V-Type Solids Blender MV

The V-type blender is used to produce homogeneous solid-solid mixture. Mixing is a common process step in the manufacture of products for industries such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, food, chemicals, cosmetics, detergents, colorants, fertilizers and plastics.

Examples of materials or substances mixed in this way include pharmaceuticals, flour for confectionery, fish meal, refined or white flour, whole wheat flour, flour for coating, dextrins, enzymes, coffee, cocoa, milk powder, chocolate, gelatine, crème caramel and dessert powder, baby food, custard powder, starches, seeds, pigments, colorants, cosmetics,
powdered or granulated plastics, fiberglass, etc.

The unit consists of two cylinders arranged in a "V" shape with an angle of 80°. A manually actuated inspection and loading port is provided at the end of each cylinder, allowing access to its interior. The product outlet is located at the point where the two cylinders are joined and is fitted with a manually or automatically actuated butterfly valve. The geared motor and the bearing system are located within the lateral supports holding the blender body.

The solids are introduced into the blender through the loading aperture. The mixing performance is of 50%, that is, with each turn of the blender, the product located in the two cylinders moves into the central common section, and this is repeated continuously. The speed is not high, which makes this unit especially suitable for products that need to be maintained cold.

The mixture is discharged through a hermetically closing butterfly valve which can be operated manually or automatically.
The unit is provided with a guard rail with electrical safety to prevent the operator from accessing it when in operation. If anyone should gain access to the unit, for safety reasons, the operation will cease.

The series consists of 6 models with a total capacity of 50 to 1000 litres and a useful capacity of 50% of the total.
Mixing times vary between 3 and 15 minutes depending on the mixture.
The actual mixing is thorough and fast. The unit is ideal for sensitive mixtures.
The apertures are sealed hermetically in order to avoid contamination from the outside during the mixing process.
The interior of the unit is especially designed to prevent the formation of dead spaces and facilitates gravity discharge.
The unit incorporates a guard rail with electrical safety, according to EC safety standards.
The unit is manufactured in AISI 316 (EN 14404) quality for all parts in contact with the product and AISI 304 (EN 14301) for the supports and the rest of the equipment. The internal and external surfaces have a bright polished finish.
Due to the polished surface and absence of edges or corners, the unit can be easily cleaned either manually or automatically with CIP system.
The system offers a clear added value. The unit's large production capacity, the high quality of the resulting mixture, and the low energy and maintenance costs directly contribute to an increase in profitability.
The loading system can be automated on request.
This equipment has been designed -in contrast to the double cone blender- to handle mixtures of powders with the same bulk density, with a loading of 50% of the total capacity of the equipment, unlike the 65% loading in a double cone blender, which handles mixtures of granulated products and powders, or mixtures of products with high and different densities.

This unit allows the incorporation of a liquid spray system to introduce liquids in spray form during the process. The injector is connected to the spray nozzles by means of a rotary system and is fed with additives from a pressurized tank or by means of a variable speed displacement pump at constant pressure.
The automatic stop positions are: loading, discharging, and sampling. Before stopping at one of these three positions, the system performs a cycle which slows down the mixer in order to reach the stopping position with the highest possible accuracy and remains halted at that point.
A further option is the incorporation of an automatic loading system to introduce powders or granulated solids into the interior of the blender by means of a vacuum system. This system does not generate airborne dust.
It can be incorporated in form of a standalone monoblock vacuum system with automatic filtration and a water ring type vacuum pump.
The mixture is discharged through a hermetically closing butterfly valve which can be operated manually or automatically.
Vacuum discharge is possible.
A receiving hopper for the discharged product with automatic self-cleaning filter, and a command and control system for the entire assembly are also available as further options.