ABM Equipment Releases 9x9 Roller Mill

Though the mill at the show was a prototype and did not have them, the following features are to be added to the first units sold. First, the units will have either manual or digital roller position indicators so that operators can notate and revisit different settings. Second, an angled gravity-drop sampler will be installed for when processors are using gentle conveying methods. Those using augers should sample their grain at the final discharge because augers will affect the final result).

Involved in the development of the mill were numerous brewers, Marc Martin of Alpha King consulting, and Jim Thurman—the inventor of the Jim Boney mill. Thurman and ABM are currently collaborating on the next version of his popular 3-roller mill for smaller operations. The small 3-roller is to be released later this year and shown at the next CBC. ABM asks that millers submit feature requests to help them build the “ideal” mill.

“Some features we’ve added already exist in other mills,” said John Cassa, Co-Owner. “We just wanted to combine everything—existing features in this mill or that, solutions for problems the most popular mills have always had, and keep the price down. Our introductory price will depend on how many POs we get on release because rollers are the most expensive part and their price is volume-sensitive.”

For more information, visit ABMEquipment.com or contact John Hilgendorf at 360-558-7156 or jhilgendorf@abmequipment.com.

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