Abstract: A part of an outer wall composing a clean box 2 becomes a component of a particle processing apparatus, a processing chamber 31 and the clean box 2 are integrated, the entire apparatus can be made compact, and in accordance with such compactness, even when a shaft sealing means 6 and an oil sealing means 323 are disposed in proximity to each other, reliable shaft sealing performance is secured, whereby a shaft sealing structure enabling processing of fine particles by high speed rotation is provided. Furthermore, integration of setting means for components accompanied with assembly and disassembly of the processing chamber is achieved, the entire assembling structure is simplified and the assembly work is made easier, whereby a particle processing apparatus the assembly and disassembly of which accompanied with cleaning work can be easily carried out in a short time without loss of productive efficiency.

Abstract: A nanomaterial processing system is constructed to include a compressor adapted to compress a flow of air/liquid into a high-pressure flow of air/liquid, a material feeder adapted to feed a material into the high-pressure flow of air/liquid passing out of the compressor, enabling the fed material to be mixed with the high-pressure flow of air/liquid into a high-pressure material flow; a shunt collider adapted to shunt the high-pressure material flow into two sub-flows and to let the shunt sub-flows to collide into a collided material flow, and a high-speed cutting unit, which uses a diamond coating-coated cutting wheel to cut solid substances the collided material flow.

Abstract: A compactor according to the invention comprises a bowl (2) for receiving the matter that is to be compacted, a crushing head (1) comprising at least one shredding roll (11) that is mounted to rotate on itself and to move upon the surface of the matter when the compacting head is in an active position inside the bowl, and a pressing device comprising a pressure plate (3) for pressing the matter onto a bottom of said bowl when it is in an active position inside the bowl. Configuration means are further provided to move said crushing head and said pressing device, each in turn, into its active position inside the bowl while the other is in an inactive position outside the bowl.

Abstract: A lift station for raising the level of an open channel flow of liquid by sweeping blades mounted to a rotated wheel into the liquid flow after entering a housing to sweep the liquid up and back along a housing interior wall and over a weir edge located well above the level of the open channel flow stream. The flow stream is caused to descend as it enters the housing through a drop to increase the flow velocity to a degree sufficient to offset the impeding effect on upstream flow of the encounter of the flow with the rotating blades. Roller bearings are mounted to the inside of the housing to side walls to support the bladed wheel and are packed with a solid lubricant to insure a long service life despite being exposed to the liquid and debris entrained therein. A reverse rotation device positively prevents a backwards rotation of the wheel to prevent damage to the blades. The wheel is driven by a motor mounted in a housing tray affixed to one side wall driving a drive shaft penetrating the side wall.

Abstract: A bale processor with a processing chamber includes a manipulator driven by a drive system that includes a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor of the drive system drives a drive shaft with an axis of rotation offset from a driven shaft of the manipulator. A rotation transmission mechanism allows a higher torque to be applied to the manipulator than may be applied by the hydraulic motor alone and, thereby, leads to improved performance for the bale processor. Additionally, the hydraulic motor may be sized such that the peak allowable pressure of the hydraulic motor is higher than the peak output pressure of the power source used to drive the hydraulic motor.

Abstract: An automatic coffee maker having a grinding device is provided. Responsive to closing a door, activating an electromagnetic valve will move a covering member away from first apertures and counterclockwise pivot a stop with resilient means being expanded so that powering on a motor will activate a gear mechanism to transmit motion to an outer grinding mechanism for grinding coffee beans into powder which drops through aligned second and first apertures onto a filter cup in a base prior to falling into a bowl in the base by permeation. The coffee maker further comprises a particle fineness adjusting device so that a turning of a projecting bar thereof will adjust the powder fineness.

Abstract: A food processor having a drive subassembly is disposed in the housing and coupled to a first and a second output shaft, each output shaft having with at least one coupling location for an attachment and, in addition, by the interposition of a gear mechanism, the output shafts being driven at different rotational speeds. The coupling of attachments requiring relatively small torques is simplified in that, spaced apart at a different level from its one coupling location, at least one of the two output shafts is provided with an additional coupling location for further attachments.

