A = Excellent

B = Good

C = Fair

D = Poor

Size Reduction Equipment Attributes/ Characteristics	BULK			COARSE			FINE
	Titan 20 Shredder	Rotary De-Clumper	CX Heavy Duty Cutter	SCC Rotary Cutter	Knife Cutter	CIM Pulverizer/ Pin Mill	CIM Pulverizer/ Pin Mill	Hammer Mill	Attrition Mill
Abrasive Materials	A	B	B	A	B	B/C	B/C	A	C
Brittle Materials	A	B	B	B	B	C	A	A	C
Chips (Hard)	A	C	A	A	B	D	D	B	C
Cloth	D	D	C	A	D	D	D	D	D
Controllable particle sizes	B/C	B	B	A	A	A	A	A	B
Crystals	A	A	A	A	B/C	A	A	A	A
Explosion proof designs	A?	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	?
Extreme durability	A	A	A	A	B/C	B	B	A	C
Fast blade/tip replacements	N/A	N/A	A	A	A	B/C	B/C	B	B
Fibrous Materials	A	C	B	A	B	D	D	B	B
Flakes	NA	A	NA	A	A	A	A	A	B
Friable material	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Glass Cullet	D	D	D	B	D	D	D	A	D
Granular Materials	NA	A	NA	A	A	A	A	A	A
Hard Fibrous	D	D	B	A	B	D	D	A	B
Heat Sensitive	B	B	C	D	C	B	B	C	D
High capacity	A	A	A	A	B	A/B	A/B	A	B
Interlocking Materials	A	C	B	B	B	D	D	B	C
Large Chunks	A	A	A	C	C	D	D	B	D
Large-Pcs Wood	A	D	A	B/C	D	D	D	B/C	D
Low initial cost	B	B	B	A	C	A	A	B	B
Low maintenance	A	A	A	A	B	B	B	A	B
Low operating cost	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
Lowest energy/amt of material reduced	A	A	A/B	A	A	A	A	B/C	B
Lumps	C	A	B	A	C	B	B	B	B
Metal Powder Parts	C	B	A	A	C	D	D	B	A
Moist Materials	C	D	D	C	C	C/D	C/D	C/D	B
Pellets	D	A	C	A	C	A	A	A	B
Phenolic Resins	B	D	B	A	D	D	D	B	C
Plastics	A	NA	B	B/C	NA	NA	NA	C	NA
Coarse and agglomerated powders	NA	A	NA	A	NA	A	A	A	A
Pressurized designs	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	B	B	N/A	B
Rapid sanitizing	B	B	B	B	B	A	A	B	B/C
Rubber	B	D	A	B	D	D	D	C/D	D
Soft Fibrous	A	D	B/C	A	A	C	C	A	A
Sticky	D	D	B	C	B	C	C	B	B
Trim Stock	B	D	B	A	C	D	D	D	D
Wood	B	D	B	B	C	D	D	A	A