What is Size Reduction Equipment and Why It Matters in Industrial Processing
If your process involves reducing solids into smaller, more manageable sizes, then size reduction equipment is one of your most important investments. Whether you’re conditioning product for mixing, preparing it for further refinement, or meeting strict particle size requirements, your choice of equipment can affect quality, consistency, and efficiency.
Let’s break down what size reduction equipment does, when you need it, and how CPEG supports processing operations with custom engineered solutions.
What is Size Reduction Equipment?
Size reduction equipment is used to break down materials through cutting, grinding, or crushing. It’s essential in industries like food, chemical, mineral, plastics, and agriculture.
Common types include:
Lump Breakers
Break up agglomerates or larger chunks of material into smaller, manageable pieces for further processing.
Knife Cutters
Provides quick and uniform cutting of a variety of product via rotary and fixed bed knives. Features a quick screen removal design.
Power Graters
Multi-functional design provides grating, delumping, particle sizing, crushing, shredding, and de-agglomeration in a single machine.
Granulators
Compact and robust cutting machine with centrifugal action shears materials to size and immediately ejects it for fewer fines.
Attrition Mills
Combine the technologies of attrition and screening of No-Bake sand, green sand lumps, or core butts into a single unit.
When is Size Reduction Equipment Needed?
You’ll need it if you are:
- Prepping materials for mixing or blending
- Reducing particle size to meet specs
- Enhancing flowability or dissolvability
- Breaking up clumps from storage or drying
Common Problems Associated With Choosing Size Reduction Equipment
- Unclear material characteristics
- Incorrect equipment sizing
- Overlooking particle size goals
- Ignoring upstream & downstream equipment
- Not planning for dust or safety hazards
- Assuming off-the-shelf equipment will work
- Skipping pilot testing
How Can CPEG Help?
Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG) is made up of specialized subsidiaries that design and build size reduction equipment—offering custom-engineered solutions tailored to your specific process needs. Unlike generic equipment, our units are engineered to integrate seamlessly into your upstream and downstream operations. Every piece of equipment is custom engineered to meet your specific process needs.
CPEG offers a state-of-the-art test lab with access to the most extensive testing capabilities in the industry. Multiple pieces of equipment can be combined to simulate multistep process lines, ensuring our customers receive a representative sample product of actual production conditions.
We also have rental equipment available for testing on a smaller scale on location.
Schedule a material test here.
