The continuous ploughshare mixer uses the mixing and fluid process introduced to mixing technology by Lödige. High-quality mixes are achieved through equipment with tools which are adapted perfectly to the respective task.
Mode of operation:
The ploughshare shovels in special arrangement on a mixing shaft in a horizontal, cylindrical drum rotate closely to the wall. Their peripheral speed and geometric form are coordinated in such a way that the mix is moved out of the product bed against the centrifugal force and in axial direction at the same time. In addition, the shape of the shovels lifts the product particles from the drum wall. The mixing elements having a defined shape and a special arrangement on the shaft, they ensure not only a reliable product conveyance but also a sufficient back-mixing of the product. The so-called “mechanical” fluid bed generated in this way, whereby all the product is constantly involved in the process, ensures a maximum mixing intensity at even the highest throughputs and shortest residence times until the product is discharged out of the mixer via an outlet. The product inside the machine is moved from the inlet to the outlet in a pilgrim step manner: two steps forward, one step back.
The continuous process can be run at filling levels between 20 % and 50 % without influencing the mixing quality.
Choppers can be additionally installed in the mixing drum to increase the turbulence in the mixing process.
We develop customised solutions, adapted perfectly to your application and product, for any of your tasks.
• Excellent homogeneity of the final product
• Retention/mixing times and granulation processes can be adapted to the specific product
• Gentle product treatment
• Consistent reproducibility
• High availability
• Easy accessibility of all internal mixer components
• Low-maintenance mixer concept