amixon® specializes in the design and manufacturing of sophisticated vertical mixing equipment and hygienic process equipment for industrial processing. Our apparatuses mix, granulate, agglomerate, vacuum-dry, synthesize, disperse and sterilize. Virtually no industry or material is unknown to us: foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics or chemicals as bulk materials, pastes, powders or granulates.
Tell us what you need: We will develop and manufacture a solution for you. We will also look at your complete production process because the perfect interaction of all upstream and downstream components guarantees processing success. That is always our aim.
Agglomeration, granulation and grain enlargement Adhesion and agglomeration of particles to roundish fragments, scabs, prills or pellets. Inter-particular bridging can occur through melt adhesion, reaction, crystallisation, dipoles or hardening. Compared to finely dispersed materials, grain-enlarged materials flow better, are better suspendable, soluble, sinkable and pressable.Moreover, agglomerated materials are less at risk of segregation. Grain agglomerations with high density are often called granulates, pellets, prills or scabs. “Agglomerates” usually means grain agglomerations with large porosity, low density and good solubility. amixon® can realise gentle agglomeration up to build-up granulation with high energy input.
Mixing / Deagglomerating is also random and results from the flowing and swirling of the mixture at high velocity. This operation is combined with high energy input. Primary particles, which have a tendency towards agglomeration or aggregation in smaller grain sizes, can be de-agglomerated by rubbing and crushing. In practice, the deagglomeration takes place by shearing, impact loading and friction (cutting rotors, HighShearBlades, dissolver, milling machines).amixon® has patented smizers and rotor-stators. The achievable mixing quality increases with increasing disintegration of the individual components. The mixing quality describes the equal distribution/ homogeneity of the components. amixon® guarantees technically ideal mixing quality, which cannot be improved in practice!
Spreading of one or several components within another component, with the components differing in at least one property (colour, chemical composition, particle shape, particle size, ...) Distributive mixing means the distribution or adsorption of one component in/ beside another component. Dispersive mixing is random and results from the flowing and swirling of the mix.
Separation of adhesive liquids during mixing. Depending on the type of energy input, a distinction is made between infrared drying, contact drying, convection drying and friction drying. Vacuum excitation lowers the boiling point, which promotes vaporisation or sublimation. Chemical reactions in the reactor can be promoted through pressure, temperature and mechanical energy input. amixon® can realise ideal reaction control and drying.
Coating is a special method of grain enlargement. Primary particles or granulates are encapsulated by a different material like a film. The coating can be a micro-fine powder, a liquid or a solidified melt. Coating can be used for protecting, rounding off, inerting or hydrophobising of sensitive bulk materials. amixon® can realise gentle coating up to mechanical alloying.