The agitator mixer is a machine which is used in many industry sectors like chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing and cosmetic industry. In these industries, the mixing agitator is used to perform different actions like to mix different liquid materials together, to promote chemical reactions of different substances and to promote the heat transfer. There are many mixing agitator models and types available on the market such as: mechanical or rotating agitators, static mixing agitator, high sheer mixer, rotating tank agitator, agitator mixer with pump blasting liquid and multi agitator mixer. The most commonly used are the mechanical mixing agitator and the multi agitator mixer.
The principle of agitation in the mechanical mixing agitator is achieved by creating movement of the liquids thanks to the impeller of the agitator. The process of liquid agitation is performed by one or several impellers. Depending on the shape, the impeller can create: liquid movement that is characterized by the velocity of the liquid, liquid turbulence, and shearing. However, although the mechanical agitator mixer offers many advantages, the most popular mixing agitator is the multi agitator mixer.
The increased industry competition forces manufacturers to produce more products with less effort. One major concern for the companies is how to reduce the production time and at the same time increase or maintain the quality level. Industry equipment that is capable to perform multiple operations can replace several machines. Multi-tasking is the ability of some machines to eliminate several steps in the production process. One particular machine that is capable of multi-tasking is the agitator mixer or the mixing agitator. The multi agitator mixers work by using the power of several mixing agitators, and can easily shift gears for production of different products. This ability of the agitator mixers can help companies respond positively to the increased market demands.
A mixing agitator that comes with three or more separate agitator mixers is considered as multi agitator mixer. These agitator mixers rotate around their own axes. This way, the mixing operation is very cost-effective. These machines have three individual agitator mixers and each is controlled separately. The selection of the right agitator mixer depends on the substances that need to be mixed. Only liquids, liquids and solid material, liquid and gases, or liquid with solid and gas substances. The mixing agitator that is used for mixing liquids is usually placed on top of tanks filled with liquid in vertical or horizontal position. For some applications the agitator mixer is placed at the bottom of the tank.
There are several things that need to be closely considered when choosing which mixing agitator is the right one: the force of the agitator in order to keep an adequate flow, the level of shear which is needed, and the ability of the materials which are mixed to tolerate shear and heat.
