Lightnin Mixing Technologies

Top Entry Mixers

Top entry mixers are a popular choice for a wide range of applications due to their extremely efficient and durable performance.

Sanitary Mixers:

• SR Sanitary Right-Angle Mixer: Ideal compact mixer in locations with a small footprint and minimal available headroom, for sanitary biological, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food processing applications from 25 gal. to 5200 gal. (100 to 20,000 liters).
• SanStar Sanitary Mixers: Including SSi, SSO, SSV and SVM models, these mixers are suitable for buffer and media preparation, fermenters, bioreactors, product recovery, and bulk pharmaceutical processing.

Medium Torque Mixers:

• 10 Series: The largest tapered roller bearings in a mixer of this class help produce an L10 life of 100,000 hours and greater.
• 70 Series: Range from 1 to 200HP (0.75 – 150kW). They are available in both double and triple reduction gearing, and offer speeds from 280 down to 9 rpm.
• 80 Series: Hollow quill drive isolates shaft flexures and assures a long service life.
• 500/600 Series: Provides rugged, dependable service and economy in a wide range of applications.
• Compact Series: Reduced footprint and reduced weight and loads help lower support infrastructure costs.

High Torque Mixers:

• 700/800 Series: Provide reliable service in the largest, most demanding applications, from pharmaceutical fermentation and large-scale chemical processing to minerals processing and heavy sludge waste treatment.
• 98 Series: Includes parallel drives to power through heavy-duty applications, optimize productivity and reduce downtime.

Small-Scale Batch:
Small-Scale Batch Bench Top Entering Mixer: A variety of models for all small mixing needs.

Portable Mixers

Lightnin offers a wide range of portable mixers that can accommodate numerous configurations and applications.

• LB2 Labmaster and Biomixer: Ideal for simple blending, solids suspension, high-viscosity and gas-liquid applications. Designed for both open and closed tank applications and comes with a variety of clamping systems for maximum flexibility.
• GP2 General Purpose Mixer: Has an integrated digital control and feedback system that allows the user to precisely and easily control the mixing process. Designed for open tank applications, the Lightnin GP2 is multifunctional, reversing and comes with a countdown timer.
• EV Small Portable Mixer: For single-purpose mixing applications. 1/4-, 1/3-, 1/2- and 3/4-HP models are available and come with a lifetime grease-lubricated gearbox. Oversized bearings provide superior shaft support.
• Nettco i-Series and S-Series – Portable and Fixed-Mount Mixer Systems: Industrial and sanitary stainless steel mixers utilize a unique modular assembly design to make a wide range of mixing and mounting configurations possible. With one mixer, it is possible to configure a clamp-on, open tank, or sealed mixer design, and modifying the mounting configuration can be accomplished in less than two minutes.
• Classic Series Small Portable Mixer: Featuring direct-drive mixers for high-shear applications and gear-drive mixers for high-flow applications.
• ECL Small Portable Mixer and Stainless Steel ECL – SanStar Portable Sanitary Mixer: Available with electric or air motor. All shaft bearings are sealed for life. Gears are synthetic grease lubricated for continuous lifetime service.

Side Entry Mixers

Take advantage of a Side Entry Mixer’s ability to produce high tank turnovers, minimize build-up and downtime while maximizing efficiency.

• Gear Drive Side Entering Mixers (RSE, SXJ, VSF): For flue gas desulfurization processes and more.
• Belt Drive Side Entering Mixers (VS/VSS, VSA): These mixers are designed to provide long service and trouble-free operation in demanding pulp and paper applications.

Impellers

Lightnin provides a wide range of axial, circular and radial impellers to meet the mixing needs of a variety of applications.

