Beware Of Generic Brands

By Doug Grunder
President, Marion Mixers, Inc.

The industry uses the term "paddle" mixer as a generic term. Some Processors may reject the concept of paddle mixers based on past experience with pug mills, spoke mixers, pin mills, twin shaft, fluidized bed or screw conveyor mixers. The Marion brand of paddle mixers are designed with very distinct characteristics that are unique in the industry.

Solid Shaft

  • Provides maximum transfer of torque, minimum shaft deflection and smallest contact surface area.

Solid Arm

  • Provides minimum deflection and vibration of blade.

Arm Camber

  • Arm bent in the direction of rotation allows blade to scoop product.

Blade Cup

  • Formed blade retains and lifts product from bottom of mixer.

Outer Edge Radius

  • Laser cut outer edge fits radius of trough within .020".

Knife Edge

  • Relief curf on leading edge of blade reduces product degradation and mixing HP.

Fan Tail

  • Free flowing products flow over inner edge of blade, random division, gravitational dispersion.

Forward Pitch

  • Orientation of blade splits product stream and moves materials toward the discharge.

Reverse Pitch

  • Orientation of the blade splits the product stream and provides back-mixing.

Slow Shaft Speed

  • Products are scooped, lifted, divided and randomly dispersed across fan-tail.

High Shaft Speed

  • Products are scooped, lifted, divided and thrown upward for aeration and gravitational dispersion.

Low Profile Blades

  • Forward pushing blades with reduced contact surface.

Intermediate Blades

  • Reverse blades used to move product toward end plates like inner flighting of a ribbon blender.

SOURCE: Marion Mixers