The Vrieco Nauta Cyclomix®, available from Hosokawa Micron, is a high-shear paddle mixer and agglomerator designed for mixing solid powders with liquids or soften binders. It combines high-impact and high-shear forces for mixing pastes, liquids and slurries. This multi-purpose mixer relies on a centrally placed high-speed rotating shaft that can be controlled from the mixer cover. Paddle-shaped mixing elements, integrated into the shaft, rotate near the vessel wall for thorough mixing.
Key Features
The key features of the Vrieco-Nauta Cyclomix are:
- Fully self-emptying vessel
- No seals or bearings in the product zone
- Good product temperature control
- Fast mixing times range from 30 seconds to 5 minutes
- Suitable for wide range of applications
- Offers high-level homogeneity in the final product
- Highly compact design
- High-speed rotating shaft
Applications
The applications of the Vrieco-Nauta Cyclomix are:
- Coating of powders with liquids or powders
- Agglomeration by temperature or moisture addition
- Metallic bonding processing of powder paints
- Dispersion of pigments
- Low-speed mixing of cohesive powders, liquids and slurries
- (Vacuum) drying at low temperature with liquid recovery
- Spheronisation of particles
- Densification of powders
- Heating and cooling
- Grinding & de-agglomeration
Specifications
The specifications of the Vrieco-Nauta Cyclomix are:
- Available in different sizes, ranging from 1 to 2,000L
- Diverse range of finishes and jacket designs
The options available include:
- Heating and/or cooling skids
- Isem ball segment outlet valve
- Jacketed vessel and cover for heating or cooling
- Lifting device for easy cleaning (special trolleys for the vessel and the rotor are optional)
- Liquid injection
- Lubricated or dry-running mechanical seal
- Sampler
- Suitable for vacuum applications by means of special seal design and addition of a vacuum filter
- Torque measurement