Ribbon Blender Mixing Friability

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Friability is an important consideration in agitated blenders. Friability is the ease with which a solid is broken down into smaller particles due to the stress induced on individual particles by the agitator. Everything from sodium sulfide flakes to trail mix and cereals are friable and depending on the amount of particle breakage that is acceptable, mixer selection, design and loading will vary.

To avoid excess stress on friable solids they can be mixed in smaller batches or they can be mixed in tumble blenders or fluidizing blenders.

For special mixing applications such as powdered metals or friable materials, consider our Rota-Cone® Blenders or CrossMix® Fluidizing Mixers.

For viscous or heavy paste mixing we offer Double-Arm Mixers & Extruders.

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Ribbon Blenders

Paul O. Abbe designs and manufactures ribbon blenders which are ideal for blending dry, free-flowing solids with bulk densities up to 70 pounds per cubic foot (1.1 g/cc) depending on material characteristics including, particle size, size distribution and particle shape (morphology), angle of repose, cohesiveness and moisture level. Ribbon blender are used for all dry foods products, nutraceuticals, protein powder mixes, dry juice mixes, chemicals, fertilizer, insecticides, colorants, resins and polymers. The moderate shear of the ribbon or paddle naturally breaks down lumps and agglomerates. Ribbon blenders are extremely efficient and economical.
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Rota-Cone Blenders

Tumble Blenders include the original ABBE Rota-Cone® Double Cone Blender and the Rota-V Blenders. Tumble blending offers the lowest shear method of mixing friable or delicate solids. The simple double-cone or V-designs provide complete discharge. Because there is no agitator there are no seals and they are easily inspected and cleaned. For these reasons, Tumble Blenders are often employed by the food and pharmaceuticals industrie
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CrossMix® Fluidizing Mixer

The CrossMix® is a twin-paddle mixer that gently lifts and fluidizes solids in a weightless zone where particles of any size or shape can move freely and mix rapidly. Mixing can be completed in as little as 7 to 20 seconds. The CrossMix® is most beneficial for solids that require very high homogeneity, are fragile such a
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Laboratory Mixers

Aaron Process LNG Laboratory Mixers are available in working capacities from 1/4 gallon to 2 gallon. 1/4 gallon and 1 gallon models are available from stock and furnished with variable speed drives, stainless steel construction and jackets as standard. These units are ideal for research and development, testing new raw materials or scaling up production size batches
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