ATOX Mill

• A very competitive mill

with

• An excellent
performance record for
the last decade
History of the ATOX Mill
• The first ATOX mill
was introduced
in1920
• In 1922 “ATOX” was
registered on the
market
• Around 1980 a new
concept for the ATOX
mill was developed
and introduced to the
market
• More than 130 ATOX
mills have been sold
ATOX Mill - Basic Concept

The grinding table has a

horizontal grinding track
encircled by
• Adjustable dam ring
• Adjustable nozzle ring
• Air guide cone

The three cylindrical

rollers are rigidly
connected to a common
centerpiece
ATOX Mill - Basic Concept

The roller assembly is

kept centered on the
grinding table and
prevented from rotating
by three torque rods

The grinding pressure is

exerted hydraulically
through three pull rods
attached to the outer
end of each roller shaft
 ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages

The grinding track is horizontal and the

center of gravity for the roller system can
only move vertically 
All impact forces and dynamic reactions are
only vertical and thus easy to accommodate

The extremely low mass of the roller

suspension system means low inertia and
thereby low dynamic forces
ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages (Cont’d)

Due to a patented toe-in

of the rollers, the roller
bearings are only
exposed to well defined
radial loads,
and - due to the low
mass of the suspension
system - only to very
small inertial forces in
case of vibrations
ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages (Cont’d)

Segmented wear parts

for both rollers and table
allow use of the most
wear resistant materials
without risk of cracking.

Roller segments can be

reversed enabling high
material utilisation to be
achieved also in case of
uneven wear
ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages (Cont’d)

When the wear segments of an

ATOX mill are wearing the whole
roller assembly moves only
vertically 
Higher utilisation of thicker wear
segments than in mills, where
the rollers are on swingarms

Thicker wear segments 

Longer stand-times
 ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages (Cont’d)

Rollers with larger diameter (compared with most

competitors) 

• Permit a proportional thicker and less critical

grinding bed being less sensitive to uneven wear
and less critical concerning foreign bodies in the
mill feed

• Allow a proportional coarser feed, which reduces

the requirements on precrushing.
 ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages (Cont’d)

Easy starting procedure:

• The rollers are lifted hydraulically before start

• No auxiliary drive required
• Less demand on the mill motor - it starts with no
load
• Hydraulic system designed to eliminate pressure
chocks and to permit a very easy and smooth start
 ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages (Cont’d)

Unrestricted airflow under the grinding table 

• Low pressure loss and unrestricted air distribution

to the 360 nozzle ring

• The standard ATOX mill can handle also the extra

amount of gas required by specially wet or easy to
grind materials without having to go to oversized
mill housing - only the nozzle ring and the separator
must be adapted to the higher airflow
ATOX Mill Concept - Advantages (Cont’d)

• Compact design
• Easy arrangement of
inlet ducts
• Only one service
access door required
 Easy to fit into a
constricted space
• Minimum cost of civil
work
 ATOX Mill - Improvements to Original Design

• The axial thrust bearing has been changed from

pure hydrostatic bearing to more simple and
reliable submerged hydrodynamic/semi-
hydrostatic bearing with supplementary high
pressure oil supply

• The design grinding pressure has been increased

from 600 kN/m2 to 800 kN/m2 for increased mill
capacity
ATOX Mill - Improvements to Original Design

Larger roller bearings

(due to increased
grinding pressure)

Improved sealing
system

Lubrication changed
from grease to oil
lubrication with
continuous oil filtering
and conditioning
ATOX Mill - Improvements to Original Design

Grinding table changed from T-profile to Y-

profile for enhanced rigidity and better fixation
of segments

Present Original
ATOX Mill - Improvements to Original Design

Improved tensioning
system including -
among others - tension
rods with pre-stressed
bolted connections
instead of fatigue prone
threaded joints
 ATOX Mill 1) Stainless steel lining in
chute.
Improvements to Original Design 2) Steel lining in mill housing

Wear Protection 3) Roller hub wear cover:

Chromium carbide
composiite plate.

4) Joint head wear cover:

Chromium carbide
composite plate.

5) Nozzle ring air guide cone:

Chromium carbide
composite plate.

6) Dam ring top: Hardox 400.

7) Bottom plate: Densit lining

8) Torque rod wear cover: Steel

9) Sealing air pipe:

Chromium carbide
composite plate.

