Buhler k240 Catalogue

The new K Series.
High-capacity bead mills with conical slot agitator.

The new K Series.
Perfection through continuous innovation.
K Series – perfected bead mill for applications ranging from K Series. Knowledge gained from intensive research and pro-
laboratories to large-scale production. The tried and trusted ductive applications at the sites of our demanding customers
K Series enjoys an outstanding reputation in a wide variety of has been continuously and systematically transformed into
industries where wet grinding and dispersing processes are of practical innovations and has been incorporated into the ma-
central importance. chine design. For example, the average life cycle of the K240
The steady increase in requirements for existing and new in the large-scale production of highly abrasive carbon black
technologies has propelled the further development of the based pigment dispersions has been multiplied!
The heart of the K design is its conical slot agitator with the
dynamic grinding gap relief feature and intensive stator and
rotor cooling system. It allows the processing of products
across a wide viscosity range and offers high ﬂexibility in terms
of grinding formulation quality.
The processing zones of stainless steel and ceramic materi-
als, which has been optimized on the basis of experience,
maximize life cycles while minimizing the maintenance require-
ments.
In the machines equipped with a PLC control system, the
control of important process parameters allows fully automatic
operation. Process data registration ensures perfect docu-
mentation.
Printing inks and High-viscosity pastes

concentrates Thanks to the dynamic relief
Medium- to high-viscosity of the separating slot and
products with solids con- the conical processing zone,
tents up to 70%. Maximum K Technology is excellently
throughput rates with excel- suited to dealing with
lent cooling characteristics extremely high viscosities.
and life cycles.
Pastes for the Cosmetics and

electronics industry pharmaceuticals
Ceramic processing zones of Integrated, fully automatic
SiC or ZrO2 ensure contami- production systems made
nation-free wet grinding and of stainless steel satisfy the
dispersion processes as well most rigorous requirements
as excellent cooling charac- in terms of sanitation and
teristics (SiC). cleaning (SIP/CIP).
BUHLER GD The new K Series

The series.
Highlights from lab to production scale.
K8
For laboratory and research applications and for small-
scale production. Flexible desk-top unit, installed within a
short time and easy to operate.
• Process data registration and trending
• Ceramic design of ZrO2 and SiC for
contamination-free processes
• Frequency converter for controlled grinding media
pressure
K60
The K60 is considered the most universal bead mill
currently available in the marketplace, especially for batch
sizes starting at 50 kg.
• Ceramic design of SiC for contamination-free processes
• Optimized agitator geometry for maximum cooling action
and long life cycle
• Stainless steel version, Cleaning and Sanitation in place
pressure (option)
K120
High-capacity bead mill for top throughput rates and
batch sizes starting at 100 kg.
• Optimized agitator geometry for maximum cooling action
and long life cycle
• Siemens S7 PLC with graphic user interface and
touch-screen
pressure (option)
K240
Tailor-made bead mill for integration in high-capacity
production systems or for batch sizes starting at 200 kg.
• Bead mill geometry optimized on the basis of experience for
handling highly abrasive materials
• Unsurpassed life cycle in the processing of carbon black
based pigment dispersions
• Frequency converter for controlled grinding media pressure
(option)
Technical data.
The K Series K8 K60 K120 K240

Outstanding scale-up
Grinding volumes 0.5 l 5l 10 l 20 l
characteristics from
Installed motor power 4 kW 24–30 kW 45–55 kW 90 kW laboratory mill to high-
Throughput 10% 100% 200% 400% capacity production
Application Laboratory Universal Average batches Large-scale production machine.
K8 K60
875
650
700 Ø194
945
282 164
1548
1343
591
580
1117
1040
626 690 246
1432
1527 380 592
K120 K240
1190
713.5
2300
2570
1500
1700
1015
611
1018 1200 1480

2085 1585 2310 1960
Technical data, weights, etc. Equipment concept
Type K8 K60 K120 K240 S = Standard version K8 K60 K120 K240

O = Optional equipment
Cooling water usage at Intensive rotor/stator cooling S S S S
3 bar, m3/h 0.9 1.8 4.5 4.5 Separating ring cooling − S S S
Control air pressure in bar 6–10 6–10 6–10 6–10 Double-acting mechanical seal S S S S
Product flow rate in dm3/h 0.5–30 8–400 40–800 60–1200 High-precision slot separator S S S S
Grinding media Ø in mm 0.3–2.5 0.4–2.5 0.6–2.5 1.6–2.5 Separating ring reusable
Unpacked (weight in kg) 200 1050 2500 4185 several times S S S S
Rail-packed (weight in kg) 220 1180 2650 4490 Stopping via product pressure S S S S
Sea-packed (weight in kg) 250 1300 3000 4980 Stopping via product
Volume of seaworthy packing in m3 1.5 4.6 11 18.7 temperature S S S S
Handling unit − − O O
Material pump O O O O
Cleaning unit − O O O
Explosion-proofed
version O O O O
Frequency converter S O O O
SiC ceramic agitator O O − −
ZrO2 ceramic agitator O − − −

Flexibility in plant design.
Fully automatic processes using K Technology.
K Technology is distinguished by its high ﬂexibility in pro-

cessing different grinding formulations:
– Unsurpassed life cycle in processing highly abrasive

products
– Constant output quality with variable premixes
– Wide viscosity range
These characteristics allow a high degree of freedom in the

design of high-capacity production systems.
At the sites of leading manufacturers of all types of printing

ink, the K240 in combination with Buhler three-roll mills
form the heart of the production system and therefore
enjoy a leading market position. Fully automatic offset line. Throughput 1000 kg/h.
System engineering using state-of-the-art planning tools.
Cosmetics: Top cleaning and sanitation requirements. Process control system with visualized process monitoring.
Cleaning and sanitation in place – CIP/SIP.

2000 DF
0506
GD 52011 en
Bühler AG
CH-9240 Uzwil, Switzerland
T + 41 71 955 34 91
F + 41 71 955 31 49
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.buhlergroup.com

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The new K Series.

High-capacity bead mills with conical slot agitator.

Printing inks and High-viscosity pastes

Pastes for the Cosmetics and

BUHLER GD The new K Series

The K Series K8 K60 K120 K240

1018 1200 1480

Technical data, weights, etc. Equipment concept

Type K8 K60 K120 K240 S = Standard version K8 K60 K120 K240

BUHLER GD The new K Series

K Technology is distinguished by its high ﬂexibility in pro-

– Unsurpassed life cycle in processing highly abrasive

These characteristics allow a high degree of freedom in the

At the sites of leading manufacturers of all types of printing

System engineering using state-of-the-art planning tools.

BUHLER GD The new K Series

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