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Milling Spares (Screens and Impellers)

Hanningfield are able to offer a wide range of spare for cone mills, including a variety of screens and impellers, in different sizes, hole sizes, materials, finishes etc. Below is a description of some of the more common milling spares.

We are able to supply a wide range of spares to fit any type of cone mill.

Round Hole Screens

Round hole screens are used in most cone-milling applications. Typically used for the size reduction of free-flowing materials such as granules, small lumps and powders can be easily milled through the round hole screen. A wide range of screen meshes are available, in different size and with different apertures.

Grater Hole Screens

The surface of the grater screen will create a shearing action for breaking up the material. Typical applications for a grater screen include seeds, and hard products which are trying to be reclaimed, such as tablets or sweets. Failure to correctly identify the need for a grater screen can result in the generation of more fines or can severely damage the screen.

Square Hole Screens

Large aperture ‘square’ hole screens are mainly used for coarse milling applications such as deagglomeration of fruits or for producing flakes of material. The square hole screen is also suitable for wet-milling (moist) applications such as de-lumping of wet mass granulation in pharmaceutical processing.

Round Bar Impeller

A round-bar impeller is a general purpose impeller normally used with standard round hole or square hole screens. The edge profile of the round bar impeller gives a gentle crushing or pushing action against the material during milling.

Square Bar Impeller

The square bar impeller design is used in most cases where a grater screen is required. The sharp edge of the impeller profile provides a sharp ‘cutting’ action helping to break up hard particles. In some cases, both the square bar impeller and grater screen can be surface hardened to give an extended life.

For more information on our screens and impellers, please contact us.

Process Tips: Selecting the Correct Screen and Impeller


Round Hole Screen

Round hole screens are used in the vast majority of cone-milling applications.  Typically used for the size reduction of free-flowing materials such as granules, small lumps and powders can be easily milled through the round hole screen.  A wide range of screen meshes are available, in different size and with different apertures.


Grater Screen

The surface of the grater screen will create a shearing action for breaking up the material.  Typical applications for a grater screen include seeds, and hard products which are trying to be reclaimed, such as tablets or sweets. Failure to correctly identify the need for a grater screen can result in the generation of more fines or can severely damage the screen.


Square Hole Screen

Large aperture ‘square’ hole screens are mainly used for coarse milling applications such as deagglomeration of fruits or for producing flakes of material.  The square hole screen is also suitable for wet-milling (moist) applications such as de-lumping of wet mass granulation in pharmaceutical processing.


Round Bar Impeller

A round-bar impeller is a general purpose impeller normally used with standard round hole or square hole screens. The edge profile of the round bar impeller gives a gentle crushing or pushing action against the material during milling.


Square Bar Impeller

The square bar impeller design is used in most cases where a grater screen is required. The sharp edge of the impeller profile provides a sharp ‘cutting’ action helping to break up hard particles. In some cases, both the square bar impeller and grater screen can be surface hardened to give an extended life.


Contact Us

Hanningfield manufacture a wide range of mill screens and impellers, and can replicate any existing parts you already have if you are seeking an alternative supplier.  All parts are made in the UK.

For more information on our screens and impellers, please contact us.

Or to learn more about our cone mills themselves, click here.

Uni Mill: Conical Screen Mills

The Uni-Mill conical screen mill draws upon Hanningfield’s wealth of experience in size reduction for the process industries.

Conical screen or ‘cone-milling’ is ideal for achieving a fine, uniform particle size.  By combining high throughput and high efficiency, the low energy Uni-Mill is perfect for the pharmaceutical, food, chemical and consumer goods industries.

The Uni-Mill is designed and manufactured by Hanningfield Process Systems at our UK Headquarters.

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