Innovative concept
On April 23rd in 2009 HOSOKAWA ALPINE unveiled the largest long-gap mill ever built by the company (Fig. 1). The innovative concept behind the LGM 20 consists of an integrated process solution which permits the simultaneous performance of multiple processing operations, such as grinding, drying and coating, in a single machine. Peter Krieg, CEO of HOSOKAWA ALPINE AG firstly presented the company in the context of the HOSOKAWA MICRON GROUP to a selected group of customers. Dr.-Ing. Bodo Furchner, head of the Technology division then outlined the various series of machines and typical...