Specialists in size reduction since 1917
Size reduction.
Built in Australia.
Van Gelder Pty Ltd designs and manufactures hammer mills and greenwaste grinders, with local Australian support.
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over our history
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02 / Our story
Australian engineering.
Since 1917.
Over a century of practical experience.
- Company
- Van Gelder Pty Ltd
- Location
- West Gosford, NSW, Australia
We manufacture machinery for mineral processing, manufacturing and resource recovery.
Since 1917, Van Gelder has built more than 5,000 machines to turn minerals and waste materials into useful products. Our in-house design expertise and manufacturing experience help match each machine to its material and application.
Our flagship Redback grinders have been developed over 35 years in Australian conditions. Successfully exported to the USA and Europe, they bring Australian engineering to a worldwide market.
Discover the DS1125T03 / Our machinery
The right machine.
For your material.
Crushing, grinding and recovery equipment designed to turn minerals and waste into useful materials.
- Redback DS1125T greenwaste grinder
- Greenwaste, timber and demolition materials.
- Resource recovery mills
- Glass, plaster, timber and waste materials.
- Wood hoggers
- Timber, building boards and wood waste.
- Tyre recycling plants
- Processing tyres into clean rubber crumb.

- Hammer, impact & duplex mills
- Coal, coke, limestone, burned lime, magnesite, clays and minerals.
- Air swept hammer mills
- Clays, mineral earths, limestone, hydrated lime, coffee and spices.
- Lime plants
- Complete plants for crushing, grinding and sizing limestone and burned lime.
- Double roll crushers
- Coal, limestone, bauxite and sodium ferrite.
- Meat meal grinders
- Size reduction for the abattoir industry.
- Laboratory equipment
- Hammer mills, jaw crushers, disc pulverisers, rotary cutters, roll crushers and jar mills.

04 / Hammer mills
Van Gelder
hammer mills.
From the Van Gelder 900 × 1200 hammer mill to a wide range of specialised mills.
We manufacture hammer mills for reducing minerals and recycling waste products, including timber. Our design and manufacturing experience helps match the machine to the material and the application.
Discuss a hammer millTechnical reference
Limestone sieve analysis
This is a typical screen analysis of material processed by a Van Gelder hammer mill. Results vary greatly with the structure and hardness of the feed material. Firm recommendations can be made only after tests by the manufacturer. Mills can be sized to suit the required capacity.
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05 / Service & spare parts
Built in Australia.
Backed in Australia.
All of our machinery is 100% Australian made and supported. Local backup is an important part of why customers choose Van Gelder.
For machinery, service or spare parts, speak directly with our Australian team.
Call 0416 241 47406 / Get in touch
Let’s talk machinery.
Tell us about your material, your operation
and the capacity you need.
Postal address
PO Box 507Ettalong Beach NSW 2256
Australia