By Aveka Inc
After initial jet milling tests, it was then determined that there were too many fine particles in the jet milled powder which were contributing to the difficulty in 3D output consistency. To solve these issues, the team determined that a combination of jet milling and air classification would be required. In order to solve our client's problem, a two-step process needed to be implemented: 1. First, the particles were put through the jet milling process to break them down to near the target size. 2. Second, all particles finer than the allowable limit were removed through the air classification process. Now that we had a proposed process in place, the next step was to thoroughly test it. Using small pilot batches, AVEKA was able to successfully jet mill and air classify the particles to the client's desired particle size range. Using our particle size analyzer, we were also able to verify that all particles finer than the allowable limit were removed from the final output. With successful trial and pilot runs in place, we were then able to quickly ramp up to full-scale production.
