The Right Mixer For Your Establishment Begins
The commercial kitchen equipment you choose for your establishment’s Heavy Duty Mixing Drive needs should be durable, reliable and built to last. Many companies offer best-in-industry warranties to ensure quality. Some warranty coverage also includes repair and replacement if your equipment is damaged. It is also a good idea to invest in business insurance, which typically covers loss and damage to commercial equipment and inventory.
Commercial mixers use rotating blades, beaters or agitators to uniformly distribute and combine ingredients to produce homogeneous products with optimal texture and consistency. Mixers come in a variety of styles and sizes to accommodate different applications.
Choosing the right mixer for your establishment begins with understanding what your recipe requires. The bulk density of each ingredient must be understood in order to determine how much power you need to achieve the desired results. Testing your ingredients is helpful for this purpose. Then you can decide on a mixer with the right horsepower and features to suit your needs.
Planetary mixers, with their stationary bowl and rotating agitator head, are ideal for versatile mixing applications that require a variety of techniques, from beating to kneading. This type of mixer is commonly used in restaurants, bakeries and other catering facilities.
Spiral mixers feature a spiral-shaped agitator and a rotating bowl, allowing them to efficiently handle a large volume of dough. This type of mixer is commonly used in bakeries and pizzerias for high-volume dough production.
For liquid formulations with greater density, solids content or viscosity, higher-horsepower mixers are required, especially when stored in IBC totes. These containers are designed for shipping and storage, with an integral pallet base for easy transport on a forklift. They are cubic in shape and are limited in mixing diameter by the tote opening. For these applications, air-powered or electric gear-driven models with larger diameter mixing impellers that fold open are recommended.
Whether you’re storing a water-based mixture for protection against the elements, corrosion or for mulch dyeing, or a more demanding epoxies or polyurethanes, it is important to know the formulation, viscosity and desired results before selecting a mixer size and style. Asking your commercial coatings manufacturer for a recommendation is one way to do this. White Mountain Process specialists can help you determine the construction, type, size and mixer style of choice based on your application.
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