| Munson Machinery Co.'s rotary batch mixer. |
Three-minute mixer
Model 700-TH-20-SSJ is a 20 cu. ft. (.6 cu. m) sanitary, jacketed rotary batch mixer, which gently blends batches of ingredients in parts as small as one per million with 100 percent uniformity in less than three minutes while keeping materials heated or cooled. The mixer can be piped to an in-plant chiller to prevent heat-sensitive bulk products from agglomerating, clumping, degrading, smearing and/or sticking to contact surfaces; or to an in-plant steam, hot water or hot oil system to maintain elevated material temperatures during processing.
Munson Machinery Co.; Utica, N.Y.
800-944-6644, www.munsonmachinery.com
A clean sweep
A new design Clean Sweep mixer uses a swinging motion instead of the customary rotating motion, providing a hermetically sealed environment with no rotating shaft seal (mechanical seal). The mixer features a FDA/USP Class VI elastomeric seal, is suitable for low-shear, high-purity mixing applications and easily accommodates mixing at low-liquid levels. A new impeller provides global mixing throughout the vessel and easily reaches the bottom of the tank.
Chemineer Inc.; Dayton, Ohio
937-454-3200; www.chemineer.com
Touch screen to blend
The BD Series blenders provide homogenous blend quality through unique mix chambers. The BD 450 features a 2-6 component blender that can process material at 10-450 lbs/hr (4.6-204 kgs/hr). The BD 900 can process material at 10-900 lbs/hr. or 4.6-204 kgs/hr. They share a distinctive diamond design slide gate metering assembly and offer an Allen-Bradley PLC-based blender controller. The PanelView 550 touch screen interface simplifies operations by providing a menu-driven interface screen for complete control and monitoring of any batch blending operation.
AEC Inc.; Wood Dale, Ill.
630-595-1060; www.aecinternet.com
Thrown a curve
The curved leading edge of the Sanfoil impeller allows the CIP solution to effectively wet the underside of the blade. The free-flowing hub and blade design have no flat surfaces to encourage product collection. The 304/316L blades are available in a wide range of diameters, and are electropolished for cleanability. The impeller may be welded to the shaft, or a sanitary adjustable hub (with no exposed threads) is available for greater flexibility.
JV Northwest; Canby, Ore.
503-263-2858; www.jvnw.com
