Container Mixers:

amixon® offers three drum- and IBC-based mixing concepts: the single-shaft mixer EM for flexible small batches in a standard drum, the container mixer COM for precise mixing in a closed IBC, and dedicated IBC solutions for production areas with low ceiling height. All systems allow gentle, hygienic mixing with high reproducibility and are verified in the amixon® pilot plant, so that reliable design and dependable scale-up are ensured.

Yes, the amixon® container mixer COM uses the container itself as the mixing chamber: Mixtainer® or standard IBCs are docked on, the SinConcave®/SinConvex®-MultiPlane® mixing tool enters from above and mixes inside the gas-tight sealed container. The entire mixing process takes place in the container, and the product does not have to be transferred. As an alternative, amixon® offers the EM concept for standard drums.

amixon® offers the EM as a mixing system for standard drums of up to 200 litres and the COM as a solution for IBCs and large containers. Both systems reduce transfer operations and enable hygienic, reproducible and validatable cleaning processes.

amixon® addresses the requirements for allergen control and fast product changeover not through free-fall container mixers, but through the combination of standardised bulk-solids containers with a stationary, dynamic high-performance mixer. Containers take on the functions of weighing-in, transport and product provision; the mixing itself takes place in the amixon® mixer and can therefore be designed for dry, moist, cohesive, agglomerated or suspended products. Dust-tight docking, closed material transfers, clear container assignment, validated cleaning and documented batch management reduce the risk of cross-contamination. The time decoupling of charging, mixing, filling, cleaning and drying simultaneously increases flexibility and plant availability.

Yes, container mixers can be integrated into existing infrastructures with bulk containers already in use, provided that container geometry, docking technology and control system are compatible. Only the COM container mixer mixes in the bulk container itself – the Mixtainer®, which is open at the top; container mixing plants based on the AM conical mixer work with standard bulk containers, and here the mixing process takes place outside the container.

amixon® presents the comparison honestly: the amixon® container mixer scores with frequent recipe changes – decoupled changeover and cleaning, the container serving as transport and holding vessel, and hardly any cleaning downtime – while the permanently installed amixon® vertical mixers (VM, HM, AM, SpherHelics®) score with large batches and high throughput per footprint. All apparatus delivers identical precision mixing quality; the decisive factor is the production logistics.

With the amixon® container mixer COM the container itself is the mixing chamber: Mixtainer® or standard IBCs are docked on, the SinConvex®-MultiPlane® mixing tool enters from above, mixes inside the gas-tight sealed container to precision quality of up to 1:100,000 and then screws itself back out in reverse – without transferring the product, in sizes from 100 to 4,000 litres.

With the amixon® container mixer COM the container itself is the mixing chamber: Mixtainer® units are docked on, the SinConcave®/SinConvex® mixing tool enters from above, mixes inside the gas-tight sealed container to precision quality of up to 1:100,000 and then screws itself back out in reverse. Optionally, the helical mixing tool is available in the MultiPlane® design.

With the amixon® container mixer COM the container itself is the mixing chamber: Mixtainer® or standard IBCs are docked on, the SinConcave®/SinConvex®-MultiPlane® mixing tool enters from above, mixes inside the gas-tight sealed container to precision quality of up to 1:100,000 and then screws itself back out in reverse – without transferring the product, in sizes from 100 to 4,000 litres.

amixon® offers three concepts for container-based mixing processes. The drum mixer EM processes batches up to the size of a 200-litre standard drum and is especially suitable for smaller, drum-based production quantities. The container mixer COM uses the bulk-solids container itself as the mixing chamber: a dynamic helical mixing tool descends into the product from above, generates the mixing action, and is withdrawn again after the process. The batch remains in the same container, reducing transfer steps, product losses and possible segregation. This concept is especially suited to uncritical, low-dust or dust-free products.

For dusting, health-hazardous, odour-intensive or particularly demanding products, the stationary cone mixer AM, which is filled with and discharged into standard IBCs, is often suitable. The IBC serves as the supply, transport and receiving container, while the mixing process takes place in the cone mixer. Dust-tight docking stations enable controlled product transfers. Charging, mixing, discharging, filling and cleaning can be decoupled in time, reducing waiting times and increasing production output. Where headroom is limited, a lift-lower system can enable container-based filling and emptying.

For small powder batches in standardised drums, the amixon® single-shaft mixer EM offers a dynamic and flexibly adjustable mixing solution, in which the drum is used for charging, transport and holding the finished product. The EM is suitable for development batches, premixes and trituration as well as for dry, moist and, where needed, liquid-wetted solids. For larger IBC-based batches, the amixon® container mixer COM mixes directly in the upright container with a mixing tool immersed from above. SinConvex® supports flow-through, MultiPane® particularly gentle mixing processes, and the Washtainer® can take on automatic tool cleaning. Both concepts reduce transfer operations and can be adapted to demanding production environments with hygienic construction, automated recipe management and documented process control.