Mixing
Benefits of Mixing
- Production of uniform and reproducible products across powders, granules, pastes and liquids
- Short mixing times with high-quality results
- Gentle treatment of fragile or heat-sensitive materials
- Improved product flowability and reduced segregation risks
- Dust reduction and cleaner handling environments
- Flexibility to combine processes (mixing, granulation, coating, wetting) in one unit
Mixing Equipment
- Ploughshare Mixer – batch mixer with mechanically generated fluid bed, ensuring short mixing times and high homogeneity.
- Double Shaft Paddle Mixer – mixer with two counter-rotating shafts for large volumes and consistent results.
- Planetary Mixer / Pan Mixer – mixer with planetary and rolling-wheel motion, designed for thorough and powerful blending of heavy or cohesive materials.
Typical Applications
Mixing technology is applied across diverse industries:
- Chemicals: fertilizers, detergents, salts, pigments, urea, carbonates
- Pharmaceuticals: granulation of excipients and actives, coating of powders and crystals
- Food: flour, sugar, premixes, frozen products, starch and starch derivatives
- Minerals & Building Materials: gypsum, lime, cement, clay, refractory products
- Metals & Recycling: metallic oxides, ferroalloys, mill scale, Waelz oxides, sludges
- Energy & Fuels: coal blends, oil-coal slurry, biomass, coke fines, alternative fuels
- Environmental: sewage sludge, flue gas desulphurisation gypsum, waste dust stabilization
Sustainable Advantages
- Enables recycling of industrial by-products into stable mixtures
- Reduces airborne dust and pollution through controlled blending
- Supports circular economy practices by re-integrating secondary raw materials into production
- Process Testing & Development
- Laboratory and pilot mixers provide the ability to:
- Test mixing homogeneity with very small quantities (as little as a few kilograms)
- Assess flowability, stability and scale-up potential
- Verify suitability of sensitive or complex formulations before full-scale investment
Mixing Solutions & Services
- Feasibility studies and pilot-scale trials
- Engineering and design of complete mixing systems
- Manufacture of key mixing equipment (batch, continuous, intensive mixers)
- Commissioning and training for operators
- After-sales service and spare parts supply
- Modernization of existing mixing plants
- Adaptation of intensive mixing technology to third-party systems