Alfa Laval Hybrid Powder Mixer

The Alfa Laval Hybrid Powder Mixer can mix and pump wet and dry ingredients into a homogenous blend using only a single motor drive, including efficient mixing in the associated production vessel, when used in combination with the Alfa Laval Rotary Jet Mixer.

The powder mixer combines pump and powder-dissolving technologies in a single unit. It is capable of drawing powder into the unit while simultaneously pumping the resulting process liquid at pressures up to 4 bar, with no need for a separate discharge pump. It pre-blends the powder and liquid before the mixture enters the high-shear stage, which contributes to faster and more effective dissolution.

The mixer creates high dynamic shear in several different steps, which require less energy to ensure complete dissolution of the powder. The mixer can also be used as part of a cleaning-in-place (CIP) system.

As the unit uses only one electric motor for powder mixing, pumping and CIP, it offers users reductions in installation costs, lower power consumption (up to 50% energy savings), simplified maintenance due to fewer components and a reduction in processing time from the fast and homogenous powder mixing at high dry matter concentration.