Solids/Liquids Mixing

Successful mixing of solids and liquids can often be achieved using a classic stirring process. The convenient, robust and flexibly equipped IKA stirrers are optimally suited for solid-liquid mixing when solid particles can be dissolved or easily moistened in the liquid.

Simple mixing techniques can lead to problems while mixing certain components. Agglomerate formation, air entry, strong dust formation, and solvent emissions are a few of the unwanted side effects that can be caused by conventional mixing. Traditional stirring of a solid-liquid mixture does not guarantee prevention of quality deviations of individual batches or loss of raw materials. While handling big batches platforms and work at height are necessary to fuel the batch. IKA offers modern solutions to prevent common mixing problems while still maintaining low costs for personnel, cleaning, disposal and energy. These solutions are inline machines for inserting solid and liquid additive compounds.

IKA's patented MHD system ensures effective solid-liquid mixing in one passage: trouble-free wetting of solids, mixing, homogenizing and dispersing in just one pass. During the MHD continuous solid-liquid mixing, it is important that product components are being fed in proportion to quantity and in a regulated manner.

IKA's double-stage batch mixing system CMX offers an alternative to continuous solid-liquid mixing. Low pressure created in the mixing chamber leads to a dust-free suctioning of powders or other solids. The highly flexible machine is predestinated for solids, which are very difficult to wet as well as the insert of very big powder amounts. Definitive quantities of liquid or solid are mixed in an enrichment process with a wide viscosity range without additional power units. That is why no expensive dosing devices are needed for mixing with the CMX mixing system. Additionally the machine fulfills the functionality of a pump for transfer and CIP.
The patented inline DBI machine for solid-liquid mixing has also a two-stage design and is another IKA solution. The DBI machine creates a vacuum which helps to suck powders or granulates into the mixing chamber. Stage one contains a pumping instrument which reaches a high liquid flow rate. An extremely large and short connection directly to the mixing batch guaranties a save function even with extreme viscosities. Stage two disperses solid components into the liquid phase. While mixing an enrichment system with the DBI machine, gentle pumping or alternatively high shear dispersing are both possible.


Our solutions:

Agitators

	Type	Description	Application
	ROTOTRON RTS	Jet flow agitator	Universally applicable agitator for homogenizing, dispersing, suspending, emulsifying, aerating, dissolving and improving heat exchange.
	RKG-00-Bo	Powerful, mechanicaly controlled agitators in ATEX-conform execution in laboratory and pilot plant scale	Accelaration of solution processes, temperature exchange within a medium, ordinary mixing of fluids and powders with a liquid phase
	TURBOTRON	Agitators	Accelaration of solution processes, temperature exchange within a medium, ordinary mixing of fluids and powders with a liquid phase

Batch dispersers

	Type	Description	Application
	ULTRA-TURRAX UTC	High shear dispersing machine for top entry	Production of emulsions and suspensions
	ULTRA-TURRAX UTE	High shear dispersing machine for bottom entry	Production of emulsions and suspensions
	ULTRA-TURRAX UTS	High shear dispersing machine in the pharma design for top entry on vessels	Production of emulsions and suspensions

Kneading machines

	Type	Description	Application
	Horizontal kneader	Heavy-duty kneading machines HKS und HKD with horizontally arranged DUPLEX or Z-kneading blades	Processing of high viscous mixtures, production of rubber masses, plastic mixtures, ceramic masses, printing inks, carbon pastes, graphite mixtures etc.
	Continuous kneader	Production of rubber master batches, plastics master batches, glues, hard metal masses, sealing masses, animal food, silicone rubber, and high-viscous food	Rubber masterbatches, plastics masterbatches, sealing masses, ceramic masses
	Vertical kneader	PLANETRON® heavy-duty vertical kneading machines with 2 DUPLEX-like intermeshing kneading blades	Contamination-free and intensive kneading of high viscous masses, i.e. production of dental masses, ceramic masses and plastics

Process plants

	Type	Description	Application
	Master Plant MP	Universal mixing plant, consisting of vessel, agitator, dispersing machine and electric control with HMI	Efficient mixing, dispersing, heating/cooling and optimal feeding of additives during production of emulsions and suspensions
	MHD-Plant	Continuous mixing plant, consisting of dosing device for solids and liquids, mixing and dispersing machine MHD and electric control	Powder incorporation and wetting in one pass with solids concentration up to 80%
	Standard Plant SPP	Universal mixing plant, consisting of vessel, agitator, dispersing machine and electric control	Efficient mixing, dispersing and optimal feeding of additives during production of emulsions and suspensions
	Turnkey plants	Individual turnkey systems with proven IKA® mixing technology	Manufacture of mixtures of all kinds

Solid-liquid mixers

	Type	Description	Application
	DBI (recirculation)	Machine for suction of liquid and solid components, pumping and dispersing in recirculation process	Production of emulsions and suspensions
	MHD (continuous)	Dispersing machine for powder incorporation in continuous process	Continuous dust-free powder incorporation into liquids
	DR-PB (PMB)	Inline machine for mixing of solids and liquids at highest requirements regarding the dispersing quality	Continuous incorporation of polymers into hot bitumen
	CMX (recirculation)	Dispersing machine for powder incorporation in recirculation process	Dust-free powder incorporation into liquids

Pilot plants

	Type	Description	Application
	PROCESS-PILOT	Machine with different modules, applicable in laboratories and pilot plant stations, for process optimisation, determination of process parameters and further scale-up	Mixing and dispersing in continuous and discontinuous process, also at higher temperatures, under pressure and vacuum
	magic LAB	Laboratory machine for product development and process optimisation with different modules and mounting possibilities	Mixing and dispersing in continuous and discontinuous process
	magic PLANT	Laboratory scale process plant for batch wise mixing and emulsifying of low viscous masses up to masses just about capable of flowing.	Great variety of applications. It is especially suited for processing of products from the cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical industries.
	LABOR-PILOT	Machine with different modules, applicable in laboratories and pilot plant stations, for process optimisation, determination of process parameters and further scale-up	Mixing and dispersing in continuous and discontinuous process

Vacuum dryers / mixers

	Type	Description	Application
	Conical Mixer CM	Conical mixer	Mixing of powders and granulates
	Conical Dryer CD	Conical dryer	Mixing and drying of wet solids of different flowing behaviour and bulk densities
	Conical Dryer CD	Conical dryer	Mixing and drying of wet solids of different flowing behaviour and bulk densities