Industrial Drum Mixer with Drum Inverter

Our customer required a set of equipment to allow them to handle titanium powder; the powder was to be used in a 3D printing process. The equipment comprised of two parts:

• Drum inverter – required for lifting drums of material into and out of the mixer. The stacker would also be used to raise and invert the drums 180°, ready for docking with custom sieving equipment.
• Drum mixer – required for combining titanium powder into a homogeneous mixture for additive manufacturing. Equipment was air-powered with ATEX zone 1 certification.

Drum mixer – customer requirements:

• 600kg drum of titanium powder to be mixed at 4-5 RPM;
• bespoke head assembly to suit specialist stainless steel drums;
• air-powered ATEX-rated unit suitable for use in a zone 1 hazardous area;
• drums to be loaded using a bespoke drum inverter.

Drum inverter – customer requirements:

• round securing forks to allow loading and unloading of mixer unit;
• telescopic lift height (dual-mast) to allow docking with sieving equipment;
• pneumatic-hydraulic powered lift for use in a zone 1 hazardous area;
• manual slew-ring rotation to reduce overall cost.

How we can help you

Our team is able to design and develop a range of drum handling equipment to integrate with your existing/new manufacturing processes. Get in touch with our technical sales team to discuss your requirements and learn about how we can assist your company.