Agitator Impeller
Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd’s agitator impellers are the product of extensive research and development. Our products are designed to optimize in-tank mixing while remaining reliable and keeping maintenance requirements to a minimum. We’ve been a leader in our field for more than 100 years and can match you with the right impeller agitator or other mixing system component for almost any application.
Philadelphia Mixing Solutions and Mixing Solutions Limited have provided agitators for every service imaginable, from lab scale (R&D) to the largest mixers in the world (Mohave). Our company has the capabilities, technologies and expertise to meet and exceed your needs for any application, from batch blending to continuous solids suspension to mass transfer applications. The main types of agitators are:
- Belt Driven
- Parallel Shaft
- Portables
- Right Angle
Belt Driven
BSE-R
Our expertise in reliability and efficiency, with a belt drive.
- Belt transmission – herringbone belt drive provides positive engagement for maximum efficiency
- Lubricated for life deep groove ball bearings – long life, no maintenance
- Positive shutoff – no leaks, easy seal maintenance
- Multiple seal options – flexibility to meet any requirement
- Sleeve mounted bearings – facilitate quicker tank shut-off engagement
- Fixed or swivel mounting options – optimal performance to meet every mixing needs
Parallel Shaft
UniFirst™ 4000 Series
Designed for reliability, efficiency, and easy maintenance with a small footprint and maximum capacity.
- Piloted C-faced motors – no alignment issues
- All cast housing – strength and reliability of iron, no plastic here
- True drywell – absolutely nowhere for oil to leak
- Flexible mounting options – anywhere, any conditions
- All oil lubrication – no bearings that need greased separately
- Dip and splash lubrication – no oil pumps to fail
PVE
- Specially designed to handle the heaviest duty loads, and built for long life and maximum efficiency.
- All helical gearing – maximum life, maximum efficiency
- Vertically mounted motors – minimized footprint
- Oversized solid output shaft – maximum strength
- Quill drive option – prevent in-tank shock loads from impacting gears and bearings
- Tapered roller bearings – sized to take the most demanding loads
- Dip and splash lubrication – fail safe lubricating with no pumps to fail or filters to clog
Right Angle
Raven™ 3800 Series
Maximum life at highest efficiency, this agitator drive is built to last under even the toughest conditions
- Piloted C-faced motors – no alignment issues
- All tapered roller bearings – sized to take the most demanding loads
- Cast housing – gusseted for maximum strength
- Dip lubrication – fail safe guaranteed lubrication at any speed
- Optional Guardian Package – simplified maintenance
- Quill drive option – prevent in-tank shock loads from impacting gears and bearing
The agitator impeller makes up the other half of a complete mixing system. With an unparalleled commitment to innovation, we optimize the impeller selection and sizing to provide the most effective and efficient mixing for every installation. Our company offers a wide range of sizes and designs of agitator impellers to meet any mixing need.
Axial Flow
Axial impellers come in a wide variety of styles and are selected based on the needs of the application. These are typically selected when convection is necessary for the agitation process. Orientation and impeller geometry will dictate whether the impeller is up-pumping, down-pumping or horizontal-pumping.
Common applications include:
- Slurry Suspension
- Draft Tube Application
- Highly Viscous Solutions
- Blending
Mixed Flow
Mixed flow impellers are specifically used when fluid viscosity changes dramatically during a batch. The dual pumping action produces a flow pattern similar to low viscosity fluids.
Common applications include:
- Solid Suspension
- Blending
- Non-Newtonian Fluid Agitation
- Polymerization and Emulsification
Radial Flow
Radial impellers come in a wide variety of styles and are selected based on the needs of the application. These are typically selected when a shear force must be transferred to the process or when a radial flow direction is required for a given tank geometry.
Common applications include:
- Blending
- Heat Transfer
- Gas Dispersion
- Low Liquid Levels
Custom Designs to Meet Your Mixing Challenges
The above are just a small sample of our agitator impeller designs and their potential applications. If we don’t already manufacture a product that’s suitable for your purposes, we can build a custom mixing system from the ground up.
Our testing lab — the largest mixing-focused facility in the world — includes a 750,000-gallon tank for simulating any operating condition. To request a quote or discuss your project with one of our in-house mixing engineers, contact the Philadelphia Mixing Solutions office directly.