Cremulators for Processing Cremated Remains
Key Specifications
Unit overview- Function
- Processes cremated skeletal remains into fine, uniform ash
- Cycle time
- [SPEC NEEDED: processing time per cycle]
- Capacity
- [SPEC NEEDED: remains volume/weight processed per cycle]
- Chamber material
- [SPEC NEEDED: processing chamber construction and material]
- Power supply
- [SPEC NEEDED: electrical supply requirement]
- Cleaning
- Designed for easy cleaning between cycles
- Footprint
- [SPEC NEEDED: unit dimensions and footprint]
- Pairs with
- Macrotec human and pet cremators
Figures marked [SPEC NEEDED] await confirmation from Macrotec's engineering team. Contact our technical team for exact per-project figures.
A Mechanical Process, Not a Combustion One
After a cremation cycle finishes, what remains in the chamber is not ash but brittle, calcified bone fragments, the calcium phosphate structures that survive the combustion of soft tissue. A cremulator's job is purely mechanical: it has no burner and no combustion chamber of its own, and plays no part in the cremation itself.
Those fragments are loaded into an enclosed processing chamber, where a mechanical action reduces them to a fine, consistent grain size, the uniform ash that families expect when remains are returned to them. The cycle is short by comparison with cremation itself, so it does not become the bottleneck in a facility's workflow.
What separates a well-designed cremulator from a basic grinder is what happens between cycles. The processing chamber has to be cleared and cleaned thoroughly before the next set of remains goes in, because keeping each case separate is a genuine chain-of-custody requirement for any crematorium, not a cosmetic one.
- Purely mechanical, no combustion
- Fast cycle, fine uniform output
- Thorough cleaning keeps remains separate
Any Crematorium Returning Fine, Uniform Remains
Municipal and private human crematoria, pet crematoria, funeral homes offering an ash return service, and any facility that needs the remains it returns to families to be consistent and fine.
Municipal & private crematoria
Pet crematoria
Funeral homes offering ash return
Government & municipal authorities
Facilities returning remains to families
Independent crematorium operators
The Final Step, Done Right
Fast processing cycle
A short cycle keeps pace with cremation throughput, so remains do not queue up waiting to be processed at a busy facility.
Fine, uniform ash output
Bone fragments are reduced to a consistent grain size, the form families expect when remains are returned to them.
Easy cleaning between cycles
The processing chamber is designed to be cleared and cleaned quickly, so operators can move straight to the next set of remains.
Keeps remains separate
Straightforward, thorough cleaning between cycles is what prevents cross-contamination between cases, a real operational and reputational risk for any crematorium.
Simple, safe operation
Controls are kept straightforward, so staff can be trained on the equipment quickly without specialist mechanical experience.
Pairs with our cremators
Built to complete the process started in our human and pet cremators, so a facility can source its complete cremation service from one manufacturer.
Quality and Safety, Independently Certified
As a mechanical process step with no combustion of its own, a cremulator is not subject to air emission limits directly. Its role in a compliant cremation service still matters: consistent processing and thorough cleaning between cycles support the chain-of-custody standard crematoria are held to. Our quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems are independently certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
Specified to Pair With Your Cremators
Every cremulator is specified to keep pace with the cremator or cremators it serves. Chamber capacity and cycle time are still to be finalised with Macrotec's engineering team.
- Chamber capacity
- [SPEC NEEDED: capacity/model range Macrotec offers]
- Cycle time
- [SPEC NEEDED: processing time per cycle]
- Power supply
- [SPEC NEEDED: electrical supply requirement]
- Pairing
- Designed to pair with Macrotec human and pet cremators
Support, Maintenance & Spares
Every cremulator is backed by Macrotec's after-sales team: on-site commissioning, operator training, a reliable spare parts supply, and maintenance agreements sized to your facility. Our Maintenance & Repairs service covers the full cremator range, wherever it is installed.
Complete Your Cremation Service
Tell us about the cremators you run and the throughput you need to keep up with, and our engineers will help you specify the right cremulator.