Commercial Mixing Tools Mini Bulk Pump Mixers

Mixers are essential to a commercial kitchen for operations that prepare heavy dough like pizza and bread or a variety of cake batters. Power mixers agitate ingredients to create a smooth product.

A tote mixer easily reaches all the way down in an open-top chemical or asphalt tote to mix contents. These are great for reducing manual mixing of viscous liquids and preventing wasted product.

Tote Mixers

Mixers designed to fit into the 6" openings of standard IBC tote tanks for quick, efficient agitation. They're great for re-homogenizing liquids or re-suspending settled solids in any size IBC tote tank container.

Our tote mixers use an air-powered Easy Mixing process based on the same proven method of a 1-gallon paint shaker to ensure fast, thorough mixing without damaging the contents. They can be mounted through the lid opening hole, allowing them to reach even the far corners of your IBC tote tank container.

IBC tote agitators can be used on corrugated bag-in-a-box liquid totes as well as Schutz style totes with plastic liner or polyurethane foam insulation. They're also compatible with tote heater blankets by reducing the time-to-temperature while mixing the tote contents. Choose from a wide range of models featuring folding impellers that easily fit into the 6" openings found on standard IBC totes and other containers. They can be equipped with a variety of options including industrial-duty TEFC electric motors, washdown duty pneumatic air motors and explosion proof motors.

Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) Totes

IBC tote tanks are a great option for storing and transporting all kinds of liquid materials. The cube-shaped containers are durable, reusable and easy to handle. They can be used to store liquid milk, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and any other type of fluid or viscous material a company needs to move from one place to the next.

IBCs are made of plastic, metal or composite and come in many different sizes. They are stackable and have a pallet base that facilitates mobility through forklift or pallet jack channels. Many of the rigid models are designed with an inherent tap, valve or nozzle at the base to which hoses can be joined.

When an IBC tote tank reaches the end of its useful life, it can be recycled or sold to a reclamation service. The value of the metal and plastic is high, so it’s better to resell an old tote than just throw it away. However, it’s still important to make sure the tank has been inspected and tested for leaks before reusing it.

Mixers come in a wide range of shapes and sizes for a variety of commercial applications. These mixers can be used in the storage and mixing of a multitude of different products including paints, coatings, chemicals, oils, lubricants, cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, biodiesel, and much more.

In a recent application, a customer needed to incorporate silica sand into an epoxy-hardener mixture. To do so, a VDM was utilized. This mixer was set up with a central shaft that had radically mounted paddles. They were configured in alternate up-and-down pumping settings. This allowed operators to vary how aggressive the mixer could be in pumping the abrasive and expensive silica into the mix.

The VDM was also equipped with a metering system to control the flow of the silica into the mix and to the transfer pump in order to prevent over-feeding. A single-point level sensor was also used to monitor the VDM and control the rate at which the mixer and transfer pumps would move the mixture downstream.

Custom Mixing Solutions

A variety of industrial mixing applications require customized mixer solutions. These include reducing the risk of contamination, achieving specific homogeneities, dispersing or hydrating cohesive or sticky materials and encouraging phase transitions.

Avoid Mixing or Loading Pesticides in Areas That Could Flow into Water Systems

When using a commercial mixer, consider where the mixer will be located and how spills, leaks, or overflows will be diverted. Ensure that the mixer will not be located near a drain, river, stream, lake or other body of water that could be affected by a pesticide or other chemicals. If you will be mixing or loading chemicals near a water source, use check valves and barriers to prevent back-siphoning into wells and other water systems.