With its CMQ container mixer, Zeppelin Systems supplies a product that meets the re-quirements for mixing quality, dispersion, efficiency and safety. This is proven by the re-cently issued EU type examination certificate according to ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU, according to which the CMQ container mixer is approved for mixing bulk materials that require a design in equipment category 1/3 D (zone 20 inside, zone 22 outside).

Explosive substances do not always reveal their physical properties at first glance. For ex-ample, even everyday products such as plastics, additives or flour can lead to a dust ex-plosion during mixing if they come into contact with an ignition source in a certain concen-tration as a dust-air mixture. This can be, for example, a static discharge or a hot surface that ignites the mixture. Therefore, it is important to avoid potential hazards in advance of the mixing process.

The patented CMQ container mixer from Zeppelin Systems proves through its EU type ex-amination certificate that it can meet the requirements of dust explosive substances. Thus, it not only offers the operator a high degree of safety, but also makes inerting obso-lete. This allows the user to concentrate on the most important thing: the optimum mixing results.

In addition to meeting high safety standards, the CMQ container mixer guarantees high dispersion due to its design. The airfoil mixing tool in combination with the winglets en-sures good formation of the mixing stream, fast material movement and keeps mixing re-sistance low. This protects the products and can reduce the temperature rise to a mini-mum, for example by a maximum of 2°C per minute for a powder-coatings premix.

Compared to conventional container mixers, Zeppelin Systems has optimized the critical components to simplify the cleaning process many times over and save valuable time dur-ing cleaning.

The shape and polished surface of the mixing tool of the CMQ container mixer also pre-vents deposits. In addition, the mixing tool is very light, weighing only 17 kilograms for a 1,000-liter mixer, so the user can disassemble and replace it very quick and easy. This saves valuable time when operating the mixer by reducing cleaning time by up to 80%. This not only increases productivity, but also machine availability, saving five-figure sums per year.