Ribbon Blenders
Ribbon Blenders for Industrial Mixing of Bulk Solids, Powders, and Liquids
Ribbon Blenders for Industrial Mixing Solutions
Marion Ribbon Blenders meet the toughest standards for quality and long-term performance. Marion's attention to detail is meticulous, because every detail in design and fabrication translates to an increase in production. Ribbon blenders are capable of performing a variety of mixing operations. They are excellent for low density, free flowing materials. In mixes with small agglomerates, the greater shearing action of a ribbon blender can be beneficial. Ribbon blenders provide efficient slow speed agitation and are well suited to keeping mixes standardized through production cycles. The smaller surface area of the ribbons reduces resistance and permits operation with minimum power requirements. Ribbon blenders are adaptable to either center or end discharge. Marion ribbon blenders feature close tolerances, solid shafts, and all-welded construction.
Continuous and Batch Mixing
Inner and Outer Ribbons
Powders, Granules, Liquids
Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals
Liquids, Powders, Bulk Solids
Plastic, Foods, Minerals
Features and Advantages
Choosing the Right Agitator on Your Ribbon Blender
Double Ribbon
The double ribbon agitator is best for low density, free-flowing materials that are of like size and shape. For that reason, the double ribbon is a great choice for many powders. The double ribbon is advantageous in applications requiring a lot shear (work), such as salt or sugar. The inner and outer ribbons move ingredients from end–to-end in opposite directions. The blending action occurs by rolling material back and forth. Double ribbon agitators are designed with a continuous spiral, with no gaps between the ribbon flighting. The ribbons are welded for the same level of sanitation as paddles, and although it may require more careful inspection, the design eliminates potential for pockets of stagnant material.
Applications: Powders, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, pet foods, drinks drink mixes, dairy powders
Hybrid Paddle/Ribbon
A hybrid offers a higher level of agitation than the paddle or ribbon alone. The double-reversing design creates a mixing combination of the figure-8 movement of the paddle style with the scrubbing action of a ribbon blender. The hybrid is best used when products contain a lot of texture or bulk. This translates into increased energy being transferred into the ingredients, and even product levels inside of the trough.
Applications: Cappuccinos, sugar/salt-based spices
Choosing the Right Trough For Your Ribbon Blender
U-Shaped Troughs
The U-Shaped Trough design is used for ambient conditions or low pressure/vacuum mixing applications and utilizes a flat top cover. The cover can be supplied with inlet nozzles as needed and provisions for dry powder addition. This design allows agitator removal from either the top or end.
Marion U-shaped troughs are:
- The largest in production capacity
- The easiest to clean
- The most commonly used
Semi-Cylindrical Troughs
The Semi-Cylindrical Mixer Trough is built for low pressure requirements. This type features heavy reinforcing along the straight sides, a heavy plate cover design, and a drive that has a concentric shaft reducer with final roller chain drive. This type of paddle mixer trough is curved through 300° so the trough is closely swept by the agitator. "Pinch points" are eliminated on the downsweep side where large, fragile materials can be damaged. Less material accumulates on the upsweep side providing for faster, more thorough mixing.
Our semi-cylindrical troughs are effective for:
- Pastes or slurries
- Reducing the degradation of fragile ingredients
- Allowing for the mixing of oversized materials,
- Mixing sticky or tacky material
Full Cylindrical Trough
This type of paddle mixer is completely cylindrical, offering the best horizontal mixer design for internal pressure or vacuum. In addition, closely swept interior surfaces give excellent heat transfer surface to product volume ratios.
Our Full Cylindrical Troughs are effective for:
- Agitator sweeps 360 degrees of rotation
- Largest contact surface area for heating or cooling
- Appropriate for vacuum or low pressure applications
Customize Your Ribbon Mixer
Custom Options
Air Supply Manifolds
SealGuard™ is your insurance policy against ruined seals. Ensuring the air is turned on and supplied at the proper pressure is simple and smart.
Bag Dump Stations
Available in stainless or carbon steel, our bag dump hoods are the ideal solution to prevent material loss, reduce contamination and control dust.
Bulk Bag Fillers
Our Bulk Bag Fillers are engineered with operator form and function in mind, resulting in an accessible and efficient way of filling bulk bags and super sacks
Bulk Bag Unloaders
Our Bulk Bag Unloaders offer dust-free super sack dispensing with guaranteed discharge of virtually any material into your mixer for a continous or batch process.
Bulk Bag Compactors
The Bulk Bag Compactor machine offers dust-free super sack disposal of empty and used bags after the discharge process into your industrial mixer.
Clean-in-Place Feature
Marion’s CIP systems minimize cycle times, improve hygiene and enhance product quality, all while reducing water/chemical usage and manual cleaning.
Controls
From simple E-stop enclosures to sophisticated PLC driven touchscreen panels, Marion’s iNCONTROL™ team will develop a solution tailored for your application.
Covers
Endlessly configurable, our covers start with safety and ergonomics in mind. Counter-weighted or air-actuated, with safety grates, interlock switched and more.
Discharge Valves
When determining which valve will work best, consider your product flow characteristics, desired discharge rates and cleanout requirements for your mixer.
Gaskets
Tired of the same old dusting problems? Adhesive tape not staying put? Marion’s O-Ring gasket proves even the simple things can make the biggest difference.
Feeders
Batch Feed or Continuously Feed your raw bulk materials into your industrial mixer with our selection of Vibrating Feeders and Screw Feeders.
High Speed Choppers
Various cutting heads rip apart and circulate lumps and agglomerates, break up liquid-rich shot balls, open matted fibrous materials and distribute pigments.
Injection Manifolds
Marion’s liquid manifolds, shortening presses, liquid pumping units and nitrogen blanket inlet ports are perfect for solving your material addition problems.
Integral Jackets
Suitable for steam, hot oil or water, our ASME-rated jackets with optional external insulation can handle temperature ranges from 600°F to -20°F.
Pneumatic Conveyors
Pneumatic conveying systems to transport your raw materials into your mixer, or out of your mixer to the next step in the process once the mixture is complete.
Screw Conveyors
After the blending process is complete, the mixture must be transfered to the next part of the process. This can be accomplished several ways, including with a screw conveyor.
Seals
Whether it’s our fantastic lip seal, basic stuffing box or mechanical seal, count on us to help guide you through the selection process.
Support Structure Mezzanines
From simple tube frames to elaborate mezzanines with OSHA compliant stairs, railings and decking, we design and fabricate a variety of support structures.
Surge Hoppers
Fabricated out of stainless or carbon steel, our custom designed surge hoppers are excellent at weighing, transferring and receiving material.
3-A Authorized
As the only 3-A Authorized horizontal mixing and blending manufacturer in the world, our attention to fit and finish in sanitary applications is second to none.
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