Inline Mixer – REFLECTOR®

Ideal for deagglomeration, dispersion, and breakdown

Inline Mixer – REFLECTOR®

Multifunctional inline mixer for optimal processes

This continuously operating mixer with axial forced feed combines the functions of an intensive mixer, rotor-stator shear head, and pump, ideal for de-agglomeration, dispersion, and breakdown.

Typical Applications

  • Wetting powders with liquids without clumping
  • Dust-free and homogeneous powder distribution in viscous media
  • Processing of pastes and highly viscous liquids
  • Uniform melting due to high shear forces: energy-efficient, as no heating medium is required (e.g., liquefying chocolate)
  • Comminution and homogenization of lumpy products (e.g., chocolate rework with nuts, wafers, and cookies)
  • Polymer processing with additives

Features

  • Fast processing: Components pass through the REFLECTOR® in a matter of seconds.
  • Product ring formation: Centrifugal forces form a stable product ring in the shear zone.
  • Targeted particle movement: Larger particles enter the zone of maximum shear.
  • Efficient homogenization: Rotor blades break up agglomerates and fibers in the stator area.
  • Optimized dispersion: dynamic impulse change ensures even distribution
  • Clog-free design: intelligent geometry prevents material accumulation
  • Precise and easy temperature and shear control by adjusting the rotor speed
  • Variable product throughput
  • Nearly complete residual emptying after shutdown
  • Easy to clean with flushing fluid (e.g., in a circuit through the machine)

Design Features

  • Compact design: Housing cylinder with pump and mixing rotor mounted on one side for space-saving and highly accessible construction.
  • Centric arrangement: Rotor sits precisely on a centric drive shaft for optimum energy transfer.
  • Toothed rotor blades: Rotor blades comb through the tooth rings of the stator inner wall for efficient mixing.
  • Available in various sizes from laboratory to production scale (50 l/h – 30 m³/h for liquids or 50 kg/h – 3 t/h for powders)

Lump Breaker

Compact solution for crushing and recycling clumped products – ideal for the confectionery industry.

Easily dockable to the REFLECTOR® inline mixer, the lump breaker enables efficient pre-crushing and direct further processing of defective end products (“rework”).

Typical Applications:

  • Crushing of lumpy products (e.g., chocolate bars, chocolate sticks)
  • Loosening of conglomerates and reworking of shear-sensitive products (e.g., muesli bars)

Features:

  • Speed-controlled crusher shaft for flexible adaptation to product and throughput
  • Edge-running tools with conveying effect – no deposits
  • Combination of crusher and screw conveyor: compact, efficient
  • Product feed via inlet housing
  • Robust conveying elements on the shaft
  • Housing with breaker pins for optimal processing
  • Single-sided bearing with speed-controlled gear motor
     

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