Ploughshare Mixer
Tiermax ploughshare mixers are the ideal solution for the user in terms of product quality as well as cost savings. Our ploughshare mixer combines degrees of speed, precision, efficiency, and versatility not previously obtainable in a single mixing unit. Due to ploughshare mixers high-performance speed, they are among the fastest mixers with an average mixing time from 3 to 15 minutes.
When it comes to mixing tools, the size, geometric form, arrangement, and peripheral speed of each blade are all tailored to accomplish the desired mixing action for any individual application. Our ploughshare mixer provides maximum flexibility and can easily be integrated into a fully automated system or, alternatively, into a manual filling and emptying system, depending on the application.
The integral discharging hatch combined with the “Clean In Place” system enables a rapid change of recipe without any cross-contamination and waste production. A choice of jacket designs allows indirect heating and cooling is available. Our ploughshare mixers have a short mixing time, high-quality performance in particle distribution (up to 1:100,000), and batch repeatability, and are guaranteed cycle after cycle. These units are the ideal solution for flexibility, reliability, performance, and return on investment.
Ploughshare Mixer - Benefits
A Ploughshare Mixer is designed for fast, intensive, and highly homogeneous mixing of powders, granules, and liquids. Its fluidized mixing action delivers excellent process efficiency while maintaining consistent product quality across a wide range of industrial applications.
Rapid Mixing Cycles −
Mechanical fluidized bed technology achieves homogeneous mixing in a short time, increasing production throughput.
Superior Mixing Homogeneity +
Excellent Batch Repeatability +
Efficient Liquid Addition +
Handles Diverse Materials +
Low Maintenance Operation +
Ploughshare Mixer - Features
A Ploughshare Mixer is designed for fast, intensive, and highly homogeneous mixing of powders, granules, and liquids. Its fluidized mixing action delivers excellent process efficiency while maintaining consistent product quality across a wide range of industrial applications.
- Plough-Shaped Mixing ToolsProvide fast and uniform three-dimensional mixing.
- Horizontal Mixing ChamberOptimized design for efficient material circulation.
- High-Speed ChoppersOptional choppers break lumps and disperse additives.
- Material & Finish OptionsAvailable in carbon steel, stainless steel, or wear-resistant materials.
- Custom Process OptionsOptional liquid injection, jackets, sampling, and ATEX configurations.
- Wide Capacity RangeSuitable for laboratory to industrial applications.
- Batch and Continuous ConfigurationsAvailable for batch or continuous mixing applications.
Ploughshare mixer - Technical Specifications
Ploughshare Mixer
Technical Specification
| Type | Model | Min. Useful Vol. (l) | Max. Useful Vol. (l) | Power (kW) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (batch) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) | Plow Mixer / Ploughshare Mixer (continuous) |
| TKB 55 | TKB 100 | TKB 250 | TKB 400 | TKB 600 | TKB 750 | TKB 1300 | TKB 1700 | TKB 2000 | TKB 2500 | TKB 3300 | TKB 3700 | TKB 5500 | TKB 7000 | TKB 9000 | TKC 90 | TKC 170 | TKC 300 | TKC 600 | TKC 1200 | TKC 2000 | TKC 2500 | TKC 4400 | TKC 6500 | TKC 9000 | TKC 11000 |
| 20 | 35 | 85 | 155 | 215 | 275 | 475 | 595 | 700 | 850 | 1150 | 1300 | 1940 | 2495 | 3200 | 1600 | 3100 | 5300 | 8100 | 17300 | 23000 | 40600 | 71400 | 94600 | 150600 | 188200 |
| 60 | 105 | 250 | 460 | 650 | 820 | 1425 | 1780 | 2150 | 2545 | 3445 | 3900 | 5825 | 7485 | 9625 | 2700 | 5200 | 8800 | 13600 | 2880 | 38400 | 67600 | 119000 | 157700 | 250900 | 313700 |
| 1.1 ÷ 3.0 | 1.5 ÷ 4.0 | 4.0 ÷ 9.2 | 7.5 ÷ 18.5 | 9.2 ÷ 22.0 | 11.0 ÷ 30.0 | 18.5 ÷ 45.0 | 30.0 ÷ 55.0 | 30.0 ÷ 75.0 | 37.0 ÷ 90.0 | 45.0 ÷ 110.0 | 55.0 ÷ 132.0 | 75.0 ÷ 200.0 | 110.0 ÷ 250.0 | 132.0 ÷ 300.0 | 0.7 ÷ 3.0 | 1.1 ÷ 7.5 | 2.2 ÷ 11 | 5.5 ÷ 18.5 | 11.0 ÷ 30.0 | 18.5 ÷ 45.0 | 22.0 ÷ 55.0 | 22.0 ÷ 75.0 | 30.0 ÷ 75.0 | 37.0 ÷ 90.0 | 45.0 ÷ 110.0 |
Our continuous and batch ploughshare mixers are used primarily where high volume production is a prerequisite in the processing of dry products, and dry products with liquids in surface coating applications.
TiERMAX Ploughshare Mixer
Our horizontal single-shaft ploughshare mixers range is the ideal solution for customers who require high-quality batches of specific materials. They have a wide range of industrial applications.
Tiermax horizontal ploughshares are ideal for intensive heavy-duty production sites, or when cross-contamination and residue are a critical concern, due to their countless configurations, industrial robustness, and high precision with which they are built.
Our ploughshares are made up of a cylindrical mixing drum with one or more inlets, one vent port, one or more outlets, and a solid main shaft that rotates inside the drum and is fixed in a specific sequence to which special mixing tools are fixed. The drum is closed by two end plates.
