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Vibrating cone mills are designed to crush and pulverize hard and brittle bulk materials of various strengths.

In the cone mill, pulverization occurs by means of abrasion – simultaneous compressive and shear strain of material particles between the outer and inner shells.

The Roller crusher with smooth rollers DRC 200х125 is designed to crush brittle materials of various strengths.

The operational principle of the roller crusher is based on simultaneous compressive and shear strains between rollers rotating in opposite directions.

The grain size of the crushed material is determined by the gap between the rollers, the compressive force of the springs and the physical properties of the material.

Hammer crushers are designed to crush brittle materials and break down conglomerates.

The Hammer crusher HC 2х2 is laboratory-class equipment designed to crush small batches of material with output up to 100 kg/hour.

Hammer crushers HC 5х2 and HC 5х5 are industrial-class equipment used in busy laboratories or in small and medium-sized production facilities.

The operational principle of a hammer crusher is based on impact on material particles.

Material particles are broken down:

• when a hammer falls on them;
• when they impact the liner and walls of the housing;
• when the particles collide with each other.

PBM 1-4 planetary ball mill is designed for fine grinding of materials of different hardness in batch mode. The grinding can be performed dry or wet. The mill is produced by VIBROTECHNIK LLC according to the design documentation and under the supervision of its developer Vladimir Kochnev.

In a planetary ball mill , grinding occurs due to impact destruction during the motion of balls, as well as abrasion – simultaneous compression and shear deformation. The size of the crushed material particles depends on the running time of the mill, the physical properties of the material, the volume of material loaded, as well as the volume of balls loaded. Recommended volume of material loaded in one bowl: 15 – 45 cm3, recommended volume of balls loaded in one bowl: 50 – 130 cm3.

PBM 1-4 planetary ball mill can be used as a mixer for the preparation of emulsions, suspensions and slips.

Laminar Air Flow is a sterile workbench for inoculation/planting activities. Laminar Air Flow is a tool used in the preparation of plant material, planting, and transferring plants from one bottle to another in in vitro culture. This tool is named Laminar Air Flow Cabinet, because it blows sterile air continuously through the workplace so that the workplace is free from dust and spores that may fall into the media, during planting. Airflow comes from room air drawn into the appliance through the first filter (pre-filter), which is then blown out through a very fine filter called HEPA (High efficiency Particulate Air FilterI), using a blower.

Laminar Air Flow (LAF) is used as a room for aseptic workmanship. The principle of the septation of a room based on the outflow of air with air contamination can be minimized.

A fume hood is typically a large piece of equipment enclosing five sides of a work area, the bottom of which is most commonly located at a standing work height.

Two main types exist, ducted and recirculating (ductless). The principle is the same for both types: air is drawn in from the front (open) side of the cabinet, and either expelled outside the building or made safe through filtration and fed back into the room. This is used to:

• protect the user from inhaling toxic gases (fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, glove boxes)
• protect the product or experiment (biosafety cabinets, glove boxes)
• protect the environment (recirculating fume hoods, certain biosafety cabinets, and any other type when fitted with appropriate filters in the exhaust airstream)

Secondary functions of these devices may include explosion protection, spill containment, and other functions necessary to the work being done within the device.