What Is A Roller Mill?
A roller mill is also known as a roller grinder or a grinding mill. It crushes or grinds materials to achieve specific particle sizes. The mill works by running the material through one or more pairs of closely spaced, corrugated rollers. These cylinders rotate in opposite directions, pulling through and shearing the material.
Roller mills can be small with a single pair of rollers, or larger with two, three, or four roller pairs. Our VersaMill® is a unique type of roller mill we developed to provide even higher control, tighter precision, and greater particle size ranges than standard rolling mills.
Applications of Roller Mills
Roller mills are appropriate for particle size reduction in several industries and for many diverse types of materials:
Animal Feed: Feed mills use roller mills to achieve precise grain sizes to maximize nutrition and animal health.
Craft Beverages: The craft beverage industry, including distilleries and breweries, use roller mills to achieve the perfect crush for each recipe.
Biofuels: Biofuel producers rely on roller mills for consistent dry grinding of corn.
Oilseeds: Cracking and crushing soybeans is a major component of oilseed processing that depends on quality roller mills.
Industrial: Roller mills are suitable for processing a wide variety of materials for industries ranging from minerals and biochar to pet food.
Hammer Mill
More difficult particle size adjustment
Loud––ear protection needed
Generally requires air assist
12.5 KWH per ton at 300 micron
Wider particle size distribution
No remote access; in person support only
VersaMill®
Easy particle size adjustments
Quiet––no ear protection needed
No air assist needed
6 KWH per ton at 300 micron<
Tighter particle size distribution
Remote control & support
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Roller Mill vs. Hammer Mill
What’s the difference between a roller mill and a more traditional hammer mill? Operational differences mean significant variations in control and particle size.
Particle Size Reduction
Our handy conversion table illustrates the particle size ranges you can achieve with a hammer mill, a standard roller mill, and the RMS VersaMill®.
VersaMill® Case Study
Cameron Colony came to us looking for a solution to their problem of grinding wet corn for poultry feed. Learn how our VersaMill® helped.
Is a Roller Mill Right for Your Operation?
Learn more about getting started with a roller mill for your facility.
