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Mixing Equipment Directory

Here is a look at the latest offerings from select mixing equipment suppliers. For more information on the products listed, contact the company directly.

Polyblade DHS with diamond shaped teeth and pumping scoops

EMImills Lab & Pilot Mixer - Disperser with Data Collection

Nano grinding and high viscosity bead mill

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American Machining, Inc.
Fenton, MI
877-629-0091
Fax: 810-629-0046
tiffany@ibcresouce.com
www.ibcresource.com

Poly-Ship & Mix
Attributes/comments: The Poly-Ship & Mix is an innovative solution for companies who mix and ship products. This new patent pending mixer allows you to do both. It is engineered with an airtight Teflon seal that meets all DOT and safety requirements. It has a stainless steel shaft contained within a sealed cap with bearings for a smooth running application. Can be sold stand alone with a bridge attachment or as a full mounted mixing system.

A.W.T. World Trade, Inc.
Chicago, IL
773-777-7100
Fax: 773-777-0909
sales@awtworldtrade.com
www.awt-gpi.com

Tornado Ink Mixer Ink Mixer & Color Blender
Attributes/comments: A.W.T.’s Tornado Ink Mixer & Color Blender is ideal for mixing matched colors, adding pigments such as glitter or fluorescent color to bases, and for assuring proper blending of reducers and other modifiers. The unique design of the Tornado saves time by mixing right in the original container.

Press-Mate Ink Feeding System
Attributes/comments: A.W.T.’s Press-Mate Ink Feeding System dispenses controlled amounts of conventional or U.V. inks and coatings to any press for uninterrupted production. Affix the feed tubes to your press or screen coater and the system will relay inks and coatings when and where you want them, in properly measured amounts.

Buhler Inc.
Mahwah, NJ
201-847-0600
gdnorthamerica@buhlergroup.com
www.buhlergroup.com/wetgrinding_dispersing

Visconomic+
Attributes/comments: Visconomic+ allows high flow rates even with high viscous products. The unique process chamber design provides efficient wet grinding and dispersing. Visconomic+ has flexible control options and provides temperature control while the ceramic inner liner offers efficient cooling and improved wear performance.

Blade Depot (A division of Norstone, Inc.)
Bridgeport, PA
484-684-6986
Fax: 610-275-2404
sales@bladedepot.net
www.bladedepot.net

Polyblade DHS with diamond shaped teeth and pumping scoops
Attributes/comments: Diamond shaped teeth. Easy cleaning. Lower amperage. 3, 6 or 9 scoops. 1-4 teeth between scoops. Available in one sided for air entrainment reduction. Handles ALL viscosities. Never sharpens. Dual sided. Lasts far longer than steel blades even when used with media.

Charles Ross & Son Company
Hauppauge, NY
631-234-0500
mail@mixers.com
www.mixers.com

Improved Multi-Shaft Mixer
Attributes/comments: ROSS unveiled improvements to the dual-post hydraulic lift and seal design of its 1,500-gallon Multi-Shaft Mixer (Model PVM-1500). The new lifting design is a double-acting, fully hydraulic cylinder operating at a much higher pressure, allowing for a smaller cylinder and significantly less oil for operation. In addition, the new seal arrangement allows seal replacement without removing agitator shafts. Unlike the historical design, seal replacement no longer requires removal of the mixer from the tank nor tank entry to access the seal.

Custom Milling & Consulting, Inc.
Fleetwood, PA
610-926-0984
Fax: 610-926-0984
sales@cmcmilling.com
www.cmcmilling.com

Planetary Plus Mixer
Attributes/comments: CMC’s line of Planetary Plus Mixers provide a powerful “combination” of mixing elements for the most demanding high viscosity, high shear, and temperature sensitive products. The mixer is constructed with a pair of planetary finger blades, high shear dispersing blade, and a side wall scraper. Each finger blade rotates on its own axis while simultaneously orbiting around the mixing vessel while the high shear blade is mounted in the center. The angled design of the finger blades pumps the materials up from the bottom and down from the top to insure complete turnover.

EMImills – Engineered Mills, Inc.
Grayslake, IL
847-548-0044
Fax: 847-548-0099
Dave.Peterson@EMImills.com
www.EMImills.com

EMImills Lab & Pilot Mixer - Disperser with Data Collection
Attributes/comments: The EMImills Mixers & Dispersers are available with PLC controls and data collection that provides scalable and reproducible results. Information including RPM, power (Kwh) consumed, product temperature, time, tip speed, etc. can be saved during processing and downloaded to a spread sheet for review. Available in different mixer sizes and horsepowers.

