A milling system to comminute a material may generally include a hopper feeder system, a cutting mill, a collection system, each in fluid communication to provide a flow path, and a control system. The control system may include a controller operatively connected to at least one sensor to sense the amount of material, if any, along the flow path, and the speed, if any, of the material along the flow path. The control system, in response to signals received from the at least one sensor, may cause at least one of the hopper feeder, cutting mill, and collection system to increase the speed, decrease the speed, or stop the flow of material along at least a portion of the flow path. Methods of making and using the same are also described.

The present invention relates to a method to grind mass in a grinder (1) wherein the mass is provided to the grinder (1) via a hopper (5) and transported by a feeder worm (2) to a rotating processing worm (3) which conveys the mass towards a cutting set (4) which grinds the mass and wherein the feeder worm (2) initially rotates in a first direction. During production the feeder worm (2) is periodically reversed and/or the speed of rotation of the feeder worm (2) is reduced in case the volume between the feeder worm (2) and the processing worm (3) tends to get blocked with the mass.

A liquification system for an organic waste management system includes a hopper that is oriented vertically such that organic waste added to the hopper is biased by gravity toward a bottom end of the hopper; an agitator that is disposed within the hopper and is movable in a first rotational direction that moves organic waste downward and in a second rotational direction that moves organic waste upward; a motor configured to selectively move the agitator in the first and second rotational directions under control of the controller; and a side grinding and drainage system disposed toward the bottom end of the hopper and preferably on a tapered portion of the hopper for grinding and liquefying organic waste.

A viscous food product dispensing system having a transport section for receiving a particulate food product from a bin, an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter via one or more flutes, a milling device housed in the outlet adapter, and a discharge nozzle in the outlet adapter that pinches off the viscous food product created by the milling device. The auger has a unique design that allows it to engage and break whole nuts.

Disclosed is a hydrogel shredding device. The hydrogel shredding device includes: a first barrel body in which a first transfer space for transferring a hydrogel is formed, and extending in a first direction; a first transfer unit installed in the first barrel body and transferring the hydrogel in the first transfer space; a second barrel body installed on a lateral side of the first barrel body, and in which a second transfer space connected to the first transfer space extends in a second direction traversing the first direction; a second transfer unit installed in the second barrel body and transferring the hydrogel in the second transfer space; a cutter member installed in the second barrel body and pulverizing the hydrogel transferred by the second transfer unit; and a porous plate for discharging the hydrogel particles pulverized by the cutter member to an outside of the second barrel body.

The present disclosure is generally related to an apparatus having cutter elements for destroying articles such as paper sheets and a mechanism for separating at least a sheet from a stack in a tray. The separation mechanism can be activated by rotation of the cutter elements. In one embodiment, the separation mechanism is provided in the form of a helical mechanism configured for insertion into the stack and to receive separated sheets from the stack in between its space(s) as it is rotated. The separated sheets can fall via gravity into the shredder mechanism. Optionally, a paper feed mechanism can feed separated paper to the cutter elements. The tray can include an edge to assist in directing separated paper towards the cutter elements. One or more staple picking support mechanisms can also be provided to assist in separating sheets from a stapled set of pages.

A liquification system for an organic waste management system includes a hopper that is oriented vertically such that organic waste added to the hopper is biased by gravity toward a bottom end of the hopper; an agitator that is disposed within the hopper and is movable in a first rotational direction that moves organic waste downward and in a second rotational direction that moves organic waste upward; a motor configured to selectively move the agitator in the first and second rotational directions under control of the controller; and a side grinding and drainage system disposed toward the bottom end of the hopper and preferably on a tapered portion of the hopper for grinding and liquefying organic waste.

A micronizing apparatus for hydrogel of super absorbent polymer includes: a body having a transfer space where hydrogel is transferred, and a discharge space where ground hydrogel is discharged; a first rotation shaft disposed in the transfer space, wherein at least one screw is formed on an outer perimeter surface of the first rotational shaft to transfer the hydrogel along a longitudinal direction of the body; a hole plate fixed to the body and having a plurality of through holes; and a second rotation shaft disposed in the discharge space, wherein a cutter is attached and spaced from the hole plate by a predetermined distance, to grind the hydrogel transferred by the screw, wherein a rotation speed of the first rotation shaft and a rotation speed of the second rotation shaft may be independently controlled.

The micronizing apparatus includes: a body having a transfer space where hydrogel is transferred, and a discharge space where ground hydrogel is discharged; a rotation shaft disposed in the transfer space, wherein at least one screw is formed on an outer perimeter surface of the first rotation shaft, to transfer the hydrogel along a longitudinal direction of the body; a rotor installed on the rotation shaft so as to rotate together with the rotation shaft, wherein a plurality of rotor blades and a plurality of rotor recesses are alternately formed along a circumferential direction on an outer perimeter part of the rotor; and a stator surrounding the rotor with an air gap between the rotor and the stator, which is a predetermined distance between an outside diameter of the rotor and an inside diameter of the stator, and is fixed to the body

The present invention relates to a method to grind mass in a grinder (1) wherein the mass is provided to the grinder (1) via a hopper (5) and transported by a feeder worm (2) to a rotating processing worm (3) which conveys the mass towards a cutting set (4) which grinds the mass and wherein the feeder worm (2) initially rotates in a first direction. During production the feeder worm (2) is periodically reversed and/or the speed of rotation of the feeder worm (2) is reduced in case the volume between the feeder worm (2) and the processing worm (3) tends to get blocked with the mass.