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January 2020 / 53 Horizontal ribbon mixer available with various discharge, finish options Horizontal ribbon mixer is available in sizes ranging from 150 kilograms to 5 metric tons (about 330 pounds to 5.5 tons) with various discharge and finish options. Mixer consists of a double ribbon agitator mounted with solid spokes to a solid center shaft. Mixer's shaft size ranges from 2.25 to 6 inches in diameter. Mixer is constructed with a 3 ∕ 16 - or ¼-inch-thick tub and ¼- or 3 ∕ 8 -inch end plates. APEC, Lake Odessa, MI 616-374-1000 www.apecusa.com Mixer uses planetary mixing technique for thorough mixing Double planetary mixers each feature two patented high-viscosity (HV) blades, interchangeable jacketed vessels, an electrohydraulic lift, recipe controls with a data logger, and an all-stainless-steel sanitary dust-tight design. Mixers' identical blades move in a planetary motion, rotating on their own axes as they orbit a common axis and passing through every point in the product zone in only 36 revolutions around the vessel. Mixers handle high-viscosity materials with the blades imparting a kneading action to the batch, smoothing out its consistency and breaking up any agglomerates. Charles Ross & Son Co., Hauppauge, NY 800-243-7677 www.mixers.com Ribbon blender moves solids in two directions simultaneously, rotationally Ribbon blender is suitable for mixing dry free-flowing solids with bulk densities up to 90 lb/ft 3 . Blender moves solids in two directions simulta- neously and rotationally to provide mixing action. Blender is all stainless steel with continuous welds that are 180 to 220 grit polish on the blender's interior surface and glass-bead blasted on the exterior surface. Blender's hollow-bore SEW Eurodrive is low maintenance and eliminates all pinch points and the need for safety guards. Mixer's packing glands can be con- verted to purged seals at anytime. Paul O. Abbe, Bensenville, IL 800-524-2188 www.pauloabbe.com Shaft seal custom-engineered for blenders, mixers OFS Type-1 shaft seal is a fully-split seal for vacuum, low-pressure, and abrasive applications. The seal's design tolerates both runout and thermal growth at moderate speeds. The seal places a single, hardened, stainless steel rotary seal face spring-loaded against a single, bearing-grade, syn- thetic stationary seal face. The split seal is designed for top-entry agitators, crystallizers, dryers, pan mixers, blenders, hoppers, and similar rotating equipment used in the petrochemical, plastics, metals, minerals, and other process industries. The seal can keep process materials inside the vessel and keep out atmospheric oxygen. 4 pages. Meco Seals div. Woodex Bearing, Georgetown, ME 800-526-8800 www.mecoseal.com