Marion Mixers, Inc. (originally founded as Rapids Machinery Company in 1933) has been a leader in the design and manufacture of custom, industrial mixers and blenders since 1938. Nearly 65 years ago, Marion developed a specially curved, adjustable paddle blade that provided a unique "figure 8" mixing action. The paddle mixer's rugged design and ability to blend both dry and wet materials proved ideal for feed applications. During the 40's and 50's, feed mills and farmers' cooperatives across the country made the brand name "Marion" a standard within the industry. A "Marion" paddle mixer featured rugged, cast iron arms and hardened adjustable paddle blades. Even with the adverse environmental conditions of feed mills, many of the Marion's batch mixers built in the early 1940's are still in operation today.
In later years, Marion's paddle mixer design was adapted to meet the increasingly sophisticated requirements of industries such as chemicals, foods, minerals and plastics. Stainless steel batch mixer models were added for sanitary or hazardous applications. Welded arm designs were added for easy clean out. Continuous mixers were developed for use on process lines. Mixers with high-speed choppers, heating and cooling jackets and vacuum capabilities were designed. As Marion's popularity grew within a number of different industries, so did our line of products. Marion builds a double-flight ribbon agitator with 2 inner and 2 outer ribbons for twice the mixing action as single-flight designs.
After nearly 70 years of application experience, Marion's style of mixer has proven successful in hundreds of applications. Each machine is designed and built to meet the exact requirements of each application. Experienced fabricators hand craft each machine... no assembly lines, no mass production. Our company was founded on a few basic principles and we hold true to these philosophies to this day...
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