Abstract: An apparatus 10 for compacting and baling leaves, grass clippings, sticks, pine straw and other debris on lawns, yards, or fields is provided. The apparatus 10 may have diagonal brushes 26 to gather debris for processing though a crusher 28, a conveyor belt 30 to transport the crushed debris, and a baler 32 to compact and bale the debris. The baler 32 may compact the debris by rotating the debris in a continuous band 52, into which baling material 72 may be inserted to bale the debris. Alternatively, the debris may be gathered and feed into a crusher 28 that deposits the crushed debris directly into the baler 32 for compacting and baling. Further still, the apparatus 10 may gather the debris with brushes 26 and feed it onto a conveyor mechanism 30 that then introduces it into a crusher 28. The crushed debris may then be feed into a baling mechanism 32 that compacts and bales the debris for easy removal and disposal.

Abstract: A system for recycling reusable resin mold products recovered from discarded apparatuses is disclosed. This recycling system includes a crushing system for crushing resin mold products one kind by one kind into crushed resinous pieces and packing the same in a bag, a classification system for irradiating a light beam to the resin in the bag and classifying the bags into respective kinds of resins based on a reflected beam therefrom, a cleaning system for separately cleaning the respective kind of crushed resinous pieces taken out of the bag to remove foreign matters adhered onto the surfaces of the crushed resinous pieces therefrom, and a recovery system for recovering the cleaned crushed resinous pieces.

Abstract: A burn side of a compact disc is maintained in contact with edges of triplet blades while the disc is moved relative to the blades. In one embodiment, the disc is manually moved into and out of an enclosure where the blades scratch the burn side. In another embodiment, a paper shredder provides power to counter rotating rollers that transport the disc through an enclosure where the blades scratch the bum side.

Abstract: A nanomaterial processing system is constructed to include a compressor adapted to compress a flow of air/liquid into a high-pressure flow of air/liquid, a material feeder adapted to feed a material into the high-pressure flow of air/liquid passing out of the compressor, enabling the fed material to be mixed with the high-pressure flow of air/liquid into a high-pressure material flow; a shunt collider adapted to shunt the high-pressure material flow into two sub-flows and to let the shunt sub-flows to collide into a collided material flow, and a high-speed cutting unit, which uses a diamond coating-coated cutting wheel to cut solid substances the collided material flow.

Abstract: Food processing apparati including magnetic drives are described herein. According to one exemplary embodiment, a food processing apparatus may include a motor having a motor shaft, a rotor rotatably mounted on the motor shaft, and a stator producing an electromagnetic field for interacting with the rotor. The rotor may include a rotor magnet having an inner rotor magnet surface facing toward the motor shaft, and the stator may include an outer stator surface facing away from the motor shaft. The inner rotor magnet surface may at least partially face the outer stator surface.

Abstract: A drive assembly for a dual coacting roller machine having a driven sprocket mounted onto a first roller shaft, a drive sprocket mounted onto a second roller shaft, and a pair of idler sprockets connected by a belt to the driven sprocket and drive sprocket, wherein one of the idler sprockets is mounted onto a mounting bracket connected to the driven sprocket, such that repositioning of the driven sprocket relative to the drive sprocket produces a corresponding repositioning of the mounting bracket and idler sprocket, such that the tension on the belt remains essentially the same.

Abstract: A used-can processing system includes a shredder for cutting a used drum can, and a pelletizer for pelletizing cut pieces of the used can. The shredder includes a pair of rotary blade units which rotate with their blades meshing each other so as to cut a used drum can thrown from above the shredder, and a pair of auxiliary rotary blade units which face the respective rotary blade units and rotate in the same direction as do the corresponding rotary blade units, to thereby urge the used drum can toward the pair of rotary blade units. Each of the blades of the rotary blade units and the auxiliary rotary blade units has projecting portions and depressed portions formed alternately along the circumferential direction. Moreover, a screen having cut-pieces removal holes is disposed below and along the pair of rotary blade units and the pair of auxiliary rotary blade units.

Abstract: A break roll machine wherein a timing belt of a differential transmission mechanism can be removed easily and wherein the removal of a roll pack module from a machine frame and the installation of the new pre-assembled roll pack module can be performed easily in a short time is disclosed. A cutout portion is provided to one of a paired tension arms so that the one tension arm is rotatable around a pivot point at an upper portion of the tension arm. As a rotary shaft of an idler pulley is released from the tension arm through the cutout portion, the timing belt can be removed easily. An air cylinder is rotated freely by a first and a second linkage member. An operator can easily access to a bolt located behind the air cylinder only by inclining the air cylinder at any desired direction.

