High Shear Mixers

Single Stage Rotor/Stator design
Available in either batch or inline, and in standard or sanitary designs to meet the exact needs of your process.

Flow Pattern
As illustrated on the right, fresh materials are continually pulled into the rotor/stator interface. They are then expelled out of this area, and recirculated if a batch system, or pumped downstream when using an inline design

Our batch designs can be permanently mounted to the mix tank or suspended over the vessel using a portable or permanent lifting mechanism. When supplied with a portable/mobile lifting mechanism, you can enjoy the use of the mixer in multiple mix vessels and also in different areas of your manufacturing plant. Whether the lift is portable or fixed, you are able to vary the position of the agitator within the vessel, to fine tune the process and to handle a wide variety of materials.

The Inline design consists of a single stage rotor that turns at high speed within a stationary stator. As the rotating blades pass the stator, they mechanically shear the contents. The Inline model is a good choice for process lines that require frequent changeover from one product to another. A simple valve can divert finished product downstream or switch instantly from one vessel to another.

Rotor/Stator Mixers are generally applied on products that are up to approx. 10,000 cps. The four-blade rotor of the standard design turns within a close tolerance stator at roughly 4,000 fpm. The higher energy units can rotate at speeds over 16,000 fpm and offer end results that are sometimes equal to or better than a conventional homogenizer. The rotor-stator mixer is great for applications that require fast particle size/droplet reduction. Homogenization, solids size reduction, emulsification, are perfect applications for this versatile mixer. Numerous sizes are available from 1 through 250 hp.

Selection of Rotor/Stators