Blending Equipment for Chemical Manufacturers
AIM Blending Technologies, Inc. proudly builds exceptionally high-quality blending equipment for chemical manufacturers and toll blending companies. Our industrial mixing machines—Fluidizer, Ribbon, and Paddle—run from 5 cu. ft. to 500 cu. ft. in size and vary in horsepower up to 150 HP, depending on your needs. Each machine is sized and built based on its product’s bulk density, weight, and any special features needed to ensure our clients get the precise formula blend they need.
Custom Solutions
Additionally, depending on your blending application, we can custom-build an industrial mixer with your choices of almost any combination of our features. This ability has allowed us to successfully assist many chemical manufacturers and toll blending companies with their pilot projects, starting with small batch sizes and growing to larger mid-size and full-size commercial production facilities.
Applications
Our chemical mixing equipment can be used for batch or continuous mode and is ideally suited for many manufacturing applications, including, but not limited to:
- Cosmetics & Makeup
- Hygiene Products
- Soap Pallets
- Pastes
- Slurry Mixes
- Petrochemical Facilities
- Refinery Products
- Catalyst Carriers
- Chemical Powders
- Plastic Pellets
- Abrasive Products
- Particulates
- Fragile/Friable Products
- Filter Cakes
- Granules
- Diatomaceous Earth
- Clay Compounds
- Stucco
- Mining Products
Fluidizer Blenders
In most applications, Fluidizer Blenders notably outperform standard products. We are proudly one of the most notable blending machine manufacturers with the technology and experience to build chemical Fluidizer solutions.
Fluidizer machines resemble ribbon blenders on the outside, but their interiors contain a complex arrangement of blades that move in various directions to create a counter-current flow while maintaining a level blending space. Customers who have used our fluidizer blenders for chemical mixing have been impressed by their blending effectiveness.
Although fluidizer mixers may cost a bit more due to the additional blades, steel, and craftsmanship required for their construction, the speed and versatility of the blended products justify the slight increase in initial cost.
Although fluidizer mixers may cost a bit more due to the additional blades, steel, and craftsmanship required for their construction, the speed and versatility of the blended products justify the slight increase in initial cost.
Ribbon Blenders
Our industrial Ribbon Blenders are among the most popular mixing machines we manufacture. In the chemical blending industry, a ribbon blender is considered standard and typically less expensive to purchase, depending on the number of custom features you add.
Our industrial mixing machines are widely used for blending bulk dry powder formulas, granules, pellets, and other solid forms. These mixers feature two inner and outer helical ribbons mounted on a central shaft, and double spiral ribbon agitators specifically designed to move material inward and outward in opposing directions while simultaneously pushing the product radially outward from the center. The helical ribbons are set with approximately a 5mm clearance from the interior of the trough-shaped semicircular bottom, preventing layering and ensuring that no material remains at the bottom of the ribbon mixer. This combination of clearance and product movement promotes quick and thorough mixing in shorter cycle times.
Our industrial mixing machines are widely used for blending bulk dry powder formulas, granules, pellets, and other solid forms. These mixers feature two inner and outer helical ribbons mounted on a central shaft, and double spiral ribbon agitators specifically designed to move material inward and outward in opposing directions while simultaneously pushing the product radially outward from the center. The helical ribbons are set with approximately a 5mm clearance from the interior of the trough-shaped semicircular bottom, preventing layering and ensuring that no material remains at the bottom of the ribbon mixer. This combination of clearance and product movement promotes quick and thorough mixing in shorter cycle times.
Paddle Blenders
Paddle blenders have been a part of the American industry for a very long time. Their initial, maintenance, and production costs per pound of product are quite low, and they are easy to load and unload. A standard model will tend to mound the product in the machine’s center unless it is somewhat liquid; however, owners can easily reduce this mounding by adjusting some of the blades.
These blenders are especially useful for tasks that require gentle movement, such as fragile/friable products, slurry mixes, etc. Likewise, paddle machines excel at creating deliberate swirls, similar to caramel ribbons running through ice cream or colored swirls in concrete or stucco.