Abstract: Frozen beverage mixing unit has a hollow housing with an open bottom. A shaving disc with a cutting knife is rotationally mounted inside the housing, the shaving disc being connected to a motor. A piston moves above the shaving disc pushing a frozen product into a contact with the cutting blades of the shaving disc. A plurality of pumps deliver a pre-determined amount of a selected additive, such as alcohol, syrup, carbonated water or water, on top of the shaving disc to mix with the ice crystals created by the shaved frozen product. The additive is mixed with the shaved frozen product in a mixing container placed below the shaving disc.

Abstract: The invention relates to a meat processing machine which is used for mincing, filling, degassing and/or mixing fresh and/or frozen meat. Said machine also comprises a fat analysing device (7,8) for determining the fat content in said meat.

Abstract: A compactor that has a built-in shredder. The compactor has a receptacle with a receptacle opening at a top of the receptacle for receiving refuse. A shredder has a receiving opening accessible from an outside of the compactor and a discharge opening located at a position higher than the receptacle opening for delivering shredded items into the receptacle. A ram vertically compacts refuse and the shredded items toward a bottom portion of the receptacle.

Abstract: A shredder or mixer apparatus for the shredding or mixing of bulk material and which is mounted on a mobile chassis which may be driven by a power source on the chassis or pulled by a tractor or truck therefor. A specially designed power assist transmission receives power from the power source and is capable of being manually shifted in order to change a transmission power ratio between the power source and a shredding or mixing member, such as an auger, without any interruption of power to the auger. Thus, changes in loads on the power source can be compensated by reducing or increasing the transmission ratio without power interruption. A specially designed hydraulically operated transmission is effective for this purpose. A manually actuable shift means on the transmission is capable of being engaged by an operator and moved to any of a plurality of selected positions for shifting the transmission to different power output ratios.

Abstract: A berley macerator (10) has a bucket (14) for receiving material to be macerated. A motor (20) is provided for driving a worm which in turn drives a worm wheel (22). A chopper blade (36), mounted on the worm wheel (22), rotates with the worm wheel (22) to macerate the material. A motor control circuit is provided for driving the motor (20) and also for determining if the blade (36) becomes jammed so that the motor (20) can be switched off and an audible signal provided to indicate that a jam has occurred.

Abstract: A lift station and method for lifting liquid and chips flowing in a shallow stream trough to a higher level for further handling by rotation of a bladed wheel in a housing arranged to receive the liquid flow stream. The rotating blades cause the liquid to be swept up a forward housing wall and to be slung off the blades into an upwardly and backwardly extending exit chute, having sufficient momentum to reach and pass over a weir edge at the upper end of the chute, the liquid then directed into a collection tank where it may accumulate to a much greater depth than the depth of the flow stream.

Abstract: The data destruction machine is a desk-top, portable unit with a short (under 10 second) cycle time, pluggable into a wall outlet. Upon insertion of a disk (such as a CD or split DVD) into the machine, which is fully automatic, data is removed. The machine converts the data-storage layer into residue consistent with security destruction standards from which no data is retrievable. A single machine may be used for declassifying CDs and split DVDs. Splitting DVDs in preparation for inserting them into the data destruction machine may be accomplished quickly and simply.

Abstract: A system and method for operating an auxiliary device from an internal combustion engine driven tool without materially affecting the primary function of the tool. The system and method is particularly useful for operating a blender from an outboard motor.

Abstract: In an assembly including a diesel engine, a fluid coupling connected to the flywheel of the diesel engine, a comminuting machine and a conveyor for feeding the comminuting machine, a fluid coupling module is common to various output power train assemblies. Slip speed of the fluid coupling between impeller input and runner output shafts is measured, and modulates or regulates the process feed rate of the conveyer. An electrically actuated control valve acts as an oil flow diverter valve directing oil into the fluid coupling impeller when a signal to engage the coupling is given, and in response to a signal from an over-temperature sensor when the temperature of circuit oil leaving the element exceeds a preset set point value, diverts the oil to a reservoir, thereby permitting the impeller and runner cavity to evacuate, which separates the engine from the load.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for recirculating machine tool coolant in which coolant and entrained debris flowing in a shallow stream trough are raised to a higher level by rotation of a bladed wheel in a housing arranged to receive the liquid flow stream. Coolant and debris is then directed down at a magnetized body in a plunging discharge to bring ferrous debris into contact with an upwardly facing surface of the magnetized body. The coolant and nonferrous remaining entrained debris is collected in a tank and pumped back to the filter apparatus by a chopper pump which has a hardened impeller having cutting edges cutting up the remaining debris as it is pumped by the impeller.