Glen Mills, Inc.
Clifton, NJ
973-777-0777
Fax: 973-777-0070
sales@glenmills.com
www.glenmills.com

Kakuhunter Centrifugal Planetary Mixer
Attributes/Comments: The Kakuhunter Centrifugal Planetary Mixer mixes viscous liquids and pastes, blends in powders, and degasses entrained bubbles. In one or two containers samples are rapidly turned in two directions (rotation and revolution) into a homogenous product. Ten models with controlled speeds, and option to work with long barrel syringes. GLEN MILLS handles testing, rentals, and sales.

Hero Products Group
Vancouver, Canada
604-522-6543
Fax: 604-522-8735
sales@hero.ca
www.hero.ca

S2650 5-Gallon Shaker
Attributes/comments: S2650 is a quiet, sturdy and reliable 5-gallon shaker with a small footprint that combines vibrational technology with a clamping system that thoroughly mixes from a 1/2 pint to a 5 gallon container, including cases; increasing efficiency and versatility.

Hockmeyer Equipment Corporation
Elizabeth City, NC
800-906-7278
Fax: 252-338-4705
sales@hockmeyer.com
www.hockmeyer.com

HHL Mixer
Attributes/comments: The Hockmeyer HHL Mixer series can be dual or triple shaft units available in XP or TEFC configurations. There are high speed and low speed options available, including the helical sweep with Patented dual reversible scraper system.

Jaygo, Incorporated
Randolph, NJ
908-688-3600
Fax: 908-688-6060
rosanne.deluca@jaygoinc.com
www.jaygoinc.com

Double Arm Mixer Extrude
Attributes/comments: Jaygo recently supplied a Double Arm Mixer Extruder of 2,500 liters for the manufacture of viscous, pasty food coatings. The unit was manufactured according to the customer’s special request, including overlapping mixing blades which is very unique for this type of equipment. The mixer includes a heavy-duty extrusion screw which allows the customer to discharge product in the shape of a log which can be easily handled or further processed. Both Mixing Blades and Extrusion Screw are variable speed, forward and reverse, to allow maximum flexibility and batch control. The mixers can be supplied from 5,000-9,000 liter capacity.

Myers Mixers
Bell, CA
323-560-4723
Fax: 323-771-7789
sales@myersmixers.com
www.myersmixers.com

Horizontal Mixer
Attributes/comments: Myers Mixers introduces a 900-gallon working capacity horizontal vacuum mixer for intermediate-speed blending of viscous coatings. 8 bolt-on-style axial turbine blades homogenize the batch with minimal shear. Bolted end allows access for simplified maintenance and cleaning.

NETZSCH Premier Technologies
Exton, PA
484-879-2020
info.npt.@netzsch.com
www.netzsch.com/gd

Epsilon
Attributes/comments: A new, compact solution for producing homogeneous dispersions with reproducible quality in an inline process. The Epsilon inline disperser is operated in circulation mode, whereby the powder can be fed from a bag via suction lance or bag feeding station.

Psi-Mix
Attributes/comments: The Psi-Mix inline disperser combines a new dispersion method, in which the solid components are wetted on a large liquid surface, with emission-free, dust-free inline operation. The combination of vacuum dispersion, shearing and pressure wetting results in homogeneous, fine dispersions.

Union Process, Inc.
Akron, OH
330-929-3333
unionprocess@unionprocess.com
www.unionprocess.com

PT5 laboratory mixer
Attributes/comments: The PT5 lab model mixer by Union Process is made with stainless steel and jacketed for cooling. It includes a pump for circulation and is a sealed system to prevent oxidation. Also, it is built on a mobile cart for maximum versatility to move to different areas of the lab.

Shanghai ELE Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd
Shanghai, China
+0086-21-55387553
Fax: +0086-21-65444615
ele@elemix.cn
www.ele-mix.com

Ultra-fine nano bead mill Turbo type
Attributes/comments: ELE Turbo type bead mill is a high energy and energy concentrated wet grinding mill. The optimization design of its accelerated wheels will pass more powerful energy to the grinding medium. Particle size distribution is narrow.

Nano grinding and high viscosity bead mill
Attributes/comments: ELE pin type bead mill is a high energy and energy concentrated wet grinding mill suitable for high, middle and low viscosity. Narrow particle size distribution.

Sunin Machine Co. Ltd.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
+886-2-22407863
Fax: +886-2-22402596
sunin168@ms31.hinet.net
www.sunin-machine.com 

Dispersion mixer
Attributes/comments: Dispersion mixer is a machine suitable for work in narrow spaces in laboratories, with a handy and practical design. The double-purpose mixing cup can be cooled and heated through a pipe connector according to different formulas. The innovative working structure can realize both mixing and dispersion, and reduce material loss and environmental pollution during the transfer by the peripheral pump.

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