Axial Flow:
A100 Folding Impeller:

• Smaller diameter and direct drive applications
• Two-blade folding design
• Impellers open fully when mixing

A245 Impeller Surface Aerator:

• Additional “splash guard” improves aeration efficiency by channeling water
• Lower splash than A240
• Patented technology

A310/A510 Low Solidity Hydrofoil Impeller:

• Varying angle options optimize processes by changing the impeller diameter/tank ratio
• Maximizes flow with ability to add shear options
• Standard on the LIGHTNIN LFD Flocculator
• Improves results up to 40% vs. conventional pitched-blade turbines

A6000 Composite Material Hydrofoil Impeller:

• Lowest shear and highest flow per unit of power of any impeller
• Maintains flow and reduces power an additional 15% compared to A310/A510
• Structural composite is lightweight and extremely resistant to corrosion
• Excellent for use with acids, caustics, chlorinated solutions and other aggressive chemicals

A620 Counter Flow Impeller:

• Optimal two-bladed design creates downflow in the center and upflow at the wall, creating a complete turnover of the tank’s contents
• Provides similar blend time for less power than traditional open impellers (A320, A200) and less torque (lower cost) than traditional close clearance impellers (A400, R400)
• Operates at high impeller diameter/tank diameter ratios, which improves heat transfer at the wall
• Bolted construction available for tanks with small diameter manways

MBI Series MagMixer Impeller:

• Patented dry running Hyper-Flo bearing system
• Integral lifting loop permits easy installation and removal of the impeller

A100 Impeller Marine Propeller:

• Smaller diameter and direct drive applications
• Superpitch design
• 5 pitch ratio for greater mixing capabilities
• Standard axial flow
• Optional ring guard prevents damage from dip tubes, temperature probes and other in-tank devices

A200 Impeller Pitch Blade Turbine:

• Classic 45° pitched blade design
• Produces a desirable balance of flow and shear
• The impeller of choice in many standard applications

A312 Medium Solidity Hydrofoil Impeller:

• Designed for demanding pulp and paper applications
• Also used in other side-entry applications, such as oil storage
• Focused axial flow creates best blending per horsepower

A315 Gas Handling Impeller:

• Can improve mass transfer by 30% compared with Rushton turbines
• Decreases shear rates up to 75%
• Can reduce energy costs up to 45%
• Improves yields in shear-sensitive processes

A320 High Solidity Hydrofoil Impeller:

• Cuts blend time by half
• Shear rates are modest for both high- and low-viscosity conditions
• Fluid foil design delivers better axial motion and reduces power consumption

A333 Clean Edge Impeller:

• Patented impeller achieves steady and stable operation in harsh operating conditions
• Exhibits the same blending efficiency as a hydrofoil impeller
• Can often be a drop-in replacement for an existing mixer
• Installation will increase plant uptime, reduce maintenance and eliminate failures related to rag buildup
• The power and flow characteristics make it an ideal retrofit for any underperforming system

A340 Up-Pumping High Solidity Hydrafoil Impeller:

• Very high circulation rate
• Ideal for multi-phase applications, such as fermentation, polymerization and hydrogenation
• High gas induction from surface
• Controls foaming

A400 Double Spiral Impeller:

• Includes a set of both inner and outer blades, with the inner pumping down and the outer pumping up, creating a complete turnover of the tank’s contents
• Close clearance operation to tank wall improves heat transfer on jacketed vessels over open style impellers, such as pitch bladed turbines (A200) or wide bladed hydrofoils (A320)
• Bolted construction is available for tanks with small diameter manways

Circular Flow:
C200 Draft Tube Impeller:

• Airfoil blade design maximizes flow and head generation while reducing power requirements
• Tip speed is minimized with impeller, thus improving impeller wear in tough draft tube applications
• Varying tip chord angle allows for mixer selection optimization
• Standard impeller of choice for Alumina Draft Tube Precipitators

Radial Flow:
KT-3 Low Level Mixing Impeller:

• Generates an asymmetric flow pattern in the tank bottom, swirling the tank’s contents to remove slurry from the tank while minimizing solids build up
• Lower torque requirements with improved performance over more traditional paddles and pitch bladed turbines

