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Overview

The Vector VTR-18-001 cross beater mill is a robust, versatile size-reduction unit for coarse and fine grinding in batch or continuous operation — built for laboratories, pilot plants, and production prep lines that process medium-hard, brittle materials up to about Mohs hardness 6.

Cross beaters combine cutting, tearing, and high-speed impact against a perforated housing or screen, so fibrous feeds, organic residues, and elastic materials that resist jaw or compression mills still reduce predictably. Adjustable rotor speed, interchangeable screens or discharge grids, and an optional cyclone for improved discharge let you bias output toward coarse shredding or finer comminution without changing the fundamental rotor design.

The mill mounts on a heavy-duty mobile frame for shared laboratories. Vector configures each unit with the screen set and accessories your SOP requires — from agricultural and environmental subsampling to mineral and feed testing where particle shape and moisture interact with grindability.

At a glance

  • Mohs ≤ 6 — medium-hard, brittle feeds
  • Batch or continuous operation
  • Coarse to fine output via screen and speed selection
  • Adjustable speed — tune energy input per material
  • Optional cyclone — cleaner discharge and less carryover
  • CE machinery conformity

Standards & conformity

Browse the standards library

Supplied as CE-marked machinery. Where your quality system references specific preparation or test methods, pair the mill with the appropriate standards from our library — Vector application staff can help map fineness targets to downstream analysis.

Vector VTR-18-001 cross beater mill — open grinding chamber on mobile frame

Industries & applications

From agricultural QC to mineral and feed labs, the cross beater mill handles materials that need cutting and impact action rather than pure compression.

Agriculture & feeds

Straw, residues, and compound feeds for proximate analysis, moisture routes, and bulk-density workflows where fiber length affects grindability.

Environmental & biomass

Organic residues and biomass subsamples before digestion or combustion analysis — coarse shredding or finer passes via screen selection.

Mining & minerals

Medium-hard brittle ores and concentrates when cross-beater action suits the material better than ring or disc mills for the first reduction stage.

Pilot & production prep

Continuous campaigns on pilot lines where adjustable speed and optional cyclone discharge keep throughput stable across shift work.

Materials R&D

Teaching comminution and screening process variables with a production-realistic beater mill on a mobile laboratory frame.

Need a specific PSD or screen set?

Vector application support helps match rotor speed, screen aperture, and optional cyclone configuration to your SOP and downstream methods.

Key features

Engineered for versatile size reduction, adjustable energy input, and reliable operation in busy prep laboratories.

Mohs 6

Medium-hard brittle range

Processes medium-hard and brittle feeds that suit cutting and impact action — minerals, feeds, and residues within a practical hardness window.

Batch

Batch or continuous

Run single batches for QC or configure continuous discharge for pilot and production prep lines that need steady throughput.

Speed

Adjustable rotor speed

Tune peripheral speed to bias toward coarse shredding or finer comminution without changing the fundamental beater rotor design.

Screens

Interchangeable screens

Screen or discharge grid options steer particle size distribution to match proximate analysis, milling downstream, or bulk handling needs.

Cyclone

Optional cyclone unit

Improves material discharge, reduces carryover, and helps keep the work area cleaner when fine dust or fibrous fines are generated.

Mobile

Heavy-duty frame

Floor-standing assembly on a reinforced frame with casters — reposition between prep bays without dismantling the grinding head.

Vector VTR-18-001 cross beater mill — open chamber showing beater rotor and grinding plates

Chamber access & process flexibility

Cross beater mills excel when operators need to switch between coarse and fine targets on the same platform. Open-chamber access simplifies screen changes, cleaning between batches, and inspection of wear parts.

  • Beater action — cutting, tearing, and impact suit fibrous and elastic feeds that resist compression crushers.
  • Screen selection — interchangeable grids steer output from coarse shredding toward finer comminution.
  • Optional cyclone — improves discharge and reduces fine dust carryover in shared laboratories.
Vector VTR-18-001 cross beater mill — brochure cover

Downloads

Product brochure for the Vector VTR-18-001 cross beater mill — specifications, accessories, and typical laboratory applications.

Brochure (PDF)

Vector Cross Beater series

Technical overview

Product code
VTR-18-001
Material hardness
Up to Mohs 6 (medium-hard, brittle)
Grinding mechanism
Cross beaters — cutting, tearing, and impact
Operation modes
Batch or continuous
Rotor speed
Adjustable
Output range
Coarse to fine (screen and speed dependent)
Typical applications
Agricultural, environmental, mineral, and feed testing
Options
Interchangeable screens; accessories; optional cyclone discharge
Conformity
CE-marked machinery