Knowing the ideal octagonal blender machine

True to its name, an octagonal blender has an octagonal shape designed to process larger volume of material. It occupies less space compared to other similar blenders like 'V' and Double Cone and results in less power consumption. The speed of blending during operation is slow. It manages to stay well balanced even in higher capacities. Pharmaceutical industries require gentle blending of dry granules of powder which makes this machine very useful there. 

It has removable type baffles mounted on a rectangular shell. The typical octagonal blender machine is supplied with a bin charging system or can be designed for vacuum charging. It also includes a dust free charging system which is a completely closed machinery for charging and discharging of powders or granules. The machine basically consists of shell welded with conical octagonal shape ends and supported with sturdy stands on both sides. The right-side shaft is connected to a standard gearbox by means of chain and sprockets, which is coupled to an electric motor. The whole drive assembly is covered with a side panel. The inside portion is mirror polished and the outside surface, frame & guards are matte polished. The material that is supposed to be mixed is charged in machine either from the bin or manually or the vacuum charging system. The port is then locked positively. The blender has to be set at preset blending time. The process ends when the machine is stopped and the product is put into process containers. This is done by opening the butterfly value. 

The best kinds of octagonal blenders should usually have these features:

• Presence of a grime free closed system for charging and discharging of results

• Slow speed mixer ensures that the granules are blended gently

• There is an optional in build space, thus no extra PTS is necessary

• An amalgamation profile analysis is available

• Facilitates dust free transfers

• Bins with level sensory ensure automatic cut off

• For Pneumatic connection, there are automatic seals on shafts

• CGMP design with CE certified makes cleaning effortless

• Scope for higher capacity

Essentially, an octagonal blender working principle is something like this. The combined octagonal and ‘V’ shape helps in processing larger volume in less space. It homogeneously dry mixes free flowing powders and granules requiring low shearing force. Irrespective of varying specific gravities, rapid intermixing and blending of particles takes place. The material that is loaded into the blender drum tumbles it and then spreads it out. The entire mixing process takes 5-30 minutes giving good homogeneity, also depending on type of material. 

If you’re still confused whether why exactly should you choose an octagonal blender over other machinery, here’s a little more information. No other blender comes close when we talk about combining dry solid and semisolid products. Notable advantages of these machines are their superb blending efficiency, quick mixing process and that they occupy little space when compared to other machines. This equipment has an outer body with a rectangular central portion while the top and bottom have a polygonal frustum. What keeps the machine standing is the support at the ends with bearings that has a drive shaft which is rotated by an electric motor via a gearbox. The shape of a machine facilitates human or automatic loading and unloading of products. 

Keeping this information in mind, you would be able to choose the octagonal blender which is perfect for you.