How High Viscosity Mixers Improve Industrial Mixing Efficiency

Viscosity is the foe of speed in the manufacture of all materials, such as heavy-duty adhesives and sealants, as well as in the manufacture of high-technology battery slurries and printing inks. When the materials are increasingly thick, a homogeneous mix using the normal agitators becomes a slow and energy consuming struggle against dead zones and poor turnover. This is the point at which production floor is transformed by specialized high viscosity mixers. In Shanghai Rumi Electromechanical Technology Co., Ltd. we intend to make these workhorses not only to mix, but to increase the efficiency of the industry as a whole dramatically.

Getting beyond the Shortcomings of Ordinary Agitators

A typical propeller or turbine mixer is based on the development of turbulent flow in order to mix materials. This turbulence cannot be formed in a fluid of very high viscosity (typically in the hundreds of thousands to millions of centipoise). The agitator is merely a rotating device that cuts a path through the paste and the rest of the material does not move.

High viscosity mixers are designed in a different way. They make use of designs that emphasize on laminar flow, folding, and positive displacement. Their method of physically moving the whole mass of material makes sure that all the parts of the batch are actively involved in the mix, waste and reprocessing are eliminated.

Essential Efficiency Factors in High Viscosity Mixing

Extremely Short Batch Times: Since they circulate the complete contents of the vessel in question, these mixers become very fast in terms of obtaining uniformity. Hours that would have required just the tank with a simple agitator can be done in a fraction of a minute and this will directly boost your production capacity.

1. Reduced Energy per batch: A high-torque mixer may demand high power, but the energy (energy per unit of product) may be less. You consume less cumulative energy to produce each ton of material by mixing in less time and avoiding slow and time-consuming running.

2. High Quality and Consistency of Product: The controlled mixing action makes the quality of each and every batch uniform. In the case of industries such as fine chemicals, such repeatability is important. Regular distribution of fillers and additives is a direct replica of improved final product performance as well as reduced rejection by the customers.

Incorporation of the Mixer into a High-Efficiency System

Efficiency does not only mean the mixer, but also how it can fit into your complete production line. This is because as a supplier of complete solutions, we make sure that our high viscosity mixers will be harmonious with other equipment.

· Fluid Material Movement: The process of mixing is optimized when fed with stable systems. Combination with our liquid and powder storage and batching systems is such that ingredients are inputted accurately and reliably and there is little downtime between batches.

· Complete Process Chains: Once mixed, the material may also require additional processing or packaging. We have our equipment to integrate with downstream mills to fine grind, or with filling machines to fill fast and accurately.

· Combined Operations: In numerous applications, the optimal efficiency gain is realized by co-location of unit operations. As an example, a high viscosity mixer can be used in conjunction with a stainless steel reactor or reaction kettle and you can do a chemical reaction, mix and even de-aerate in one vessel. It avoids numerous transfer steps and saves time as well as minimizes chances of contamination.

The right high viscosity mixing technology will transform a possible production bottleneck into an efficient and smooth high-quality operation.