Abstract: A cardboard shredder provides a shredder for cardboard to facilitate recycling while reducing storage space needed before cardboard enters a recycling stream cutting out the middle man, thus the recycler receives uncontaminated cardboard since it is not mixed in with other materials. The manufacturer receives clean shredded cardboard for reuse, reducing headcount for the plant by reducing and eliminating their shredders being jammed with plastic. Thus, an improvement in efficiency and reduction in costs of material and water.

Abstract: The invention provides a multifunctional food processor, belonging to the technical field of kitchen equipment. The multifunctional food processor includes a container (1), a top cover (3) and a drive component, wherein, a first working chamber (11) is arranged in the container (1), and a second working chamber (31) is arranged in the top cover (3); the top cover (3) is arranged on the container (1) in a matching manner, and the drive component includes a drive rod which downwardly extends from the top cover (3) and is provided with a food processing device in a matching manner. The food processing device is a stirring device (7) or a cutting device (8) mounted in the container, and is used for not only stirring food but also shredding food.

Abstract: A household appliance includes the food preparation container, into which an ingredient for food preparation can be fed by the user. The household appliance includes at least one sensor for determining a feeding quantity of an ingredient as the ingredient is being fed into the food preparation container. A control device of the household appliance is configured to determine the feeding quantity based on a sensor signal of the at least one sensor such that a user can prepare particularly reliably and reproducibly a food that requires a uniform feed of an ingredient for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A shredder device for shredding materials, in particular recyclable material, waste wood and date storage devices, comprises a machine frame, at least one shredder rotor rotatably supported on the machine frame, and at least one feed device for conveying the material to be shredded to the at least one shredder rotor. At least one measuring device for continuously detecting a position of the at least one feed device, a control and/or regulating device for controlling and/or regulating a movement of the at least one feed device, and a signal transmitting device are provided. Measuring signals generated by the at least one measuring device can be supplied to the control and/or regulating device by the signal transmitting device.

Abstract: A blow bar for inserting in a holder of a rotor of an impact crusher defines a longitudinal axis in a z-direction, a vertical axis in a y-direction, and a transverse axis in a x-direction. The blow bar includes two rectangular heads respectively arranged at upper and lower ends of the blow bar and defining there between a middle region, in which the longitudinal axis centrally determines a position of a y-z plane. Each head has side surfaces extending parallel to the y-z plane and parallel at a first spacing to define a thickness between the side surfaces. The two heads are situated offset to the y-z plane in opposite direction by a second spacing in the transverse direction, thereby forming support shoulders in a transition to the middle region. The middle region has a thickness which is not less than the first spacing of the side surfaces.

Abstract: The invention is a mill or rolling mill for processing cereals, granular materials, mixtures of cereals and similar products, comprising at least one pair of parallel cylinders (C, C?) positioned side by side, wherein each cylinder (C, C?) of each pair is provided with a torque motor that in turn is mounted or assembled directly on the shaft of the respective cylinder (C, C?), and at least one control circuit (Z) suited to select which one of said two cylinders (C, C?) of each pair rotates faster.

Abstract: An interlock device coupled to a magnetically activated switch when the interlock device is removably seated in a sink flange coupled to a food waste disposer, having: a base having interlock device magnets, a recessed seat having drain holes, a helical cam, a strainer basket adjoined to a rotatably mounted spindle having a handle adjoined thereto, opposing nubs, which travel within the helical cam, when the handle is twisted, a spindle mounted seal adapted to block flow through the interlock device, when the spindle mounted seal is releasably seated in the recessed seat, and allowing fluid to flow through the interlock device, when the spindle mounted seal is releasably unseated from the recessed seat; the interlock device activating the food waste disposer when the interlock device is removably seated in the sink flange and one of the interlock device magnets is adjacent a switch magnet of the magnetically activated switch.

Abstract: A milling device for implementing a milling operation including a milling unit having a body including a milling chamber that can be filled with a material to be milled, a rotor mounted so as to be able to rotate around a shaft in the body, a screen, and a drive unit controlling the movements of the rotor with respect to the screen during the milling operation. The drive unit is designed to impart an oscillating movement to the rotor around the shaft, the oscillation angle being variable during the milling operation. The milling chamber is configured to direct the product to be milled in a direction substantially parallel to the rotation shaft of the rotor.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a crop residue, which includes but is not limited to, destroying weed seeds present in the crop residue. The apparatus (10) comprises an elongate housing (12) having an inlet (20) for receiving crop residue N and an outlet (22) for discharging the crop residue. The apparatus (10) also has one or more rotors (24), (26) located in the elongate housing (12). Each rotor (24), (26) comprises a plurality of radially extending impact members (28a), (28b), (28c), (28d), (28e), (28f) which rotate with the one or more rotors (24), (26) and impact against the crop residue, so that lighter material of the crop residue is subjected to less impacts and denser material of the crop residue is subjected to relatively more impacts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous dry granulation method and non-invasive monitoring and control of the dry granulation method. The invention further describes a dry granulation system and uses thereof. In particular, the non-invasive monitoring methods employ a sound, force, strain, vibration and/or acceleration sensor in order to determine the mechanical strength of a compacted material during a dry granulation process. Further, the compaction parameters of the compacting unit of the granulation process may be controlled to maintain a target mechanical strength of the compacted material.