R130 Impeller Smiths Turbine:

• Half-pipe-shaped blades improve gas handling and reduce torque requirements by up to 40% over an R100 impeller
• Radial design provides shear to achieve good contacting for liquid-liquid and gas-liquid dispersions and emulsions

R320 Impeller (High-Capacity Pumper):

• Optimized curved-bladed design produces the same flow and head as a flat-bladed pumper impeller for 30% power reduction
• Lower shear optimizes dispersion droplet size improving mass transfer between phases while reducing crud formation
• Increased hydraulic efficiency permits use of smaller gearboxes
• Available in stainless steel, high alloy and composites

R335 Surface Aerator Impeller:

• Low discharge directory for improved splash and overall flow pattern
• Up to 25% more efficient than a pitch-bladed turbine (A200)
• Reduced splash height for low headroom operation and cold climate operation

R400 Anchor Impeller:

• Traditional anchor style wiper impeller
• Recommended for ultra-high viscosity blending applications at low Reynolds numbers (Nre < 10)

R100 Impeller Rushton Turbine:

• Classic 90-degree flat blade turbine design (Rushton impeller)
• Radial design provides shear to achieve good contacting for liquid-liquid and gas-liquid dispersions and emulsions
• Can be customized with varying blade widths and lengths (R101)

R200 Paddle Impeller:

• Four-bladed paddle
• Used for mixing close to the bottom of a tank

R300 Impeller (Lifter/Pumper):

• Flat-bladed pumper impeller used in solvent extraction
• The R320/R320D has replaced this impeller as the standard offering for this application

R500 Sawtooth High Shear Impeller:

• Provides the highest shear of any impeller available
• Typically requires an additional impeller (A310/A200) to provide the necessary flow to blend the tank’s contents

R510 Bar Turbine – High Shear Impeller:

• Provides high shear while developing additional flow to circulate the tank’s contents
• Recommended for high shear applications with elements that are difficult to disperse

R600 Spiral Backswept Impeller:

• Spiral backswept flat bladed turbine, used as close clearance mixing impeller near the bottom of a tank for low viscosity applications
• Used in smelt dissolving applications in pulp and paper plants

Magnetic Mixers

These magnetic agitators are optimized for their cleanability and contamination prevention in food, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, personal care processing and more. Lightnin MagMixers can be run dry for complete drainage during clean-in-place cycles, and all in-tank materials meet USP Class VI standards.

• MagMixer MBE Series Bottom Entry MagMixer: Because a shaft does not penetrate the tank, a mechanical seal is not needed, eliminating the risks of leaks and microbial contamination. Featuring a wide power range of 0.12Hp to 7.5Hp (0.09kW to 7.5kW), the MBE is suitable for a wide range of applications and tank volumes up to 13,200 gallons (50,000L). A high bearing gap and lift design allows product to pass through and lubricate the sleeve bearing.
• MagMixer MBI – SanStar Sanitary Mixer: Features include a dry-running Hyper-Flo bearing design, one-piece tank plate and flow-through channels, totally eliminating contamination concerns. All in-tank materials meet USP Class VI standards. These mixers are ideal for plasma fractions, vaccines, injectables, media suspensions, buffer prep, cell culture and beverage blending. The washdown inverter duty gear motor comes on standard models.

In-Line Mixers

Reduce investments in tanks and save space with In-Line Mixers that capably serve a wide range of applications.

• Continuous Flow Line Blender: Excellent for continuous process applications, providing almost instantaneous mixing for flow rates up to 20,000 GPM. Supplied with motor and impeller(s), these in-line blenders are economical to operate and maintain.
• Series 45 Inliner – Static Mixer: Provides high-efficiency mixing action with no moving parts and can reduce chemical consumption. Virtually maintenance-free, the Series 45 Inliner can be quickly installed and is inexpensive to operate. Features 316L stainless steel and is available in sizes from 1 to 12 inches/25 to 300 mm.