For the record label, see
Hammermill Records A hammermill is a machine whose purpose is to shred material into fine particles. They have many sorts of applications in many industries, including:
Ethanol plants (corn)Used
Pallet Industry (grinding for
mulch)
Sawmills (size reduction of trim scrap and planer shavings into boiler fuel or mulch)A
farm machine, which mills
grain into coarse
flour to be fed to
livestock.Shredding paper.Milling grain.Shredding scrap automobiles (see
automotive shredder residue).In waste management The concept is fairly straightforward. A hammermill is essentially a steel drum containing a vertical or horizontal cross-shaped rotor on which pivoting hammers are mounted. The hammers are free to swing on the ends of the cross. The rotor is spun at a high speed inside the drum while material is fed into a feed hopper. The material is impacted by the hammers on the ends of the rotating cross and thereby is shredded and expelled through screens in the drum.
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A high-speed machine that uses hammers and cutters to crush, grind, chip, or shred solid waste.