Homogenous mixes with our plow blender technology

PlowBlend™ by American Process Systems® incorporates several mixing/blending implements designed to create a mechanical fluidized bed of product, mixing ingredients with minor additions in the ppm range.

A high-speed, solid shaft rotor within the horizontal, cylindrical tank of the PlowBlend™ creates a "mechanically fluidized bed", making the materials, in effect, weightless. The wedge-like plows or specially angled paddles on the PlowBlend™ High-Intensity Plow Blender sweep through and lift the product. Both are designed to keep all material in the chamber in constant motion. Airborne particles are continually moved in multiple directions to overcome effects of gravity and negate limitations of particle size, shape or density to achieve homogenous mixes in short mixing cycles.

The cylindrical mixer shell of the PlowBlend™ lends itself to applications requiring full vacuum and/or pressures to 700 psi. A choice of jacket designs allows indirect heating/drying/cooling with temperatures to 700°F. Material choices include 304/316 SS, 304L/316L SS, RA2205 Duplex Stainless, Hastelloy, Alloy 20, Inconel plus various synergistic coatings such as Halar & Kynar and AR-200/AR-400. The vessel of the PlowBlend™ is also suitable for live steam injection to cook, hydrate, or sterilize.

All PlowBlend mixers are ideal for mixing solids to solids, liquid to solids, or even solids to liquids in a wide variety of food, pharmaceutical, chemical, plastics and similar industries. We offer jacketed mixers for heating, cooling and vacuum applications from our own fabrication including Sanitary, USDA & 4A Dairy / FDA compliant design and ASME Certified Pressurized Vessels.