Abstract: A method includes separating, in a first stage of separating, crushed ore material by size into a first fines stream and a first coarse stream; grinding the first coarse stream in a second stage of grinding; feeding the product of the second stage of grinding back to the step of separating; feeding the first fines stream from the step of separating to a recovery circuit; producing a rejected stream from the recovery circuit of crushed ore material that does not meet the target mineral size; separating, in a second stage of separating, the rejected stream from the recovery circuit into a second fines stream and a second coarse stream; grinding the second coarse stream in a third stage of grinding; and feeding the product of the third stage of grinding back to the recovery circuit.

Abstract: A coffee grinder-doser including a grinder-doser body, an electric motor, at least one driven grinder operatively connected to the electric motor, at least one fixed grinder, operatively separate from the electric motor, the driven and fixed grinders having respective teeth mutually facing and spaced from each other with respect to an adjustment direction X-X, where at least one out of the driven and fixed grinders is movable with respect to the other along the adjustment direction X-X, where the grinder-doser includes an automatic actuator operatively connected by transmission means to the driven grinder and/or fixed grinder so as to adjust and modify the mutual distance between the teeth thereof along the adjustment direction X-X.

Abstract: An herb grinder comprises a first enclosure defining a first chamber for holding unground herbs, first and second grinding plates, and a second enclosure defining a second chamber that receives ground herbs. The first grinding plate defines an opening that allows unground herbs to pass from the first chamber. The grinding plates each have a plurality of grinding teeth. The second grinding plate is parallel to and spaced apart from the first grinding plate to define a grinding space therebetween. The second grinding plate defines a plurality of holes. The grinding teeth of each grinding plate are staggered such that, when the first and/or second grinding plates selectively rotate, there is no contact between the grinding teeth. The relative movement of the grinding teeth grinds herbs in the grinding space. The ground herbs pass through the plurality of holes in the second grinding plate into the second chamber.

Abstract: A drive system for driving a crusher of a material crusher plant having a main drive and a power transfer unit driven by the main drive, wherein the power transfer unit drives at least one generator and a first hydraulic pump which is connected to the power transfer unit in a shiftable manner. It is provided that a shiftable fluid coupling is installed in the transmission path from the power transfer unit to the crusher, that the shiftable fluid coupling and a pump are interconnected in a fluid conveying manner in a pump circuit and that a fluid can be supplied to the shiftable fluid coupling by means of the pump. A method of operating such a crusher is also provided.

Abstract: A capsule cutter device having a pliers-type design with two handles which open and close about a cylindrical pin is implemented to manipulate a head to crush pills, capsules, tablets, and the like. In typical implementations, the capsule cutter device may be comprised of metal such as steel, stainless steel, brass, copper, titanium, etc. The handles of the capsule cutter device may include an overlay material, such as rubber, to increase a user's comfort and grip during use. The pin about which the handles open and close may at least in part attach the handles to each other and extend along a horizontal axis of the head of the capsule cutter device. The pin may include a cylindrical pin that is secured on opposing sides using a head to secure components together and enable opening and closing.

Abstract: A comminution apparatus, a method for replacing wear parts of such an apparatus and a cutting table unit for use in such an apparatus. The apparatus includes a cutting module, a drive module and a top module. The main wear parts are present in the cutting module, which may be replaced, in its entirety or in part, without disconnecting the drive module from the apparatus or from an external power source.

Abstract: A container when assembled includes a body, a cover, a lower grinding component, and an upper grinding component. The body includes a primary storage area compartment, the lower grinding component includes a grinding area compartment, and the upper grinding component includes a secondary storage area compartment. The upper grinding component partially nests within the lower grinding component. The lower grinding component defines a recess comprising the grinding area compartment. The upper grinding component is inserted into and partially received within the recess of the lower grinding component to form a grinder. The lower grinding component partially nests within the body of the container and the cover fits over the upper grinding component and partially over the lower grinding component when the cover is secured to the body of the grinder, whereby the grinder is completely enclosed within the body and cover of the container.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a food preparation appliance comprising a food preparation pot and a rotatable tool for chopping and/or blending a food in the food preparation pot wherein the tool is detachably connected to a shaft, which is at least partially outside the food preparation pot in order to be coupled to a drive for rotation. Further, a locking mechanism is provided for connecting the tool to the shaft in a locked manner. The locking mechanism is arranged in such a way that, during operation, the tool can be driven by the shaft in both rotation directions for chopping and/or blending a food.

Abstract: A crushing mill with a single roller inside a driven cylindrical shell inner surface, both with horizontal and parallel but offset axes is disclosed. In some embodiments, the roller has protrusions such that as the roller and shell rotate rock or other material may be crushed between the shell and the roller, respectively. In some embodiments, the shell and the roller each have surface protrusions such that rock or other materials may be crushed between the shell and the roller as they rotate. In some embodiments the shell and the roller operate at differential speeds with respect to each other to induce shear forces on the material to be crushed.

Abstract: A brewer's spent grain (BSG) grinder includes a charging tank connected to a grinding unit, the charging tank being equipped with a device for BSG moistening, and the grinding unit having an outlet for discharging grinded BSG. The grinding unit includes a stator and a rotor located coaxially with a gap defined between their working surfaces. A device for mixing and moving a mixture into the gap is fixed on a central part of an upper side of the rotor. A device for discharging grinded BSG is located under the rotor. The rotor is configured to allow staged grinding of BSG to obtain coarser and finer fractions of BSG at upper and lower stages of the rotor respectively. An upper part of the rotor is equipped with blades located around a circumference of the rotor, an outer surface of each blade being part of the working surface of the rotor.