Agriculture & feeds
Straw, residues, and compound feeds for proximate analysis, moisture routes, and bulk-density workflows where fiber length affects grindability.
Vector VTR-18-001 cross beater mill — robust laboratory mill for coarse and fine reduction of medium-hard brittle materials up to Mohs 6, with adjustable speed, batch or continuous operation, and optional cyclone discharge.
VTR-18-001
Cross Beater Mill
Mohs ≤ 6 · batch or continuous · adjustable speed · optional cyclone
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.
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.
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.
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 or continuous
Run single batches for QC or configure continuous discharge for pilot and production prep lines that need steady throughput.
Adjustable rotor speed
Tune peripheral speed to bias toward coarse shredding or finer comminution without changing the fundamental beater rotor design.
Interchangeable screens
Screen or discharge grid options steer particle size distribution to match proximate analysis, milling downstream, or bulk handling needs.
Optional cyclone unit
Improves material discharge, reduces carryover, and helps keep the work area cleaner when fine dust or fibrous fines are generated.
Heavy-duty frame
Floor-standing assembly on a reinforced frame with casters — reposition between prep bays without dismantling the grinding head.
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.
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
Need help choosing?
Our applications team can match equipment to your standards and samples.
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