Mk VII Rollo-Mixer model 98-200/75s batch mixer is shown discharging a plastic pellet mixture for extrusion of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber roofing membrane. Read More…

The Rollo-Mixer Mk 8 rotary batch mixer is touted by its company, Continental Products Corp. (Osseo, WI), as a mixer superior in uniformity, cleanout, and overall efficiency compared to other mixers typically used in the dietary supplement and contract manufacturing industries. Read More…

As the nutritional product marketplace continues to grow, the search continues for efficient, consistent, quality solutions for dry blending. There persists, however, the basic need for uniform blending, even dispersion of low-inclusion additives, through clean-out and quick batch turnover. Unfortunately, not much has changed about the equipment used to blend nutritional, dietary, and nutraceutical powders. Read More…

In 1960, Coyne Callaghan Sr. teamed with Charlie Phillips, who had developed an industrial mixer in the basement of his feed mill. Callaghan’s interest was fueled by farmers who would bring their corn to the mill in the fall. The produce would be moist, making it difficult to mix into feed with other ingredients such as molasses. The eventual result was the Rollo-Mixer, a device that provides uniform mixing, blending and coating capabilities. Read More…

Continental Products Corp., Milwaukee, designs and manufactures horizontal rotary drum mixers (called Rollo-Mixers) for particle mixing, accurate distributive mixing, and liquid addition to powders or granules. The mixers, which are virtually self-cleaning, provide homogeneous blending, gentle and uniform mixing, and quick cycle times. In the past, customers with challenging products experienced problems discharging sticky materials that built up on the mixing drum interior, leading to long cleanout times between production runs and excessive product waste. Read More…

Prosel SRL de CV, Monterrey, Mexico, makes both solid and liquid processed specialty chemicals that are used by water treatment facilities, power plants, petrochemical facilities, oil refineries, and steel mills for  industrial water treatment, metal cleaning and finishing, and other applications. Read More…

Many industries benefit from the gentle, rapid distributive mixing that is unique with the Rollo-Mixer® solids processors by Continental Products Corp. The Rollo Mixers ability to agglomerate, granulate and encapsulate is novel to the processing industry as well. Continentals “Free-Fall Processing®” method of applying liquids to solids allows for uniform distribution of liquid additives as the surface area is exposed in Free-Fall. The relationship of the droplet size to the particle size is critical to create the desired finished product; whether it is De-dusting Carbon Black, Impregnating Agricultural Chemicals, or Encapsulating Enriched Rice. Read More…

Plain black or green tea is like plain coffee or espresso,” says Michael Cramer, chief operations officer at Adagio Teas. “If all you sell is plain coffee or espresso, you probably won’t sell a lot. But when you add milk or chocolate or other flavors and ingredients, your sales will really take off. Read More…

It was November 2000 when a rental truck filled with the ingredients to make specialty binders and refractories for the investment casting industry embarked on its first journey to find the ideal mixer. The binder and refractory manufacturer prides itself on strict process controls to guarantee that its materials are consistent from package to package. Read More…

A leading manufacturer of Animal Health products installed six 1000cu. ft. capacity “Rollo-Mixers®”. Product quality improved, production rates were increased, and they eliminated costly rework. Read More…

Kemin Industries, Des Moines, Iowa, has manufactured agricultural and food products for the animal and livestock feed industries since 1961. Kemin also manufactures and markets liquid non-nutritive additives such as flavorings, feed-grade antioxidants, and mold inhibitors, which are sprayed directly onto the raw feed materials prior to packaging. Read More…

Problems in manufacturing industrial soaps, bleaches, and foaming and nonfoaming detergents led Puritan/Churchill Chemical Co. Of Atlanta, GA., to search for a better handling, blending, and packaging solutions. Read More…

Research Products Company (RPC), Salina, Kan., supplies enrichments and maturing and bleaching agents to millers for wheat and pasta flour production. The enrichments include vitamins and minerals that are blended to government standards. The supplier provides products and services globally. Read More…

Unlike ribbon mixers and other mechanical batch mixers with impellers, a horizontal rotary drum mixer provides gentle gravity flow of the ingredients to achieve a homogeneous blend. After outlining mixing basics and how the horizontal rotary drum mixer is applied and operates, this article covers factors to consider in selecting the unit for your batch application. Related information provides general batch mixer selection tips. Read More…

Valley Ag, a feed company based in New Albin, Iowa has recently completed a plant project that will enable the firm to expand production. Wayne Meyer, a co-owner with Dan Bulman, said the nucleus of the project is a new rotating-drum mixer, with an attached bagging system and a 50-ft. ingredient leg or bucket elevator. Read More…