These blenders are especially useful for tasks that require gentle movement, such as fragile/friable products, slurry mixes, etc. Likewise, paddle machines excel at creating deliberate swirls, similar to caramel ribbons running through ice cream or colored swirls in concrete or stucco.
Standard Equipment Features
As one of the leading blending machine manufacturers in the world, we are committed to providing the best value for your investment, which is why our industrial blending machines come with more free standard features than any other manufacturer. In fact, we provide a written guarantee that we offer the most chemical-mixing equipment for your money in the world.
Our standard chemical mixing equipment features include:
- Solid Construction
- Sanitary Safety Grates
- Stainless Steel Backrests
- Overlapping Seals on Lids
- Foot Plates with Mounting Brackets
- Certified Sanitary Design
- Hinged Safety Grates
- Stainless Steel Lid Handles
- Reinforced Pyramid Lid Design
- Permanent Engraved Safety Stickers
- Direct Drive Motors
- Sanitary Split-Packing Glands
- Safety Switches on All Lids
- Safety Switch on Discharge
Optional & Custom Equipment Features
Don’t compromise on performance with our optional and custom chemical mixing equipment features. Depending on your application, we can build your industrial blender as standard-, heavy-, or extra-heavy-duty, using 316 stainless, 304 stainless, mild, or other grades and types of steel. Contact surfaces can be finished with a low-bacteria, near-mirror, #4, or 2B finish to achieve a pharmaceutical grade finish, food grade finish, or chemical grade finish. We also offer matte finish and mirror finish exteriors, and discharges can be a slide gate, butterfly valve, or bomb bay doors.
We can add a Variable Frequency Drive for RPM control to your industrial blender if a gentler mixing action is desired. This addition allows the blender to handle the product gently, like a paddle blender, but quicker. This option also allows the manufacturer to slow the mixture significantly, safely adding new products through our standard safety grates while the blades remain in motion.
As one of the most skilled blending machine manufacturers, we can also equip your industrial blender with a dust collection system to create a cleaner working environment and ensure the safety of your manufacturing team. Additionally, we can attach a heating jacket to your industrial mixer, enabling simultaneous heating and blending. Alternatively, we can install a cooling jacket to rapidly cool the product inside the blender while it continues to move.
Other custom features available:
We can add a Variable Frequency Drive for RPM control to your industrial blender if a gentler mixing action is desired. This addition allows the blender to handle the product gently, like a paddle blender, but quicker. This option also allows the manufacturer to slow the mixture significantly, safely adding new products through our standard safety grates while the blades remain in motion.
As one of the most skilled blending machine manufacturers, we can also equip your industrial blender with a dust collection system to create a cleaner working environment and ensure the safety of your manufacturing team. Additionally, we can attach a heating jacket to your industrial mixer, enabling simultaneous heating and blending. Alternatively, we can install a cooling jacket to rapidly cool the product inside the blender while it continues to move.
Other custom features available:
- Holes in Lids for Overhead Hoppers
- Lift Kits for Low-Overhead Applications
- Inlet Dust Collection Nipples
- Liquid Injection Systems
- QA Sample Port in the Discharge Chute
- Blender Loading Platforms or Mezzanines
- Stainless or Mild Steel Frames
- Pneumatic Discharge Openers
- Leg Lengths can be Customized
- Bins & Bulk Silos for Your Bulk Pre-Mix Storage
- Discharge Dust Collection Ports
- Magnets Custom-Fitted to Discharge
- Bulk Bag Hanging Systems
- End or Center Bottom Discharges
- Multiple Discharge Openings
See our Custom Features page for many more options.
Showroom Blenders
We created the showroom blenders and mezzanines for two of the country’s biggest nutraceutical manufacturers. Each manufacturer chose a 350 cu. ft. blender, with one selecting a low bacteria/mirror finish on the blender’s interior and exterior, including the frame and motor mount, and they are exceptionally proud of their real “live production” showrooms and feature them during tours.
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