Method and apparatus for electromagnetically crushing, mixing and stirring substances by employing a mechanical driver

An apparatus for electromagnetically processing substances comprising:

• an elongated container having two opposed generally parallel sides for receiving working pieces responsive to a magnetic field and substances to be processed,
• a first shifting magnetic field generator adjacent to one side of the container producing a magnetic field which shifts in one direction within the container and a second shifting magnetic field generator adjacent to the opposite side of the container producing a magnetic field which shfits in the opposite direction within the container, the first and second shifting magnetic field generators being effective to impart a violent random motion to the working pieces due to electromagnetic force applied by said shifting magnetic field generators to thereby crush, mix and stir the substances to be processed;
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• a mechanical driving means for imparting a relative motion to said container between said first and second shifting magnetic field generators in a direction generally parallel to the shifting directions of said shifting magnetic fields, to thereby substantially maintain random motion of said working pieces.