Axi-Mix Table with Shear

Many pump and mixer companies offer a system for incorporating powders into a liquid stream.  Some use a centrifugal pump in conjunction with an eductor. The centrifugal pump builds pressure across the eductor which causes a venture effect which then draws the powder into the liquid stream and then pushed through some type of rotor/stator inline mixer. The other common design is to use a liquid ring pump to draw the powders into the liquid stream and then go through an inline mixer. The common problem with both of these designs is that they can only draw powders into low viscosity liquids.

Here are some common Axi-Mix™ applications:

• Hydrating Whey Powders

• Citric Acid

• Dextrose

• Flavor Concentrates for Sports Drinks

• Carbopol as a Thickener for Toothpastes

• Xanthum Gum

• CMC Gums

• Cinnamon for Flavored Applesauces

• Cocoa Powder for Chocolate Milk

The mechanical shear force on the discharge of the eductor may be enough to get most soluble powders into solution without any type of rotor/stator combination. Our system can be customized to work with any inline mixer.

Axi-Mix™ systems can draw powders or liquids through a hopper and/or through a wand or they can be designed to do both. A wide range of options are available including countertops with rollers, loss in weight metering systems to meter powders into a liquid stream and even the “cyclone” which enables powders to drop directly into a liquid stream.