The pharmaceutical, food, chemical, dye, and beverage industries all depend on the proper mixing of powders, liquids, semi-solids, and other products. The procedure produces a product with a uniform and arbitrary arrangement of particles. Many different mixers and blenders have been created and are used often.
Octagonal blender, V cone, double cone and bin blenders are among the common shapes of blenders. On the other hand, planetary and mass types of mixers are typical.
Aspects of Process and Quality
The products must be properly blended, regardless of the machine utilized. This is dependent on the materials, particle sizes, cohesive characteristics, and shape. The container is rotated to create shear and bulk transport during tumble mixing. On the other hand, fixed shell types have a drum that is immovable and agitation is accomplished with the use of moving screws, paddles, and blades.
Octagonal Blender Machine
When it comes to blending dry solids and semisolid materials, the octagonal blending machine is in a league of its own. When compared to other machines, these machines’ notable advantages include their high blending efficiency, quick mixing, and utilization of minimum space.
The main component of this apparatus is an octagonal outer body with a rectangular core piece with polygonal frusta at the top and bottom. The machine features drive shaft that is turned by an electric motor through a gearbox, and it is supported at the ends by bearings. The machine’s design enables manual or automatic loading and unloading of goods.
The machinery is used in numerous pharmaceutical processes, including tablet lubrication, homogenization, and
blending. This kind employs a little space and is filled to approximately three-quarters of its volume to assure high-quality mix operation, in contrast to double cone and cone machines, which take up enormous spaces and only mix a limited amount at a time.The moderate speed operation and octagonal form make it possible to lubricate grains and tablets well. The detachable baffles enable quick and effective mixing of powders. Granules, crystals, and other materials are guaranteed to move from all sides thanks to the design, which improves lubrication and homogeneity.
Bin loading systems can be introduced to high pharmaceutical production facilities and for sensitive medications to enable the addition and removal of items in a contact-free and dust-free environment. The butterfly valve enables both automatic and manual loading because it can be opened manually or by a pneumatic device.
Mixer
These devices come in a huge variety and are employed in the pharmaceutical business. They combine lumpy, dry, and wet materials. A specifically created agitator assembly that rotates around its own axis and works against a stationary drum is used to carry out the operation. The mix of dry and wet goods is uniformly ensured by the container’s gradual stirring process. Additionally, movable or fixed blades are employed to intensify the agitation process.
Planetary mixers produce consistent mixing and offer sufficient shear for small and medium-sized pharmaceutical companies. The apparatus features a revolving agitator assembly that rotates vertically offset in opposition to a fixed bowl. The motion that results is comparable to that of the sun and planets. The agitator includes kneading blades for operation. Because there is not much room between the container and the blade, there is sufficient shearing, which improves the mixing process.
