
Lancaster counter-current mixing action is the most effective mixing technique for consistent uniformity, homogeneity and rapid mix time.
MIXING ACTION
All Lancaster Products Mixers utilize a counter-current mixing action where the pan rotates in a clockwise direction, while the mixing tools rotate counter-clockwise creating a shearing action within the mixing cavity that imparts a tremendous amount of focused energy into the mix. The powerful combination of multiple mixing tools including the rotating pan, high-speed mixing tool, and the counter-rotating plow effectively eliminate all dead zones in the mixer.
The pan and the plow transport material through the mixing cavity into the path of the high-speed mixing tool ensuring that all particles pass through the high-speed mixing tool every few seconds. The plow and sidewall scraper prevent material build up on the pan bottom and sidewalls, effectively leaving no unswept surfaces where ingredients can lodge. The Lancaster Products Mixer design allows for thorough mixing – without relying on the free fall or tumbling of material. Processing times are greatly reduced compared to most conventional mixers while providing a more homogeneous batch.

In addition to a superior mixing action, Lancaster Mixers can also granulate or pelletize in a single process. Because the tooling and pan all are independently controlled, at the proper speeds Lancaster’s Counter-Current mixing action can create a rolling action inside the mixing cavity that allows for granulation and pelletization of materials. The combination of homogeneous mixing and granulation provides for homogenous granules and pellets with the precise amount of ingredients throughout the batch – in one process in a single machine.
THE MOST EFFECTIVE MIXING TECHNOLOGY
Our counter-current mixing action is the most effective mixing technology for rapid and consistent homogeneity of a wide variety of materials.
- The rotating pan efficiently conveys material to secondary mixing plows and main high-speed mixing tool – all optimally placed to deliver maximum material mixing.
- Designed to generate increased relative particle velocities – providing countless material exchanges throughout each batch cycle.
- High-Intensive Mixers add versatility in meeting almost any material mixing challenge by individually adjustable component speeds.
- Ability to handle powder to slurry mixing applications

GAME CHANGING MIXING TECHNOLOGY

Lancaster Products counter current High Shear Mixers excel in homogenizing, agglomerating, granulating, pelletizing and densifying in a single machine with increased yields, uniform quality and better mixing productivity than traditional mixing technologies.
Our high shear mixers can:
- Mix and pelletize in one machine and one process
- Homogenize powdered materials of different densities quicker and more effectively
- Create homogeneous pellets that consistently deliver precise ingredient formulations
- Deliver pellet size range tight tolerances and higher yields than possible with most other machinery
- Alter the pellet size range from batch to batch with no changes to formulation or equipment to create products for different markets
Decades of mixing experience
Lancaster Products combine decades of mixing experience, working across multiple industries, with the finest granulating and pelletizing mixer technology. Lancaster Products Mixers are used with diverse materials such as
- Glass
- Ceramics
- Building Materials (Grout, Concrete, Clay, Ultra High-Performance Concrete)
- Many other materials, including:
- Fertilizers (Mineral and Organic)
- Waste stream reclamation (Iron Oxide, Dry Scrubber Materials)
- Carbon Black
- Refractory
- Coal Combustion Products
- Foundry/Molding Sand

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Proof of Concept Testing in Lancaster K1 Lab Mixers
Lancaster Products is dedicated to optimizing our customers’ mixing processes and recipes. This 3 part video series will focus on our on-site lab and testing capabilities. In this first video, we demonstrate proof of concept testing with a chicken litter material for a fertilizer product.
We use our K1 lab mixer during these initial tests. We load the K1 mixer with the test material and then program the steps and feeds. After the mixer begins, we add a liquid binder to it to allow the material to agglomerate into granules or larger pellets.
Rotary Table Feeders Turn Batch Processing to Continuous Batch Processing
Rotary table feeders act as a critical piece of equipment in Lancaster Mixers continuous batch processing lines. They provide a mechanical conduit to continuously meter and feed materials from each batch of material processed to the next process in line. The cone and cylinder over the table is used as a surge hopper to temporarily store the material batch while the table feeder continuously discharges the material. Their role may seem simple compared to the processing equipment they’re connected to, but is significant to maintaining continuous throughput and ensuring overall system performance.
Lancaster Products’ high shear mixers process materials in batches which allows for tight control over the physical properties of the end product and thus, higher on-size, homogeneous yields. Most batches are processed completely and ready for discharge in a matter of minutes. By positioning a Lancaster rotary table feeder under the mixer’s discharge chute and feeding product downstream to the next piece of equipment, the batch processing is converted to a continuous process.
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