Abstract: A reluctance machine includes a stator having an annular support member with a plurality of stator poles disposed thereon. The stator poles each are formed from a corresponding foil coil stator winding. A solid disc-shaped rotor defines a plurality of salient rotor poles, and is rotatably positioned opposite the support member to establish an axial air gap between the rotor and stator poles. A food waste disposer incorporates such a reluctance machine.

Abstract: A stump grinding apparatus of the type adapted to be mounted in a frame on the end of a boom is described. The apparatus comprises a grinding wheel mounted between hubs keyed to a shaft that is connected though belts and gears to a source of motive power, such as a diesel engine. A pair of non-adjustable roller bearings are used to provide relative movement of the shaft and grinding wheel in the frame. The apparatus includes means for providing lubrication between relatively moving parts so that the life of the bearings and other component parts can exceed 5000 hours of use without failure. The shaft assembly includes dimensional tolerances that protect the moving parts from the ingress of dirt and other debris. The materials of construction are selected to also enhance trouble-free operation.

Abstract: A combination module feeder and cleaner for feeding and cleaning modules of seed cotton for ginning that includes a casing having two vertical columns of a plurality of cylinders that rotate about a respective axis, each of the cylinders having spikes disposed along the perimeter thereof to receive the modules of seed cotton. The modules of seed cotton enter the casing, the two rows of spiked cylinders cooperate to break apart the modules, and spiked cylinders adjacent grids wipe the seed cotton along spaced slots to remove trash and other objects from the seed cotton.

Abstract: A hand-held pill crusher (20) with an arm (11) and base(10) made of a hard and impervious material connected at one end so as to allow a vertical open and close movement to fragment and then crush pill into powdered form. The arm contains a plurality of stainless steel blades (18) for fragmenting pill and a crushing member (15) made of similar hard and impervious material for reducing fragments to powder. The base contains a pill rack (13), threaded recess (14) for crushing member and a track (17) on underside for holding spoon-like receiving member (16).

Abstract: The orbiting knife or knives on a rotary knife holder in a tobacco shredding machine is or are automatically adjusted relative to a sharpening tool in response to signals indicating changes of one or more variable parameters which are indicative of the need for a sharpening of the knife or knives. Such parameters include at least the magnitude of torque which is required to rotate the knife holder but often also the temperature of the mass of condensed tobacco being fed into the range of the knife or knives, the quantity of tobacco per unit length of the mass, the mosture content of tobacco in the mass, the presence and/or the size and/or the nature of foreign matter in the mass, and others.

Abstract: A food processing appliance such as a blender comprises a container (22) and a base (20) housing an electric motor for driving the tool support assembly (2) which comprises a generally conical support (15) which is open inside and flares out to a enlarge periphral edge part which is removably securable in said opening, the narrow end of the conical support bearing a food processing tool (24). The motor being housed in a compartment (60) in the base space up from the bottom, a storage compartment (70) for storing a tool support assembly (2) of the defined type when the assembly is nit in use, the storage compartment (70) having a recess for receiving therein a tool support assembly placed with its enlarge part down and with its narrow end up.

Abstract: A disk data destroyer comprises a housing, a data destroying shaft set, a motor driver and a sensor. The housing is provided with a hollow receiving chamber, a disk insertion slot and a disk outlet opposite said insertion slot. The sensor is mounted inside said housing adjacent to said disk insertion slot and adapted to output a driving signal to start said motor driver to drive the data destroying shaft set to rotate upon insertion of a data storage disk into said disk insertion slot such that the inserted disk is pressed by the data destroying shaft set so as to destroy storage data thereof.

Abstract: A method includes mixing a contaminated material with water in a wet-type mixing and grinding mill. The water is agitated. The Agitated water goes through the contaminated material. Larger particles are separated from smaller particles by an alternating and mechanical energy field acting in the mixing and grinding mill. An eluate is exposed to mechano-chemically activated sorbens material. The solids are separated from the water.

