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A Ploughshare Mixer is often suitable for materials that tend to agglomerate.
Its plough-shaped mixing tools generate intensive circulation of the material, while optional high-speed choppers can break up lumps and agglomerates during mixing.
The final selection should be based on the material characteristics and process requirements.
Vortex mixers are designed for a wide variety of powders, granules, and powder-liquid mixtures.
Typical applications include chemical powders, food ingredients, pharmaceutical powders, animal feed, dry mortar, ceramics, battery materials, fertilizers, pesticides, minerals, refractory materials, and other bulk solids. The actual mixer configuration should be selected according to the physical and chemical properties of the material.
Vortex manufacture a wide range of industrial powder and bulk solids mixing equipment, including:
- Horizontal Ribbon Mixers
- Ploughshare Mixers
- Double Shaft Paddle Mixers (Paddle Mixers / “No-Gravity” Mixers)
- Conical Twin-Screw Mixers
- Vertical Screw Ribbon Mixers
- Double Cone Mixers
- V-Type Mixers
- 3D Motion Mixers
- Customized mixing systems and complete mixing lines
The most suitable mixer depends on your materials, production capacity, mixing ratio, required mixing time, and process conditions.
Mixer capacity should be evaluated using both the total vessel volume and the effective working volume. The required volume depends on material bulk density, batch weight, filling ratio and the mixing principle of the selected machine. A mixer should not normally be filled to its total geometric volume because sufficient space is required for material movement and effective mixing. For this reason, selecting a mixer based only on vessel volume can result in an unsuitable configuration.
The appropriate industrial powder mixer depends on several factors, including:
- Material characteristics
- Bulk density
- Particle size
- Required mixing uniformity
- Batch size or production capacity
- Moisture content
- Whether heating or drying is required
- Whether liquid addition is required
- Required discharge configuration
- Production and automation requirements
Vortex provides different powder mixer designs so that equipment can be selected according to the specific process requirements.
Vortex powder mixer selection depends on several factors, including:
- Material type and characteristics
- Bulk density and particle size
- Material flowability
- Moisture content
- Viscosity
- Mixing ratio
- Batch size or required production capacity
- Whether liquid addition is required
- Required mixing uniformity
- Temperature, pressure, vacuum, or other process requirements
Vortex engineers can recommend a suitable powder mixer based on your material and process requirements.
Yes, We can supply simple stand alone panels or automated PLC controlled systems. We normally install and test all controls on our mixers before they are shipped.
Yes, we normally test the mixers before they are shipped and mark out the wire need to connect on the control box.
We manufacture specialty mixing equipment for powder & bulk materials. Included are ribbon blender, plough mixer, conical screw mixer, twin shaft paddle mixer, V blender, double cone blender and other auxiliary equipment such as screw conveyor, quantitive auger filler.
We sell across the world, our cusotmers distribute 5 continents.
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Powder Ribbon Mixer for GMP standard
The Sanitary Mixers (i.e. ribbon blender, vertical ribbon mixer, plough mixer, double cone mixer) are all manufactured in type 316 stainless steel and are polished to a 320 grit finish with no cracks or crevices to trap product to enable easy cleaning between batches. Agitators and shaft assemblies are designed and constructed with generous radius and smooth weld finishes. Split seal housings are easily removed without tools for easy inspection. Structural components are available in corrosion resistant stainless steel for use in wash down environments.
According to FDA criteria, the food contact surfaces must meet the following criteria:
- The surface must be non-toxic to the food.
- The surface must be non-reactive with the food.
- The surface must be non-contaminating to the food.
- The surface must be non-corrosive
- The surface must be cleanable
Finish
Internal surfaces are polished to a minimum 300 grit finish with no cracks or crevices to trap product. The agitator components are welded and then ground smooth with free flowing, curved surfaces to allow easier cleaning.
Agitator
No matter ribbon, paddle, screw and plough, they are hand crafted and precision machined to maintain a clean, efficient mixing action with minimal wear on seals and bearing components. The agitators are welded and then ground smooth with free flowing, curved surfaces to allow easier cleaning.
Cover
It is available with a variety of custom cover designs. Features such as bar-style hinged covers, hinged bag dumps and hinged hood assemblies allow complete access for equipment wash down.
CIP System
Cleaning-In-Place (CIP) is system designed for automatic cleaning and disinfecting with-out major dis-assembly and assembly work.
Through Assembly without flanges
Troughs and end plates are fabricated from 304 or 316 stainless steel. The plates are straight-line polished and then rolled to match the radius of the agitator. Split Seal Split seals are fabricated from 304 or 316 stainless steel. The seal mounting plates and housings are machined as match sets. The split housing design simplifies cleaning for applications requiring high levels of sanitation. Discharge Food Grade butterfly valve, flap valve, ball valve and slide gate valve is recommended. Cleaning Door/Inspection Door Daily and frequent cleaning is very important for food industry. Easily access to clean for worker can avoid contamination and efficiently clean every part inside the mixer.
Suitable Mixers
Ribbon Mixer, Conical Screw Mixer, Plough Mixer, Single Shaft Paddle Mixer, V Cone Mixer, Double Cone Mixer.
Food Industry Customer
Kraft Foods | Pepsi | Firmenish
General Mills | Nestle | Cargill
Unilever | Mars | Chia Tai Group
Barry Callebaut | DSM | Lallemand
Good Food S.A | Cramer S.A | Dole Food
Tera | Glanbia | Rich Products Corp
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