amixon® spice mixers, blenders, sterile reactors
Spices, seasonings, flavourings, tea, tobacco, dried vegetables and dried fruits require perfectly coordinated process steps. Cleaning, sterilisation and preservation are followed by the mixing process. Maximum flexibility is always required.
This is exactly where amixon® process equipment comes in: They offer the highest mixing quality with maximum product care – even with the most sensitive components and smallest dosages of active ingredients. This also promotes innovation for new refinement steps during mixing!
A wide variety of grinding and mixing processes are used for processing for consumers and industry. Mixing, flavouring and the accompanying processes are crucial to quality. Particle size, particle structure, flowability, aroma content, purity, colour and visual appearance are valuable quality characteristics. amixon® mixers occupy an important position in the spice processing industry for sauces, snacks, instant foods and seasonings. The reasons for this are the type of mixing and the hygiene compliance.
amixon® develops and manufactures customised mixers, sterile reactors and vacuum dryers
amixon® equipment achieves ideal mixing quality in short mixing cycles. In addition, it meets the highest food safety standards.
With test centres in Germany, the USA, India, Thailand, Japan, China and South Korea, we are your competent partner worldwide. We support you in the development and establishment of new refinement processes
The technical centre has over 30 mixers, vacuum mix dryers and sterile reactors at its disposal.
How can large batches of powder/bulk material be homogenised accurately?
Spices, tea, tobacco, dried vegetables, dried fruits, binding agents, stabilisers, thickening agents and similar products are valuable natural products. Despite all care taken, these natural products are subject to quality fluctuations. They are typically shipped in large batches by sea container directly to the processor.
However, the end consumer only purchases a few grams. They expect consistent quality, regardless of the date of purchase. To ensure this, large batches must be homogenised before further processing.
The Gyraton® mixing silo was developed precisely for this purpose. It homogenises dry raw materials precisely, gently and energy-efficiently. Its helix mixing tool combines rotation with a precision movement. This leads to excellent mixing results.
Analysis results:
- Component compositions: 1 to 100,000
- Mixing quality coefficients are below 5%
- The analysed samples weigh only 15 grams
This corresponds to ideal mixing quality.
The circumferential speed of the Helix mixing tool is only 0.1 to 0.5 metres per second. Sensitive particles remain largely intact. The Gyraton® silo mixer can be used flexibly for almost all types of solids (dry, moist or wet). It can also be used for continuous mixing processes.
Mixing, drying, and coating spice products
Sterilising and cooking spice mixes
Instant soups, sauces and broths should taste aromatic, dissolve quickly and have a long shelf life – ideally without refrigeration. At the same time, dried vegetables, herbs and fruits are expected to be pre-cooked to reduce preparation time for the consumer. In certain cases, this thermal process can be carried out directly in the amixon® sterile reactor.
The mixture is first gently homogenised. Liquid ingredients such as flavourings, fats or enzymes are mixed in without agglomeration. The product is continuously heated during the mixing process. The pressure level in the mixing chamber is increased by the targeted addition of steam. The combination of temperature, pressure and controlled mixing movement ensures gentle cooking. Sterilisation takes place at the same time.
After the defined dwell time has elapsed, the mixing chamber is evacuated. The resulting vacuum quickly dries and cools the product.
The mixed product is now free-flowing and stable in storage. It is then emptied directly into the packaging system in a product-friendly manner without segregation.
The amixon® cone mixer: efficient, flexible, hygienic
It is ideal for producing high-quality spice mixtures and instant foods. It can be operated either in a particularly gentle mode or with intensive deagglomeration. In either case, it achieves the best possible homogeneity. This also applies at a filling level of only 10 or 15 percent.
Such variable batch sizes enable the production of premixes and final mixes in the same mixing machine. This is done in the form of a so-called MultiStep mixing operation. At the beginning, base powder masses are intensively mixed with liquid spice extracts. Then the mixing process is stopped and further powder components are added. In this way, dusty powders are agglomerated. Finally, sensitive dried vegetables and fruits are added. The end product is perfectly homogeneous. In addition, the sensitive components retain their shape and size.
Thanks to the conical shape of the container, the mixed material is discharged almost completely. This facilitates fast order completion.
Twin-shaft mixers are suitable for the most difficult mixing tasks
A twin-shaft mixer from amixon® is exceptional. It can be used to mix complex muesli mixtures perfectly, precisely and gently. It only takes 40 seconds. The mixer can also mix olerosins, lecithins, spice extracts, fats and oils into microfine ground or coarse spice mixtures. The mixer can be operated at different filling levels. The mixing results are always ideal.
What makes this special is that the mixed goods are not heated and their particle structures are retained. Despite the liquid load, the end product is homogeneous, free-flowing, loose and dust-free. It is ideal for high-performance packaging.
On request, the mixing spirals are available with SinConcave® or SinConcavex® profiles. The mixing tools can be equipped with ComDisc® tools as an option. This enables complete discharging of the mixer up to 99.98%.