GuideAugust 24, 2026
Grinder vs. Screen at Headworks: How to Choose
Decide whether headworks needs a grinder, a screen, or both by where solids should go and what you must protect.
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TASKMASTER® shredders for waste reduction, recycling, secure destruction, and bulky solids.
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Hammer mills, knife mills, lab mills, and controlled particle size reduction equipment.
4 products
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Franklin Miller manufactures a wide range of wastewater treatment equipment including grinders and screens. Our equipment is engineered for reliability and simplicity.
Food Processing Equipment
Franklin Miller's line of Delumpers and Shredders can be finely calibrated to output a specific size for any food processing equipment needs.
Mining
Delumper brand machines crushers deagglomerate coal, fly ash, phosphate, minerals and much. Our unit can handle capacities of 1000 tons an hour and more.
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Franklin Miller has a multitude of inline processors suitable to handle the complex demands of oil and gas applications. The unique needs pertaining to the extraction, refining, and transporting of petroleum products can be easily handled by Franklin Miller grinders.
Industrial Chemical Crushers
Franklin Miller's crushers reduce solids, lumps, and agglomerates to precise sizes, ensuring product consistency and operational efficiency.
Recycling
Taskmaster® recycling shredders are used at recycling facilities around the world. Our shredders can be configured to meet the needs of any application.
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Hartford, Connecticut — System-Wide Grinder Installation
How the Metropolitan District integrated Franklin Miller grinders across its collection system.
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Musconetcong Sewerage Authority — Grinder Upgrade
How the Musconetcong Sewerage Authority upgraded its regional wastewater operation with a new grinder installation.
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Brewer, Maine — Keeping the Plant Flowing
A municipal water facility addressed recurring clogging and kept its plant flowing.
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GuideAugust 24, 2026
Industrial Shredder Selection Guide
Work through material, largest feed piece, output size, throughput, feed, and discharge to match a TASKMASTER…
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GuideAugust 24, 2026
Wastewater Grinder Selection Guide
Match a wastewater grinder to channel, pipeline, or wet-well duty by solids, access, and what you need to protect…
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