IKA Cone Mill MKO

The cone mill MKO 2000 differs from the colloid mill MK 2000 offered by IKA due to its special milling tool. The first stage is identical with that of the colloid mill, geared towards and serves for feeding and pre-milling of the product. Instead of gear cutting tools, the other conical rotor/stator parts are coated with an extremely hard coating that has a very rough surface texture. The coatings consist of high quality materials such as carbides and ceramics. Alternatively, IKA also provides solid tools comprised of zirconium ceramic. The milling tool produces an intense shear zone that can process materials with medium or high viscosities. It generally causes an even narrower distribution and finer particle size than a colloid mill. The wet milling combined with a solid content provides good results even with low viscosity masses.

The conical geometry of the milling tool enables an axial displacement of the stator for an infinite adjustment of the milling gap. In addition to the rotating speed, the energy input and thus the dispersion effect can also be affected by adjusting the gap between rotor and stator. For applications with a fixed grinding gap and high demands for reproducibility, the infinite adjustment of the milling gap can be replaced by a system with fixed spacers

The combination of small grinding gaps with the friction between the tools and product allows for an excellent grinding effect. Unlike other corundum mills where tool-wear leads to permanent contamination, the rotor/stator tools of the MKO are not in contact with each other. Special versions are designed in a manner which precludes any metal contamination, even with abrasive products. These collective features make the IKA cone mill a unique device for wet milling and the de-agglomeration of suspensions.

The IKA Cone Mill MKO 2000 is available in seven different sizes, with varied possible throughput from 25 to 6.000 l/h referring to water. All machine sizes do work with the same circumferential rotor speed, which ensures reliable scale-up.

Advantages of the IKA MKO 2000:

Controlled throughput in combination with excellent grinding result
Infinitely adjustable gap settings between rotor/stator for control of particle size reduction
Compactness of production systems with IKA Cone Mill MKO as a result of the inline design of the machine
Suitable for products in a wide viscosity range, up to 50.000 mPas
Capable of operation under pressures up to 16 bar
Simple speed adjustment by use of belt drive
Easy scale-up processes developed with the laboratory machine MKO onto production machine MKO
All wetted parts are made of 316L / 316Ti stainless steel
High-value seal with wear-resistant materials
High quality surface finishes for easy cleaning
Other materials and finishes are available upon request
Machine is self-draining. CIP and SIP capable
Low noise levels
Manufactured according to EHEDG guidelines (European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group)
Pharmaceutical execution available upon request
Explosion protected executions according to ATEX 95 guidelines deliverable

IKA engineers and application experts are available to assist you with selection of machine type and its execution as well as provide you with advice regarding installation of the machine into existing or new process systems.

	Flow rate (max.) (l/h)	Motor power (kW)	Rotor rotational speed (rpm)
Cone Mill MKO 2000/05	150	4	6000
Cone Mill MKO 2000/10	500	15	4200
Cone Mill MKO 2000/20	1500	37	3000
Cone Mill MKO 2000/30	3000	55	1500
Cone Mill MKO 2000/50	6000	160	1100