System having an apparatus (10) for shredding hygiene products (12), which operates within a revolving device (22).

System having an apparatus (10) for shredding hygiene products (12), which operates within a revolving device (22).

A shredding rotor rotatably coupled to a support frame is configured to remove plant leaves from plant stems fed into an aperture in the support frame. The shredding rotor includes many flexible shredding strands attached to a rotor axle. The shredding strands are sufficiently flexible to strip leaves from all sides of the stems without breaking the stems into pieces. Shredding strands are spaced far enough apart from one another to prevent plant material from becoming lodged between the strands. A destemming and shredding apparatus including two shredding rotors separates an incoming stream of plant materials into an output stream of shredded leaves and another output stream of essentially intact stems. A shredding apparatus having no more than one shredding rotor receives destemmed leaves at an inlet aperture and outputs shredded leaf fragments.

An impact processing device has a central impact mechanism arranged to rotate about a rotation axis and a first processing stage that includes the impact mechanism and a first structure extending circumferentially about the impact mechanism. The first structure has a first processing sector, and a first screening sector, where the processing sector extends for a first circumferential portion of the first structure and has an impervious textured surface and the first screening sector has a plurality of holes and extends for a second circumferential portion of the first structure. The impact mechanism is operable to impact material against the first processing sector and generate a flow of the impacted material to first screening sector through which at least a portion of the impacted material can pass.

Certain aspects of the technology disclosed herein include an apparatus and method for forming nanoparticles. The method includes a mechanical milling process induced by aerodynamic, centrifugal, and centripetal forces and further augmented by ultrasound, magnetic pulse, and high voltage impact. A nanoparticle mill having an atmospheric and luminance controlled environment can form precisely calibrated nanoparticles. A nanoparticle mill can include first aerodynamic vane configured to rotate around a central axis of the nanoparticle mill in a first direction, and a second aerodynamic vane configured to rotate around the central axis in a second direction. An aerodynamic shape of an aerodynamic vane can be configured to cause particles within the nanoparticle mill to flow around the aerodynamic vane. The nanoparticle mill can include a primary product line, a nanoparticle sampling line, a particle programming array, a solidifying chamber, or any combination thereof.

Certain aspects of the technology disclosed herein include an apparatus and method for forming nanoparticles. The method includes a mechanical milling process induced by aerodynamic, centrifugal, and centripetal forces and further augmented by ultrasound, magnetic pulse, and high voltage impact. A nanoparticle mill having an atmospheric and luminance controlled environment can form precisely calibrated nanoparticles. A nanoparticle mill can include first aerodynamic vane configured to rotate around a central axis of the nanoparticle mill in a first direction, and a second aerodynamic vane configured to rotate around the central axis in a second direction. An aerodynamic shape of an aerodynamic vane can be configured to cause particles within the nanoparticle mill to flow around the aerodynamic vane. The nanoparticle mill can include a primary product line, a nanoparticle sampling line, a particle programming array, a solidifying chamber, or any combination thereof.

A system processes seeds that are present in crop material. The system includes a first shearing surface, a second shearing surface arranged opposite the first shearing surface, and a clearance between the first shearing surface and the second shearing surface. The system passes crop material between the first and second shearing surfaces, where the crop material contacts the shearing surfaces as it passes through the shearing surfaces. Contact with the first and second shearing surfaces damages seeds that are present in the crop material. The system can be installed in an agricultural harvester to damage seeds that are present in crop residue to prevent the seeds from germinating after the crop residue is discharged from the agricultural harvester back into the field.

A grinder device is provided with two sets of counter-rotating impact elements that pulverize the material via collisions, which represent impact forces twice as powerful through the doubling of the tip velocity. A continuous self-discharge of harder and heavier particles is provided to assure higher energy efficiency and a cleaner product that subjects the unit to less wear and tear. Outlet ports are provided on flange caps that are removably attached to the grinder device so that the position of the outlet port with relation to the position of a grinder stator is selectively modified. The device of the present invention can be provided in a container for integrating into an existing system or to operate as a standalone unit.

A grinder device is provided with two sets of counter-rotating impact elements that pulverize the material via collisions, which represent impact forces twice as powerful through the doubling of the tip velocity. A continuous self-discharge of harder and heavier particles is provided to assure higher energy efficiency and a cleaner product that subjects the unit to less wear and tear. Outlet ports are provided on flange caps that are removably attached to the grinder device so that the position of the outlet port with relation to the position of a grinder stator is selectively modified. The device of the present invention can be provided in a container for integrating into an existing system or to operate as a standalone unit.

An apparatus for destroying data storage devices comprises a shredder assembly, a hammer mill assembly, a chute mounted in an open communication with an interior of the shredder assembly and with an interior of the hammer mill assembly, the chute sized and shaped to transfer shredded remnants from the shredder assembly into the hammer mill assembly, a power drive assembly coupled to each of the shredder assembly and the hammer mill assembly, and a control assembly configured to operate the shredder assembly and the hammer mill assembly.