10) Water injtection pipe:

Chromium carbide
composite plate

11) Sluice: Rubber lined with

wear restistant liner and
Hardox vanes
ATOX Mill - Improvements to Original Design

Rotary feed sluice suitable for

sticky material:

More simple than a triple-flap

sluice
Less false air
Feed flow more continuous
Cells lined with flexible and
wear resistant rubber
Injection of compressed air to
prevent build-up of sticky
material
ATOX Mill - Improvements to Original Design

FLS RAR Separator

The original static

separator replaced by a
high-efficiency dynamic
separator
Conversion of VRM from Dynamic to FLS RAR Separator

Mill Size LM 46.465

Separator Type LKS 80 RAR 47.5
Capacity MTPH 405 443
Product Residue % R 90 um 18 17.6
Mill Power kWh/MT 8.4 7.7
Fan Power kWh/MT 9.6 9.1
Total Power kWh/MT 18 16.8
 Conversion of VRM from Static to FLS RAR Separator

Raymond VR-8 Polysius RM 46/23

Separator Type Conv. Static RAR 45.0 Conv. Static RAR 42.5
Capacity MTPH 249 286 250 287.4
Product Residue % R 90 µm 20 20 11.5 13.2
Mill Power kWh/MT 10.1 8.7 4.7 4.1
Fan Power kWh/MT 13.5 11 8.5 6.2
Total Power kWh/MT 23.6 19.7 13.3 10.3
 ATOX Raw Mills
Operational Experience

Capacity: Up to around 500 t/h

Raw materials:
• From “non-abrasive” to “very abrasive”
• Sticky and non-sticky
• Moisture content from < 1% to > 18%
• Grindability from < 3 kWh/t to > 11 kWh/t

Final product: From < 5% to > 20% on a 90 m sieve

 ATOX Raw Mill - Performance Figures

Plant Location Chile Brazil Guatamala R.P.China

Mill Size ATOX 30 ATOX 35 ATOX 40 ATOX 50
Obtained Guarant. Obtained Guarant. Obtained Guarant. Obtained Guarant.

Production, mt/h 114 100 294 245 250 230 351 320

Feed moisture, % 1 7 3.6 2.6

Product moisture, % 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8

Raw meal fineness, % > 90 m 9 10 16.4 18 11.6 15 12 12

- - - , % > 0.2 mm 2.2 2.8 1.4 1.5
Spec. energy cons., kWh/t
Mill 6.1 2.7 6.9 8 10.2
Separator 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6
Mill+Separator 6.2 2.9 4.5 7.1 10.8
Fan 7.3 5.7 7.3 8.5
Mill + Separator + Fan 13.5 16.2 8.6 14.4 16.5 19.3 20.1

Mill differential pressure, mbar 73 69 61 65

Water injection, m3/h 0 1.2 0 6.5 10.3

 ATOX Raw Mills sold since 1995 - Performance
Client/Plant ATOX Size Production, t/h Fineness, %>90  Energy cons., kWh/t
Obtained Guaranteed Obtained Guaranteed Mill Fan Mill+Fan
A.P.Cement 50 280 265 14.5 20 11.3 10.7 22
Binani 42.5 415 375 16.5 15 5.7 5.1 10.8
Bio-Bio, Curico a) 40 180 170 9.7 12 7.2 10.2 17.4
Cearense, Sobral 40 272 255 15 15 7.5 7 14.5
Cemento Progreso 40 250 230 11.6 15 6.9 7.1 14
CESSA 35 183 178 12.2 12 6.9 7.1 14
Cimesa Laranjeiras 35 272 245 15.1 18 3 6.1 9.1
Huaxin II 50 390 390 12 12 8.2 7 15.2
Inacesa, Antofagasta 30 125 100 7.8 10 5.1 6.2 11.3
Sean Quinn 45 334 300 12.9 15 7.4 5.3 12.7
Sinai Grey 40 365 330 9.5 10 4.6 5.5 10.1
SOBOCE 32.5 152 150 9.2 10 7.9 8.5 16.4
Average 12.2 13.7 6.8 7.2 14.0

a): Mill output restricted by maximum capacity of raw material supply

 ATOX Raw Mills sold since 1996
Year ordered Client Country Mill size Mill power Production Fineness Feed moisture
kW t(h % > 90  %

