The present invention relates to a grinding media mill (2) for obtaining polyisoprene and/or other apolar materials from raw plant materials, having a drum (4) which is peripherally closed and has a milling chamber (10) that is peripherally closed and located in the interior of the drum (4). The aim of the invention is to create a grinding media mill that enables careful processing of the raw plant materials, on the one hand, but is also variable in processing intensity and throughput time, on the other hand. This aim is achieved, according to the invention, in that the milling chamber (10) is divided into a plurality of sections along the rotation axis (6) by partitions arranged crosswise to the rotation axis (6), the partitions have passage openings through which the ground product mixture can pass from one section into an adjacent section, wherein the passage openings are sized such that they retain the grinding media located in a section, and the motor (8) is provided with an apparatus (38) by means of which the rotational speed of the drum (4) is variably adjustable.

A method of maintaining a grate of a grinding mill, the method comprising the steps of gripping a worn rotable segment comprising at least one grate support element provided with a mounting flange at the outer perimeter of the grate support element configured to mount the grate support element to a shell of the grinding mill, and at least one grate panel attached to the grate support element. The method further comprises unmounting, from the outside of the grinding mill, the mounting flange of the grate support element from the shell of the grinding mill, and lifting the unmounted worn rotable segment from the grinding mill.

A drum assembly for a ball mill system may comprise: a drum having a first flange extending axially forward from a first radial wall, a second flange extending axially aft from a second radial wall, and a cylinder shell extending axially from a first radially outer end of the first radial wall to a second radially outer end of the second radial wall; a frame coupled to the first flange; and an inlet liner coupled to the frame, the inlet liner comprising a plurality of inlet segments disposed circumferentially adjacent to each other, the inlet liner defining an inlet radius for the drum assembly.

A wet continuous semi-autogenous (SAG) mill system includes a frame; a rotatable cylinder supported within the frame thereby to be rotatable about a generally horizontal rotational axis with respect to the frame, the rotatable cylinder incorporating a plurality of discharge ports about its periphery and an interior spiral blade for coaxing material within the rotatable cylinder that is downstream of the discharge ports upstream towards the discharge ports during rotation; a variable speed driving system for driving the rotatable cylinder about the rotational axis; and a SAG mill removably fastened to the rotatable cylinder upstream of the discharge ports. The SAG mill includes a grinding chamber barrel within an upstream portion of the rotatable cylinder, the grinding chamber barrel having an inside diameter of about 19.2 inches and a length of about 6.4 inches and incorporating at least one interior lifter.

Embodiments according to the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for plant transportation using a smart conveyor. Embodiments of the present invention provide enhanced capabilities as a result of integrating robotic features, automations, artificial intelligence, queuing, fault control, automatic transport, scalability, safety measures, smaller footprint, and other computerized functions, along with a creative business model. In design of this invention the following high-level requirements were achieved: scalable for small, medium, and large businesses; safer than other machines in the market; sanitation consideration; simplicity in maintenance, and automated functions to reduce the need for labor (e.g., integration of robotics, AI, and/or other computerized systems).

A stirrer mill for processing flowable material to be ground including a mill container, a milling chamber that is delimited by a container wall, a stirrer that can rotate about the center longitudinal axis and has a rotor, and an inner stator arranged within the rotor. A ground material discharge channel is formed between the rotor and an outer wall of the inner stator, via which the ground material is guided to the separation unit and then to an outlet line. The milling chamber is at least partially filled with milling elements. A separation unit is arranged above the inner stator. A ground material discharge chamber is formed after the milling element separation unit, in the flow direction of the ground material. A unit for reducing the volume is attached in the ground material discharge chamber.

A device module for a laboratory device is shown and described. The device module has at least one temperature control medium connection for connecting the device module, as required, to a temperature control medium supply of, in particular, a liquid or gaseous temperature control medium, at least one line connection for connecting, as required, to at least one supply line of the laboratory device for the temperature control medium, and at least one actuator of a control process and/or control loop for controlling and/or regulating at least one temperature in the laboratory device.

A direct visual monitoring system for sensing the interior of a rotary mineral mill which comprises a monitoring unit, a main control unit and an operation and management unit wherein the monitoring unit is located inside a feed hopper and adjusted according to the physical characteristics of said feed hopper and in accordance with the dimensions of the mill, so as to allow for a direct view of the interior of the mill. The operating method comprises arranging inside a monitoring unit, a container of sensors for sensing the inner temperature thereof; determining the acceleration on the vertical axis, on the horizontal lateral axis and on the front horizontal axis, according to the time; obtaining two-dimensional images of the geometric conditions of the interior of the mill; obtaining two-dimensional thermal images of the interior of the mill and executing a detection of distance in one or more planes.

Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a plant trimming machine. Plants are placed in a tumbler. As the tumbler rotates, leaves are sucked through the tumbler by a vacuum assembly and cut by at least one rotatable blade adjacent to the tumbler. The tumbler and blade are housed in separate cartridges so that they can be easily removed and inserted. Thereby, it is relatively easy to clean and replace a tumbler or blade with minimal downtime to the machine.

A grinding and shaping method using a vertical grinding mill, comprising: selecting a vertical grinding mill with thread pitch/diameter ratio of a spiral rotor; selecting the grade of a grinding medium and determining the filling factor and adding the grinding medium into a grinding chamber of the vertical grinding mill; sequentially initiating a dust collector, an air blowing device, a driving device and a feeding device, wherein the driving device propels the spiral rotor to rotate, and the air blowing device blows upward from bottom of the grinding chamber; adjusting rotation speed of the spiral rotor of the vertical grinding mill to change cycling speed of the raw material and the grinding medium in the grinding chamber; feeding a raw material into the feeding port at an upper end of the grinding chamber; initiating a discharging device, and discharging the raw material from a discharging port.