Eirich Group — American Process Systems

Product Lines:

• Bag Handling Equipment
• Blenders
• Dryers
• Finisher
• Mills
• Mixers
• Pumping Systems
• Reactors

Mixers

Plow Blenders, Dryers & Reactors

From the traditional Plow Blender to the shorter but larger diameter Turbulent Mixer series, American Process Systems offers tailor-made solutions to today’s mixing challenges.

Mixers & Reactors To Fit Your Individual Needs

• capacities from 2.5 to 1,200 ft3
• batch or continuous operation
• stainless steel, carbon steel, or specially alloys
• corrosion, erosion or abrasion resistant internal coatings

Quality Workmanship

• solid agitator shafts
• FDA, USDA and 3A Dairy approved designs

Custom Tailored Solutions

• over 25 years of process experience
• unlimited options
• fully equipped test lab or test at your facility

ASME Certified Facility

• in-house manufacture of reactors and dryers
• full vacuum mixers
• pressures to 700 psi (48 bar)
• temperatures to 700°F (370°C)

Forberg™ Mixers

The Forberg Fluidized Zone Mixer Innovative, Patented Technology

The Forberg Fluidized Zone Mixer is internationally patented by the Norwegian inventor Halvor Forberg. American Process Systems as a licensee manufactures these technologically innovative mixers for the American market at our Gurnee, Illinois facility.

The Best Warranty In The Industry: Guaranteed For Life

APS’ agitators are designed to exceed torque and twist of the drive and any deflection due to rotor and batch weight and are guaranteed not to break for the life of the mixer.

Money Saving

• lowest cost per volume mixed
• low power consumption
• lower initial investment for smaller mixer
• high mix efficiencies (1:1,000,000)
• short mixing times (10 to 60 seconds)

Space Saving

• rapid mix cycles require smaller unit for same throughput

Gentle

• minimal product degradation
• low rotor speeds
• constant tip speed
• no shear or shear with optional high speed chopper
• no heat generation
• mass flow discharge

Standard APS Design Enhancements Improve Your Bottom Line

• solid agitator shafts will not break
• split packing glands for easy removal and maintenance
• stub shaft assembly for rotor removal through the top
• shafts lathed 0.004” total indicator runout to assure optimal sealing surfaces

The fastest mixer on the market today
Start	5 seconds	10 seconds
Time interval photos of blending flour, pepper and paprika. Notice the fluidized zone between the rotors in the 5 second interval

Continuous Mixers

Choice of Agitators

• ribbons
• paddle
• plow

System Integration

• feeders
• conveyors, etc.

Design Flexibility

• cooking
• cooling
• mix dray solids or pastes
• vacuum and pressure capable
• low, medium, or high intensity
• high or low shear

Sanitary Mixers

The APS sanitary and ultra-sanitary ribbon, paddle and combination paddle/ribbon blenders consist of a stainless steel, U-shaped mixing tank with a two piece, removable solid bar shaft agitated supported at each end by suspended pillow block bearings.

The tank is a one-piece weldment. There are no removable or slotted endplates with seams unmixed materials to accumulate.

Heavy duty, plasma cut support posts, flange free construction and continuous welds ground smooth with large radii throughout add further to the structural integrity and cleanliness of our design.

For additional information or answers to your questions, please contact us at our office nearest you.