Our continuous ploughshare mixers and batch ploughshare mixers are available in carbon steel, wear-proof steel, or in Stainless Steel AISI 304 – 304L – 316 – 316L.
The shaft is always solid, with both extremities worked to the highest degree of precision and ensuring a perfect fit within the main shaft end supports.
The main shaft end supports support the bearings and the sealing system, preventing leaks from within the mixing drum. The sealing system will differ depending on the application (from a simple packing system to an air-purged system, to a greased system, to a combination of air-purging and greased system, to more complex solutions with mechanical seals or those used for units working under negative pressure).
Ploughs mixing tools have a very strong and vigorous penetrating action, while blades have a more gentle action on materials inside the mixing drum.
Inlets, which are typically round, can be designed to meet the needs of the customer and the layout of the plant (various sizes and shapes possible).
The outlet, which spans the entire length of the mixing drum, has a 60° door and is flush with the profile of the drum, avoiding any ‘dead’ mixing areas; depending on the application, it can be operated by pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders. This sophisticated solution ensures extremely low residue (0.2% of geometrical mixing drum volume) and a very short discharge time.
All continuous plow mixers (ploughshare) and batch plow mixers have one or more frontal inspection doors to allow the operator access to the mixing drum for inspection and maintenance. All inspection doors are equipped with mechanical or electro-mechanical safety locks and keys to prevent accidental opening while the unit is in operation.
The benefit of batch ploughshare mixers:
Mixing time: The mixing time of our batch ploughshare mixer is extremely short. These units, using fluidized bed technology, can mix a large number of ingredients with varying chemical-physical intrinsic properties in a very short time (from 30 to 180 seconds), while ensuring excellent particle distribution within the mix.
Batch repeatability: Our batch ploughshare mixers ensure excellent batch repeatability time after time.
Liquid incorporation: Because of their high turbulence, Our batch ploughshare mixers can incorporate significant amounts of liquids within the basic materials, with excellent distribution of liquid ingredients in the dry materials.
Easy and quick cleaning: Batch ploughshare mixers can be cleaned and serviced quickly and easily during routine and emergency maintenance.
Continuous Ploughshare Mixer
Vertical discharge with diaphragm
Mixers with vertical discharge port are equipped with an adjustable diaphragm, bolted to the mixing chamber. By changing the geometry of the diaphragm (made of several sectors), it is possible to vary the time the product remains in the mixing chamber.
Front unloading door
The front unloading outlet with slide valve has been designed to adjust the time the products remains inside the mixing chamber.
The benefit of continuous ploughshare mixers:
– Strong, industrial construction
– All of the ingredients in the mix are extremely homogeneous (up to 1:100,000)
– Ideal for high throughputs that are consistent.
– Quickest mixing time
– Completely dependable and nearly maintenance-free units
– Best price/quality ratio – excellent ROI
– Maximum adaptability and total customization
Frequently Asked Questions
A Ploughshare Mixer is an industrial horizontal mixing machine designed for the homogeneous blending of powders, granules, and bulk materials. It uses a rotating shaft equipped with plough-shaped mixing elements to create a three-dimensional mixing movement, ensuring fast and uniform mixing with minimal segregation.
A Ploughshare Mixer works by rotating a horizontal shaft fitted with specially designed plough-shaped blades inside a cylindrical mixing vessel. The rotating ploughs lift and circulate the material in multiple directions, creating intensive convection and ensuring a consistent mixture throughout the batch.
A Ploughshare Mixer is designed to process a wide range of dry and semi-dry bulk materials, including chemical powders, food ingredients, pharmaceutical powders, minerals, additives, plastic granules, fertilizers, pigments, coatings, and construction materials. It efficiently handles materials with varying particle sizes, bulk densities, and flow characteristics, delivering fast and homogeneous mixing.
An Industrial Ploughshare Mixer delivers fast, high-efficiency mixing with excellent product uniformity for powders and granules. Its gentle mixing action minimizes segregation, supports liquid addition, reduces energy consumption, and ensures short batch cycles, easy cleaning, and low maintenance, making it ideal for demanding bulk material processing applications.
A Ploughshare Mixer provides more intensive mixing compared with a Ribbon Mixer due to its three-dimensional material movement and higher mixing energy. It is ideal for applications requiring fast blending, liquid addition, coating, or mixing of materials with different densities. A Ribbon Mixer is generally preferred for gentle blending of free-flowing powders and granules where lower shear mixing is sufficient.
Yes. A Ploughshare Mixer can be equipped with liquid spraying or injection systems to add controlled amounts of liquids such as oils, binders, additives, or coating agents during mixing. This makes it suitable for processes requiring granulation, agglomeration, or surface treatment.
Ploughshare Mixers are widely used in the chemical, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, plastics, agriculture, fertilizer, minerals, and construction materials industries. They are ideal for applications requiring fast, homogeneous, and high-quality mixing of powders and granules.
Yes. A Ploughshare Mixer can be customized to meet specific process requirements with options such as AISI 304 or AISI 316 stainless steel construction, wear-resistant liners, heating or cooling jackets, vacuum or pressure operation, high-speed chopper units, liquid injection systems, various discharge valves, and ATEX-certified designs. These configurations ensure optimum performance for demanding industrial applications.
When selecting a Ploughshare Mixer, key considerations include material characteristics (such as bulk density, particle size, moisture content, and flowability), batch size, production capacity, mixing time, liquid addition requirements, temperature control, cleaning needs, and applicable industry standards. Choosing the right configuration ensures efficient operation, consistent product quality, and long-term reliability.
