluid communication with the apron actuator cap side, a reservoir that is in fluid communication with the apron actuator, and a tension rod having a frame end and an apron end. In the preferred apron return assembly, the apron actuator and the tension rod are adapted to move the apron between a closed position and an open position. A method for moving the apron from the open position to the closed position.

Processing device for processing material to be processed, comprising a stationary housing with a feed opening for feeding material to be processed and comprising a rotor which is arranged in the stationary housing so as to be rotatable about a substantially vertically extending rotor axis, wherein, adjacent to the outer circumference of a base element of the rotor, a plurality of bearing pins are fastened to the base element, with a processing element being mounted on each of said bearing pins, and wherein the radially outer ends of the processing elements form a processing gap with an inner circumferential wall of the stationary housing, characterized in that the free ends of the bearing pins are connected to one another via a connecting disc.

A distribution member may include a distributing plate, a plurality of protecting plates and a second protecting plate. The distributing plate may be connected with a vertical shaft of the vertical shaft impact crusher. The distributing plate may have a first distributing surface having a conical shape, and a second distributing surface. The first protecting plates may be attached to the first distributing surface of the distributing plate. The second protecting plate may be attached to the second distributing surface of the distributing plate. Thus, the distribution member may be semi-permanently used by properly exchanging any one of the first protecting plates and/or the second protecting plate.

An impact material processing device has a central impact mechanism arranged to rotate about a rotation axis and at least one stator extending circumferentially about the impact mechanism. Each stator has one or more openings through which material impacted by the impact mechanism can pass. A housing extends about the stator and between an upper plate and a base plate. Each stator is located within the housing and can be moved between a first position and a bypass position. In the first position a lower edge of one or more stator is on the base plate and an upper edge extends to at least an inside surface of the upper plate. In the bypass position the stator is moved to where the lower edge of the stator is lifted from the base plate to form a gap through which material entering the device can flow radially beyond the stator.