® 2000 LVertical screw mixer
sized for a line
2000 litres, 1800 effective. Hopper, barrel and screw in SS-304, driven by a 5 kW motor. 1787 mm across, 3122 mm high, with ladder access.
What the screw actually does
A screw and barrel are mounted vertically through the centre of the hopper. The screw draws material up from the bottom and throws it out at the top, where it forms a vortex; the dispersed material falls back down the outside of the barrel under gravity and is drawn up again.
Ten to fifteen minutes of that circulation and the batch is homogeneous — the same principle at eighteen hundred litres as at one hundred and fifty, because the screw treats every kilogram in the vessel the same way.
Why the blend decides the part
Polymer, masterbatch and regrind that are dosed separately have to be brought to a uniform mix before they reach the screw of the moulding machine or extruder. If they are not, plasticisation is uneven, and that shows up in the finished part as colour variation and inconsistent properties.
At this size the batch is feeding a line rather than a machine, so a poor mix is not one bad shot — it is a shift of them.
Part of the plant, not a trolley
At two thousand litres the machine is set out where it will stay: 1787 mm across, 3122 mm to the top, standing on its own legged frame with the discharge at 758 to 815 mm so a container or a conveying point sits underneath it.
It accepts material while it is mixing, so charging and blending are not sequential, and the batch is ready when the line asks for it rather than an hour later.
Reaching the top, and looking inside
A ladder is built into the frame, so the top of the vessel and the charging opening are reached without bringing steps to the machine. An inspection door in the side lets the level and the state of the mix be seen without opening the top.
Hopper, barrel and screw are SS-304 with a 4 mm screw flight. Everything outside the material path is mild steel.
It will not start with the window open
A proximity switch watches the cleaning window. While the window is open the motor will not start.
Cleaning a mixer means putting a hand where the screw is, and the only guard worth having is one that makes the machine incapable of running rather than one that asks the operator to be careful. There is nothing to remember, nothing to switch off first, and nothing an operator in a hurry can defeat by habit.
What it is not for
Not recommended for powders, nor for flammable or explosive materials, nor for liquids or semi-liquids.
Specification
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Model | Vertical mixer, non-insulated |
| Capacity | 2000 L — 1800 L effective |
| Wetted parts, hopper | SS-304 |
| Wetted parts, barrel and screw | SS-304 |
| Screw flight thickness | 4 mm |
| All other components | Mild steel |
| Motor | 3-phase, 5 kW, foot mount |
| Power supply | 3-phase, 50 Hz, 400 V |
| Screw rotation | Clockwise, viewed from the top |
| Mixing time | 10–15 minutes |
| Discharge port | 100 mm diameter, 750 mm high |
| Overall width | 1787 mm |
| Overall height | 3122 mm |
| Discharge height | 758–815 mm |
| Safety interlock | Proximity switch on the cleaning window — the motor will not start while it is open |
| Panel parts | Omron, Rittal, Schneider, Selec, Multispan |
| Access | Ladder built into the frame |
| Mounting | Fixed, on a legged frame |
Not recommended for powders, flammable, explosive, liquid or semi-liquid materials. All specifications are subject to change without notice to improve reliability, function or design.
Mix-O-Well® is a registered trade mark of A. B. Plastech — 4367092, Class 7.
Tell us the material and the throughput
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A.B. Plastech · Modern Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh, Haryana
+91 94160 55854 · info@abplastech.co.in