MIX Srl, Cavezzo (Modena), Italy has been designing and manufacturing mixing systems and industrial components for bulk solids handling since 1990. In May of this year the company supplied an MXK6700 type horizontal single shaft reactor/dryer with paddle-shaped tools and a usable capacity of 7000 litres to a leading producer of food additives. The machine had been tailored for this specific process, where mixing of bulk solids with liquid additives causes a strong exothermic reaction inside the mixing vessel. It is equipped with mechanical seals and is able to withstand maximum pressure and temperature, up to 5 bar and 180°C respectively. Fabricated from AISI 316Ti stainless steel, the reactor/dryer is suitable for vacuum operation and has been provided with a heat exchanger, in order to control and modify the product temperature inside the mixing vessel.

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