Agitators
An Agitator is a device or mechanism to put something into motion by shaking or stirring.
Typical Areas of Applications
- Mixing in tank
- Clean and lightly contaminated liquids,
- Viscous liquids
- Fibrous slurries
- Non-fibrous slurries
- Large solids containing liquids
- Liquids with high gas content
Common Types
Side-mounted horizontal agitators
Side-mounted horizontal agitators are used for mixing and agitating process liquids in demanding industrial applications. They ensure a homogenous mixing result, high process reliability, high efficiency, low operating costs, and low environmental stress.
Ribbon Agitators
Ribbon Agitators excels in applications where small amounts of ingredients (also known as micro-ingredients) are added to the batch. All of the material in the mixer is constantly circulated from end to end. The outer ribbons move ingredients toward the discharge while the inner ribbons constantly circulate material in the opposite direction. Sweeps may be added to the outer ribbon to enhance cleanout.
Paddle Agitators
Paddle Agitators contain an equal number of forward and reversing paddles which constantly move the ingredients from one end of the mixer's tank to the other. Paddles, which move material toward the outlet, are fitted to within 1/8" of the bottom of the tank. Furthermore, they're adjustable to assure optimum clean out as well as compensate for wear. The agitator's reversing paddles are located several inches from the bottom of the tank. This provides 3 distinct advantages. Because forward and reversing action occurs on different planes the ingredients are able to flow easier and faster from end to end. The result is better circulation and faster mixing with less power required for operation. Unloading is also faster and clean out more thorough due to the fact only the forward paddles come in contact with the material in the tank when the last part of the load is being discharged. Furthermore there's no interference caused by the reversing paddles attempting to move the material away from the outlet. The result is reduced unloading time and more thorough clean out than was previously possible.
Sawtooth Paddle Agitators
This agitator is very similar to our paddle agitator except for one basic difference. The agitator's forward paddles have notches or saw teeth cut in them to prevent a pinch point from occurring between the paddles and the bottom of the mixer's tank. These serrations relieve the strain on both tank and agitator, which could occur when a high percentage of non-free-flowing materials is being mixed. They're also very helpful with fraiable (or easily broken) materials such as dog and cat food, bird and grass seed, soil mixes containing peat, vermiculite, chemicals, fertilizer, micro-nutrients, as well as sand, soil, bark, wood chips and styrofoam.
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