Ceramic ball mill for sale

Ceramic ball mill is a type of grinder used to grind and blend materials for use in mineral dressing processes, paints, ceramics and so on. The works on the principle of impact and attrition and the size reduction is done by impact as the balls drop from near the top of the shell.

Ceramic ball mill machine could effectively avoid increasing mechanical iron. Also it could improve the grade of burning degree, and low wear rate, low price of wearing parts, small power consumption, low cost, easy maintenance. 

Ceramic Ball Mill Overview

A Ceramic Ball Mill is a batch-type grinding machine primarily used for mixing and grinding materials where product purity is paramount.

While it looks similar to a standard ball mill externally, the internal engineering is completely different. The cylinder is not lined with steel. Instead, ZONEDING lines these mills with high-grade Ceramic (High Alumina) bricks, Silex (Flint) stones, or Polyurethane.

Furthermore, it does not use steel balls. It utilizes Ceramic Balls or Flint Pebbles as grinding media.

When steel grinds against steel, microscopic iron filings contaminate the powder. In the mining industry (gold/copper), this doesn’t matter. But in the ceramic industry, those iron filings turn into black specks when fired in a kiln. A Ceramic Ball Mill guarantees zero iron contamination.

What are Benefits of Using a Ceramic Ball Mill?

Choosing a ceramic mill over a continuous steel mill offers distinct advantages for specific industries.

• 1. Guaranteed Purity (Iron-Free):This is the number one selling point. By eliminating all steel contact surfaces, we ensure the whiteness and dielectric properties of your material. For manufacturers of high-end porcelain, optical glass, or electronic grade silicon, this is mandatory.
• 2. Energy Efficiency:A Ceramic Ball Mill generally consumes less power during startup compared to large grid-type mills. ZONEDING equips our units with hydraulic couplers. This reduces the starting current, protecting your electrical grid and lowering electricity bills by roughly 10-20%.
• 3. Versatility (Wet and Dry):You can use it for dry powder making or wet slurry mixing. Because it is a sealed batch system, you can also control the chemical environment inside (e.g., grinding in an inert gas atmosphere), although wet grinding for glazes is the most common use.
• 4. Fineness Control:In a continuous mill, material might pass through too quickly. In a batch mill, you control the time. If you want finer particles, you simply run the machine for another hour. You have absolute control over the particle size distribution.

Advantages of ceramic ball mill

• High purity grinding: using ceramic balls as grinding media effectively avoids the pollution of metal ions on the materials, ensuring the high purity of the materials after grinding.
• High-efficiency grinding: optimized structural design makes the ceramic balls form a reasonable movement trajectory inside the ceramic ball grinding mill, which improves the grinding efficiency and shortens the processing time.
• Energy saving and environmental protection: adopting advanced energy-saving technology to reduce energy consumption, and low noise design to create a comfortable working environment.
• Easy maintenance: simple structure design makes the daily maintenance and upkeep of the equipment simple and easy.
• Widely used: suitable for ceramics, chemical, pharmaceutical, food and many other industries to meet the grinding needs of different materials.

How Does the ceramic ball mill Work?

The working principle is simple yet effective, relying on impact and attrition.

• The Loading Phase: The mill is stopped with the main hatch facing upwards. Operators (or a feeder system) load the raw material and the grinding media (ceramic balls) into the cylinder. If wet grinding, water and dispersants are added. The ratio is usually calculated carefully by ZONEDING engineers. A common ratio is 1:1:1 (Material : Balls : Water), though this varies.
• The Grinding Phase:The sealing cover is bolted tight. The motor engages. As the cylinder rotates, centrifugal force carries the balls up the wall to a specific height.
  • Impact: The balls fall back down, smashing large chunks of ore.
  • Grinding (Attrition): The balls roll over each other and the liner, rubbing the material into fine dust or slurry.
• The Discharge Phase:Once the timer finishes, the mill stops. The blind cover is removed and replaced with a “discharge grate” cover. The mill is rotated again. The slurry flows out through the grate, but the balls remain trapped inside the mill, ready for the next batch.

Working principle of ceramic ball mill

Application Scenarios of Ceramic ball mill

Whether it is glaze preparation in the ceramic industry, powder mixing in the chemical industry, or drug grinding in the pharmaceutical industry, the ceramic ball mill can meet your grinding needs with its excellent performance. It is widely used in various scenarios that require high purity and high precision grinding, and is a powerful assistant to improve product quality and productivity.

What are Applicable Materials and Industry of Ceramic Ball Mill?

While ZONEDING sells huge steel mills for copper mines, the Ceramic Ball Mill serves a more delicate market.

• Primary Industries:
  • Ceramics Industry: Grinding feldspar, quartz, clay, and preparing glazes (frit).
  • Glass Industry: Grinding silica sand and optical ingredients.
  • Chemical Industry: Mixing paints, pigments, and corrosive chemicals that would eat steel liners.
  • New Materials: Grinding zirconium silicate or electronic ceramics.
• Suitable Materials:
  • Silica Sand / Quartz: For high-purity glass making.
  • Feldspar/Potash: flux materials for tiles.
  • Kaolin Clay: Creating the body slip for sanitaryware.
  • Glaze/Pigments: Breaking down colorants without altering their hue through iron contamination.

If your final product must be white, transparent, or chemically inert, you are the target user for this machine.

What are the Key Components of Ceramic Ball Mills?

Understanding the build quality helps you see why ZONEDING mills last for decades.

• 1. The Cylinder (Shell):This is the main body. We roll it from standard carbon steel. However, unlike mining mills, the structural strength calculation focuses on holding the weight of the thick ceramic lining.
• 2. The Lining (The Key differentiator):
  • High Alumina Bricks: White, extremely hard, and dense. Best for high-efficiency grinding.
  • Silex (Natural Flint): Cheaper, very tough, but irregular shape. Good for budget operations.
  • Rubber/Polyurethane: sometimes used for soft mixing to prevent any mineral contamination.
• 3. Main Bearings:We use heavy-duty rolling bearings rather than old-fashioned slide bearings. This reduces friction and maintenance headaches.
• 4. Drive System:This consists of the electric motor, a reducer (gearbox), and V-belts. The belt drive is crucial here—it absorbs the shock of the “tumbling” load, protecting the motor from vibration damage.
• 5. Discharge Door:A precisely machined hatch that must seal perfectly to prevent leaks during rotation.

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Technical Parameter of Ceramic ball mill

Model	Feeding capacity （t/time）	Shell rotation speed （r/min）	Reference motor （kw）	Liner material
600×700	0.05	50	2.2	Chinaware,silicon,rubber or metal（the related motor power varied as per the different liner materials and grinding materials）
800×600	0.075	42	3
900×1200	0.2	38.5	5.5
1300×1500	0.5	33	7.5
1500×1800	1.2	28.5	11
1800×2000	1.5	24	15
2600×2800	5	16.5	37
3000×3800	10	14.5	57.2
3200×4600	15	13.5	75

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