The Pilot QMill series is able to meet the request for small production batch sizes (from 100g to hundreds of kg).
All connections of components are made to be in compliance with cGMPs and to assure quick and easy assembling and disassembling operations. The number of components is reduced at minimum in order to speed up also cleaning and validation activities.
The Pilot Qmill series jet mills may be easily integrated into FPS isolators to allow the process of very high active or sterile products.
At FPS MEC Test Centre it is possible to perform technical trials with your products and FPS Q mills.
| Name | Qmill - 6 | Qmill - 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 6” milling chamber | 8” milling chamber |
| Material | AISI316L | AISI316L |
| Gaskets | PTFE – FEP / Silicone | PTFE – FEP / Silicone |
| Surface roughness | < 0.25 μm – contact parts < 0.80 μm – non contact parts | < 0.25 μm – contact parts < 0.80 μm – non contact parts |
| Batch Size | Minimum 50 g – Maximum 100 kg | Minimum 1 kg – Maximum 500 kg |
| Productivity | Minimum 50 g/h – Maximum 20 kg/h | Minimum 250 g/h – Maximum 50 kg/h |
| Gas Consumtpion @ 7 barg | 42.8 Nm3/h | 67 Nm3/h |
| Gas Consumtpion @ 12 barg | 73.4 Nm3/h | 115 Nm3/h |
| Gas Consumtpion @ 100 psig | 26,7 SCFM | 42 SCFM |
| Gas Consumtpion @ 175 psig | 45,7 SCFM | 72 SCFM |
| Yield | Typical yield 99.5% depending on batch size | Typical yield 99.5% depending on batch size |
| Working pressure | From 2 up to 12 barg | From 2 up to 12 barg |
The QMill-6 is required for final particle size between 15-20µm and 100µm (D50), Starting PSD of raw material is 2-3mm approx. The QMill-6 is engineered to give higher product yield with batch size from 100g to 100kg with productivity from 0.2 to 3 0kg/h.
The QMill-8 is the best solution for final particle size between 15-20µm and 100µm (D50), Starting PSD of raw material is 2-3mm approx. The QMILL-8 is engineered to give higher product yield with batch size from 1kg to 500kg with productivity is from 0.5 to 50 kg/h.
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