Industrial mixing can be a very important task in any manufacturing processes that deal with powder, granules, liquids, or paste. As far as the rapid, homogeneous and high-shear mixing is concerned, the Plough Shear Mixer is among the best solutions of the kind.

INCMachine promoter’s good quality Plough Shear Mixers, which has been constructed to meet challenging applications in industries like chemicals, food, pharmaceuticals, and construction, and so on. This detailed description discusses the properties, operating principle, uses, benefits and selection implications of the plough shear mixer and knowledge of why it is the mixer of choice when intensive mixing is involved.

What is a plough shear mixer?

plough shear mixer, also known as a ploughshare mixer, is a horizontal batch mixer featuring a cylindrical mixing chamber equipped with high-speed plough-shaped mixing elements mounted on a central shaft. The ploughs form a mechanically fluidized mixing zone, whereby material is lifted and dispersed within the chamber.

To even achieve extreme efficiency, chopper blades that are high speed and rotate very fast are constructed in the side walls in order to disintegrate agglomerates and make the distribution of particles quick. This conglomeration of both plough elements and choppers allows the mixer to take on sophisticated mixing assignments such as, dry blending, liquids addition, and coating and even paste blending.

How Plough Shear Mixer Works?

The agitators have a plough shape  and are rotated at high velocity so that the materials are flung outwards of the shaft in a three dimensional movement. The vigorous movement makes the batch always in motion leading to:

• Effective particle to particle contact
• Small mixing cycles
• Very few dead places

There are optional choppers to introduce shearing force in breaking lumps and improving uniformity in mixing when liquids are added. The mixer is a batch process, and therefore it is suitable in those processes that demand perfect formulation and traceability.

Main Specifications of Plough Shear mixer

1. High-Performance Mixing Mechanism.

The one benefit offered by our ploughshare mixers is that it is made by combining the concept of radial flow and the axial flow, which makes the mixer exceptionally intense and homogenous to blend materials of diverse shapes, sizes, and densities.

2. Durable Construction

The mixer is constructed of stainless steel or carbon steel based on the application in such a manner that they can support incredibly high loads, abrasion and corrosive materials.

3. Optional High-Speed Choppers

Optional high-speed side choppers can be added to get enhanced efficiency. Those aide in dissolving agglomerates and aid in homogenous dispersion of liquids and additives.

4. Many Discharge Alternatives

A mixer can be fitted flush valves, ball valves, or the pneumatically operated butterfly valves at quick discharge, depending on material characteristics and the process requirements.

5. Scalability and customization

With scalability and customization, we are talking about increased efficiency in the provision of cognitive achievements and an opportunity to make great strides in the realization of the vision of uncompromising excellence in everything.

We offer mixers at both the small volume found in laboratories to be large volume in a batch found in industry, each totally customized to your production needs, and to the specifications of your materials.

6. Cleaning and Without Payment Maintenance Are Simple

Cleaning and inspection can be done easily because of their smooth internal surfaces and along with access doors that are large. There are also choices to CIP (Clean-In-Place) systems.

Applications Of Plough Shear Mixer

The plough shear mixers of INCMachine can fit a broad range of applications that apply in various industries some of which include:

1. Chemical Industry

Blending of powders, resins, pigments, fertilizers, pesticides, adhesives and catalysts. It treats free-flow and sticky compounds without problem.

2. Food Industry

Applications include blending of dry ingredients, mixing spices, baking premixes, coating cereal grains and making doughs and thick pastes.

3. Pharmaceuticals

It is perfect in mixing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, granules, and coating of particles with binders or lubricants.

4. Construction Materials

Blends dry mortar and tile adhesives, cement based products and plaster, which need high and consistent mixing.

5. Polymer and Plastic Industry

Applications: mixing of plastic powders, fillers, stabilizers and colorants. Good also as a coating or pre-mixing prior to extrusion.

Advantages of Plough Shear Mixer

1. Quick and even mixing

Mixing cycles also are much less, typically less than five minutes, because of high shear action.

2. Takes Varied Types of Materials in Hand

Depending on your needs, you can use dry powders, fibrous materials, sticky pastes, or granular substances; the mixer is adjusted to different viscosities and bulk densities.

3. Effective Use of Liquid Addition

Spray heads may also be included such as to introduce liquids, flavor, oil, or binding agents into the mixing area.

4. Minimal Degradation of Products

The mixture motion in a fluidized bed is such that even delicate substances can be mixed together without being squeezed too much or without coming up with much heat in the process.

5. Process Flexibility

Applicable to coating, drying (jacketed), granulating and agglomerating besides dry blending.

Why Choose Incmachine?

INCMachine is a forerunner in manufacturing advanced mixing technology as used in various industrial purposes. The plough shear mixers we produce are reliable all over the world because of the following reasons:

• Precision Engineering: All mixers are optimized to perform, consume energy and endure long service life.
• High Materials: Our material is high grade stainless or carbon steel and also to ensure high material we observe high production by quality control material.
• Flexible Design Model: Our modular capacities, drive systems, chopper configurations, and control panel sets allow you to achieve the flexibility your exact needs may require.
• Global Support: Our technical team will be at hand to ensure your success in terms of installation and commissioning to after-sales service.
• Price advantage: Affordable and market friendly pricing of the world-class machines to enable you to grow at an efficient rate.

Tips on maintaining it in the Long Term

In order to have constant performance observe the following maintenance tips:

• Check the condition of plough arms and choppers regularly, either visually or by simply placing the pressure on a chopper blade or plough arm.
• Grease bearing and moving components according to the user manual.
• Wash clean the mixing chamber after every use particularly food or pharmaceutical production.
• Inspect loads of material on seals and on release points to avoid pollution.
• Make sure that all the safety attributes are working, such as emergency stops and interlock switches.

Conclusion

Plough Shear Mixer- The Plough Shear Mixer is strong and versatile apparatus used in that industry where high speed mixing is required with great intensification and uniformity. This high-shear mixer is fast and ideal whether you are dealing with dry powders, sticky materials or liquid additions. Speed versus quality is not the issue with this high-shear mixer.

INCMachine plough shear mixers are designed in terms of performance, reliability and flexibility. Besides custom configurations to after-sales support, we provide all what you require to smooth out your mixing operations. Get a quote or technical consultation on correct mixer selection for your process today.