Abstract: A soil modifying machine comprises a machine body, a hopper through which a soil to be modified is fed to the machine body, a soil conveying means for conveying the soil supplied through the hopper, a soil conditioner supply device for supplying a soil conditioner to the soil, a mixing unit disposed at a discharge portion of the soil conveying means, the mixing unit comprising an outer case, a soil cutter device disposed inside the case and a plurality of impact hammers disposed below the soil cutter device, and a modified soil conveyer disposed at a discharge portion of said mixer unit. The soil cutter device may comprise a cylindrical drum, a plurality of cutters mounted to an outer peripheral surface of the drum, and a motor for driving and rotating the drum. Each of the impact hammers may comprise a rotational shaft, a plurality of hammer pieces, each in shape of plate, mounted to the rotational shaft and a motor for driving and rotating the impact hammer.

Abstract: A part of an outer wall composing a clean box 2 becomes a component of a particle processing apparatus, a processing chamber 31 and the clean box 2 are integrated, the entire apparatus can be made compact, and in accordance with such compactness, even when a shaft sealing means 6 and an oil sealing means 323 are disposed in proximity to each other, reliable shaft sealing performance is secured, whereby a shaft sealing structure enabling processing of fine particles by high speed rotation is provided.

Abstract: A machine for separating a compacted fibrous material and pneumatically impelling separated fibrous material generally comprising a hopper having a trough at a lower end thereof provided with an outlet, a pair of augers disposed in the trough operable to advance separated fibrous material toward and into the hopper outlet, means disposed in the hopper between an inlet of the hopper and the trough for shredding compacted fibrous materials introduced into the hopper, an airlock feeder having an inlet communicating with the trough outlet, a motor and means for conveying drive from the motor to the shredding means, the augers and the feeder.

Abstract: A recycling apparatus comprises a body; a slit on top having a hole on one end; a rear internal pasteurizing mechanism comprising a pulverizing device and a bottom first container; a front internal crushing mechanism comprising two sets of parallel blade wheels and a bottom second container; and a waste storage mechanism comprising a third container, a spring-loaded lever, and a plunger sliding in the third container. In use sequentially insert the needles of the used syringes into the slit with the piston syringe portion of the syringe held on the slit, push the syringes forward to cause the needles to contact the pulverizing device to be ground into powder while being pasteurized, the powder are dropped into the first container, the remained piston syringe portion of each syringe eventually drops into the crushing mechanism through the hole, the dropped piston syringe portion of each syringe is pressed and cut into pieces by the sets of the blade wheels, and the pieces are dropped into the second container.

Abstract: A large industrial waste tub grinder is mounted onto a lift or support frame that has a connection for a hook from a hoist on a truck so that the lift or support frame can be placed onto the truck and offloaded from the truck utilizing a conventional hook hoist. The lift or support frame supports the tub grinder on the ground surface, for in place use, the lift or support frame carries stabilizers for insuring that the lift or support frame provides a stable mounting for the tub grinder.

Abstract: The invention concerns a box for storing the working accessories of an electrical food processor, comprising a base (3) including a lower resting surface and a lid including an upper surface designed to receive an electrical food processor. The invention is characterised in that an inner surface (38) of the base (3), respectively an inner surface of the lid, comprises at least a configuration (43, 44, 53, 61) whereon are arranged non-peripheral support means (45, 46, 54, 62) designed to co-operate with an inner surface of the lid or with non-peripheral support means complementarily arranged on a configuration of the lid inner surface, respectively with an inner surface of the base, when the lid closes the base.

Abstract: A food processor having a drive subassembly is disposed in the housing and coupled to a first and a second output shaft, each output shaft having with at least one coupling location for an attachment and, in addition, by the interposition of a gear mechanism, the output shafts being driven at different rotational speeds. The coupling of attachments requiring relatively small torques is simplified in that, spaced apart at a different level from its one coupling location, at least one of the two output shafts is provided with an additional coupling location for further attachments.

Abstract: A combination juicer and shaver includes a juicer portion removably receivable in juxtaposition to a shaver portion. The juicer portion includes a juicer for extracting juice from a food item. The shaver portion includes a chamber and a shaver in the chamber for producing shavings of a food item disposed in the chamber. A drive selectively produces operating movement of the shaver means and the juicer, and a coupling communicates the operating movement between the shaver and the juicer.