1996 Zuari India 45 3000 250 22 4

Cimesa Brazil 35 1500 245 18 9
Progreso Guatamala 40 1888 230 15 7
Huaxin II China 50 3500 390 12 5.2

1997 SOBOCE Bolivia 32.5 1250 150 10 4

Sean Quinn Ireland 45 2900 300 15 8.5
CESSA El Salvador 35 1500 178 12 6.7

1998 Kupang Indonesia 27.5 790 80 10 18

Darab Iran 47.5 3200 300 12 8
Cearense, Sobral Brazil 40 2200 255 15 3.5
Sinai Egypt 40 2200 330 10 7

1999 Fancesa Bolivia 35 1400 161 12 4

My Home India 27.5 740 120 12 5
Sinai White Egypt 25 585 90 5 5
Saurashtra India 30 1100 180 18 7
ACC Wadi India 50 4000 380 15 4

2000 Tam Diep Vietnam 45 2730 320 10 8

Ramos Arizpe Mexico 42.5 2200 250 20 4
Carmago Correa Brazil 42.5 1980 400 10 2
Barbetti Italy 32.5 1283 175 12 5
Yongdeng China 37.5 1828 180 10 5
 VRM for Raw Materials sold since 1996

35

30
% of No. of Mills sold

25
LM
20 MPS
POLYSIUS
15 ATOX
FRM
10

0
96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00

LM 28 28 21 24
MPS 7 19 26 24
POLYSIUS 30 22 15 14
ATOX 15 22 26 27
FRM 20 9 12 11
Year
ATOX Coal Mill

• A very competitive

and

• A very versatile mill

ATOX Coal Mill in Thailand
Double Feed Screw for ATOX Coal Mill
 ATOX Coal Mills (Small Sizes)
Removal of Roller Assembly for Maintenance
 ATOX Coal Mills
Operating Experience

Capacity: Up to around 70 t/h

All types of coal:

• Anthracite, pet-coke, normal bituminous coal and
lignite
• Feed moisture up to 25 %

Final product from < 3 % to > 20 % on a 90 m sieve

 ATOX MILLS FOR GRINDING OF COAL

Type of Coal Anthracite Pet coke Lignite

Plant Location Vietnam Spain Thailand
Mill Size ATOX 27.5 ATOX 13.5 ATOX 27.5
Obtained Guaranteed Obtained Guaranteed Obtained Guaranteed

Production, t/h 40.3 40 8.4 8 48 45

Feed moisture, % 10 4.2 25

Product moisture,% 1 1 0.5 1 7.5 10

Product fineness, % > 90  4.3 5 2.5 5 18 18

- - , % > 0.2 mm 0.2 0.1 1

Spec. energy cons., kWh/t

Mill 9.7 12.4 13
Separator 1.3 1.2 1.8
Fan 12 9.2 15.2
Mill + Separator + Fan 23 29.1 22.8 22.9 30 31

Mill differential pressure, mbar 64 37.6 71

Vibrations, mm/s 0.6 0.3 1.2

3
Water injection, m /h 2.1 0.13 0

Grinding bed, mm 8 11 40
 Torque Factor versus Table Speed for
ATOX Mill grinding Pet-Coke

Atox 13.5 for Grinding of Pet-Coke

0.09

0.085
Torque factor (-)

0.08

0.075

0.07
75 80 85 90 95 100

Table speed (% of nom.)

 ATOX COAL MILLS SOLD SINCE 1996

Year ordered Client/Plant Country Mill size Mill power Production Fineness Feed moisture
kW t/h % > 90 m %

1996 Zuari India 20 425 30 15 15

El Alto Spain 13.5 130 8 5 10
Baturaja Indonesia 22.5 500 31 12 15

1997 Rørdal Denmark 20 400 19 5 10

Sean Quinn Ireland 20 335 25 12 10

1998 Kuwait Cement Kuwait 25 450 28 6 10

Ispat Metallics India 22.5 600

1999 Turna Slovakia 17.5 220 18 15 10

ACC Wadi India 25 625

2000 Tam Diep Vietnam 27.5 710 30 5 12

Ramos Arizpe Mexico 27.5 800 50/35 12/5 12
Carmago Correa Brazil 25 450 23 3 10
Akmenes Lituania 17.5 260 22/15 15/5 10
 VRM for Coal Grinding sold to the Cement Industry since 1996

60

50
% of No. of Mills sold

40
LM
MPS
30 Pol.
ATOX
FRM
20

10

0
96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00
LM 43 54 33 26
MPS 5 18 29 19
Pol. 24 7 5 19
ATOX 14 14 24 26
FRM 14 7 10 11
Year
 L.V.Technology
L.V. Technology has developed a concept used for
upgrading of existing vertical roller mills of various makes.
In 1999 FLS and Fuller signed an exclusive co-operation
agreement with LVT to market this upgrading concept.

