Core Series

Powder, Seasoning & Dehydrated Vegetable Equipment Configuration

This horizontal batch mixer design features a paddle agitator, bag dump, covers, and our patented main shaft lip seal. Did we mention it's a custom machine? Ideal for mixing food ingredients for powdered soup, dehydrated vegetables, and food seasonings!


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Industry: Food & Beverage

Process: Mix

Custom Options Utilized

Marion's decades of expertise in mixing and food processing combined with the following custom options made this batch mixer configuration for food and soup processing possible. What can we design for you?

Paddle Agitator

 

Marion’s paddle agitator is designed for gentle mixing of solids of dissimilar size, shape, density, and viscosity. Materials travel in a 3D figure-eight pattern, constantly pulling from the end of the mixer to the middle for consistent mixing of product. Our paddle agitators can work effectively down to 20% of rated capacity, and are available welded, bolted, or a combination of both depending on the application.

Air Supply Manifold

 

At Marion, we offer innovative and durable SealGuard™ air supply manifold technology to prevent costly seal damage. Acting as an insurance policy that ensures air pressure is on and flowing to the seals prior to mixing, it is a simple yet effective component of preventive maintenance that will ensure your industrial mixer is performing optimally.

Bag Dump

 

Whether you are emptying bags, boxes, drums or manually dumping materials by hand into your mixer, eliminating material waste and dust pollution or contamination is critical. Marion Process Solutions offers bag dump hoods to prevent product loss, eliminate contamination, and offer dust control. Available in stainless steel or carbon steel designs, the hood contains integral safety grates, a vacuum port, and baffled air flow.

Rinse-In-Place and Clean-In-Place

 

Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems are designed and installed to ensure efficient, automatic cleaning for each of our customer’s unique application and facility needs. Effective cleaning means minimizing cycle time, lowering chemical usage and reducing water and utility costs. Additional benefits include:

  • Improved hygiene
  • Enhanced product quality
  • A safer, more consistent sanitation plan
  • Reduced time spent on manual cleaning

Marion Process Solutions believes that CIP should be a holistic approach. It begins with the foundational element of simplicity in design, and is coupled with the correct selection and layout of appropriate cleaning devices to achieve optimal results.

Control

 

Staying competitive in today’s world requires intelligence in and on all fronts. That’s why Marion Process Solutions has invested in an expert team of talent to create intelligent solutions through smart controls. iNCONTROL™ is much more than a control system capability. It’s a toolbox of resources and knowledge that will take your machine to the next level of performance. Your smart resource from day one.  At a minimum, all control packages include:

  • An enclosure with a NEMA or IEC rating depending on the application
  • A lockable service disconnect suitable for lock-out/tag-out devices
  • Fuse or circuit breaker protection
  • E-stop and safety limit switch circuitry where applicable

Covers

 

Custom is what we do, and our covers are no exception.  Doors, inlets, dust collection vents, threaded temperature probes and pressure relief ports are just a few of the endless ways our covers can be configured to meet your needs.  It all starts with safety and ergonomics.  Hinged doors that provide full-width access can be counter balanced and/or counter weighted, as well as cylinder actuated for easy opening.  The doors and safety grates located underneath are guarded by electrical interlock switches to prevent unsafe use.  

Drive Options

 
  • Shaft mounted with torque arm for precision alignment
  • Helical cut gears for speed and torque conversion
  • Dual tapered bushings for simplified maintenance

Motor

 
  • Cast iron body for rugged industrial applications
  • TEFC or explosion proof frame construction
  • Direct drive options configurations for industrial to sanitary applications- no belts, pulleys or excessive maintenance
  • High locked rotor torque for starts under load
  • Inverter duty for variable frequency drives if required
  • Motors designed for sanitary requirements

Load Cells

 

Accurate batch sizes are a snap when utilizing integral load cells.

  • Industry-leading suppliers available
  • Value added integration allowing for batch weight consistency and process validation
  • Ability to incorporate with control package and have multiple cell readouts for ease of operation.

Seals

 

Marion seals feature:

  • Air-purged single and double-lip options
  • Superior performance over rope packing
  • Disassembled, cleaned and re-installed within 5 minutes
  • Less expensive than mechanical designs

“F” Style Seal

 

Marion Style “F” 6” diameter adjustable seal housing assembly

  • Easily disassembled seal housing provides access for cleaning and maintenance
  • Minimized pocket size inside mixing vessel for reduced material build-up
  • All pneumatic components plumbed and regulated
  • Offers proven quality over rope packing seals and are less expensive than mechanical seal designs
  • Advantage of seal disassembly, cleaning and re-installation in less than 10 minutes
  • Proprietary to Marion Process Solutions

Surge Hopper

 

Marion Process Solutions custom engineered surge hoppers are the perfect solution for weighing, transferring and receiving material.  Fabricated out of carbon or stainless steel, these can be designed to effectively handle the really tough stuff, or for products that require the highest level of sanitation.  Accurate, low maintenance, flexible solutions for your processing needs.   

U-Shaped Trough

 

Marion U-shaped troughs are:

  • The largest in production capacity
  • The easiest to clean
  • The most commonly used

Industrial Food Mixing Application Guide

How to choose the right mixer for the bakery, coffee, nutraceutical and ready-to-eat verticals plus ways to improve sanitary conditions with the right seals, gaskets and replaceable parts

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