Abstract: An hydraulic loading assembly for ball and ring coal pulverizers has a plurality of compression assemblies connected to a common hydraulic controller for exerting equal pressure simultaneously on each of the compression assemblies. The compression assemblies each have a hydraulic cylinder and piston located above and connected to a non-threaded rod which is in turn located above and connected to a compression spring exerting force on the top grinding ring of the pulverizer.

Abstract: A shredding apparatus comprises a plurality of rotatable rolls, each one of the rolls being rotatable around an axis of rotation in a first direction of rotation or a second direction of rotation. Each roll further has a plurality of angled replaceable teeth, which are arranged in at least one first set of teeth arranged in a first helical line across an outer surface of each roll, circumferentially spaced apart a first angle and facing the first direction of rotation. Further, at least one second set of teeth is arranged in a second helical line across the outer face of each roll, circumferentially spaced apart the first angle and facing the second direction of rotation. The first helical line and the second helical line of teeth are arranged to axially (in the longitudinal direction of the rolls) move material to be shredded when the rolls are rotated.

Abstract: An automatically operated shovel, which includes a power shovel and an automatic operation controller 50 for making the power shovel reproduce a series of taught operations ranging from digging to dumping, is characterized in that the automatic operation controller is provided with a positioning determination means 511 for determining whether or not the power shovel has reached within a taught position range predetermined based on corresponding one of positioning accuracies set for individual taught positions of said power shovel, and, when the power shovel is determined to have reached within the predetermined taught position range, the automatic operation controller outputs a next taught position as a target position.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a crushing device. More particularly, the present invention relates to providing a portable pill crushing device for pulverizing medicines that are supplied in the form of pills, tablets, etc. The pill is automatically sealed within a bag and is pulverized and delivered to a practitioner.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming a metal feedstock from waste metal products is disclosed. The apparatus includes devices for: crushing the metal products into pieces; magnetically separating sheet-shaped ferrous scraps and ferrous cast blocks from the crushed pieces; placing the cast blocks between the sheet-shaped scraps to make a sandwich structure; and pressing the sandwich structure to form a metal feedstock.

Abstract: Apparatus for treating waste, particularly all types of medical waste, to facilitate its disposition includes a treatment vessel having an open top pivotal within a housing to a waste-loading position with its open top aligned with the housing inlet for receiving the waste, a waste-treating position for shredding the waste by a shredder unit disposed within the treatment vessel, and a waste-removing position with its open top aligned with the housing outlet for removing the shredded waste. The apparatus further include a compactor head for compacting the waste within the treatment vessel, a water feed line, and a disinfectant feed line, for feeding water and a disinfectant into the treatment vessel, for mixing with the waste while it is being compacted and shredded.

Abstract: A pressure differential material transport system to transfer materials with an airflow to a sewer system. Embodiments of the pressure differential material transport system may be used for residential or industrial applications to dispose of materials to the sewer or to a comminutor to reduce the size of materials prior to disposal.

Abstract: A shredder or mixer apparatus for the shredding or mixing of bulk material and which is mounted on a mobile chassis which may be driven by a power source on the chassis or pulled by a tractor or truck therefor. A specially designed power assist transmission receives power from the power source and is capable of being manually shifted in order to change a transmission power ratio between the power source and a shredding or mixing member, such as an auger, without any interruption of power to the auger. Thus, changes in loads on the power source can be compensated by reducing or increasing the transmission ratio without power interruption. A specially designed hydraulically operated transmission is effective for this purpose. A manually actuable shift means on the transmission is capable of being engaged by an operator and moved to any of a plurality of selected positions for shifting the transmission to different power output ratios.

Abstract: The present invention provides a food waste disposer having an upper food conveying section, a motor section, a central grinding section and a controller. The upper food conveying section includes a housing forming an inlet to receive food waste. The motor section includes a switched reluctance machine having a rotor and a stator. The rotor imparts rotational movement to a rotatable shaft. The central grinding section is disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section. The food conveying section conveys food waste to the grinding section. The grinding section includes a grinding mechanism where a portion of the grinding mechanism is mounted to the rotatable shaft. The controller is electrically connected to the stator to control the switched reluctance machine. The controller is capable of directing rotational movement to the rotatable shaft and the portion of the grinding mechanism mounted to the rotatable shaft.