An upgrading project addresses three key areas:

• The Separator
• The air velocity through the mill
• The air nozzle ring and air guide cone
 Modified design Original design

L.V.Technology

Example of upgrading
of a VRM for grinding
of raw materials
 LVT Modification of LKS Separator

After Before

Housing
Modification

Guide Vanes Existing Rotor

New Cage Type

Rotor
Existing
Grit Cone

Modified Feed Chute

Grit Cone Extension
 LVT - Upgrading of LM Type Mills

Mill LM 41.4 LM 48.4 LM 56.4

Before After Before After Before After
Classifier LDKS LVT LJKS LVT LJKS LVT

Production MTPH 305 360 315 355 430 520

Mill power KWh 2000 2100 3000 3100 3900 4150
Fan power KWh 2300 1800 3200 2650 4100 3650
P mill Mmwg 750 600 900 750 950 820
Vibration Mm/.s 6-8 4-5 8-11 5-7 8-11 5-6
Residue % > 90  15 15 15 12 11 11
% > 200  3-4 1.4-1.6 2.5-3.0 1.1-1.4 1.0 0.9
Spec.
energy
Mill + Fan kWh/MT 14.1 10.8 19.7 16.7 18.6 15.0
Savings kWh/MT - 3.3 - 3.0 - 3.6
 LVT Upgrading of LM 63 w. LSKS for
Siam Cement Industry

Guarantee Acceptance Normal With LVT

figures test operation upgrading
Separator type LSKS LSKS LSKS LVT
Throughput, t/h (dry) 600 617 600 709
Residue on 90 m, % 10 9.3 n/a 12
Mill main drive, kWh/t n/a 7.9 8.1 7
Mill fan, kWh/t n/a 10.3 12.2 7.3
Separator drive, kWh/t n/a 0.1 n/a 0.26
Total, kWh/t
25.5 21.8 25.1 17.7
(mill, fan, auxiliaries)
Air flow, m3/h n/a 1 400 000 1 570 000 1 150 000
Mill diff. pressure, mbar n/a 85 90 71
Mill vibrations, mm/s n/a 8 8 6

Ref.: WORLD CEMENT, September 2000

 LVT Upgraded POLYSIUS Mill w/SEPOL

Modified Mill Original Mill

Arrangement Arrangement
Housing
Modification
New Rotor and
Guide Vanes

New Grit Cone

New Feed Entry

 L.V.Technology

Operating Data for Polysius Type Mill

Polysius 54 - 27 Before After After

Capacity MTPH 275 290 300
Residue % + 90  m 22 16 16
% + 212  m 2.5 1.6 1.6
Mill Power kWh 2750 2500 2600
Fan Power kWh 2100 1850 2150
Exit Grain load gm/m3 500 630 610
Mill  P mmwg 440 520 460
External Recir. Percent 200 10-15 150
Spec. Pwr Cons. kWh/MT 17.6 15.0 15.8
Power Savings kWh/MT 2.6 (4.1)* 1.8 (3.3)*
* Savings based on having residue of
22% retained on 90 m
FLS RAR-LVT Separator

RAR separator modified

by use of LVT design
concepts
 ATOX Mils - Conclusion

• After redesign of some essential components the

modern ATOX mill now presents itself as a very
reliable and well performing mill
• The ATOX mill grinds coal and raw materials of a very
wide range of properties of these materials
• Virtually all ATOX mills sold and commissioned have
fulfilled the guaranteed performance
• The ATOX mill - now with LVT - is very competitive in
any respect (cost, reliability, performance)
• The ATOX mill is among the world’s three leading
brands of mills for raw material and coal grinding,
each with a market share of some 25 %