High-speed liquid mixing solution
Optimize your beverage mixing operations with a system that ensures even ingredient distribution and reduces cleaning time, perfect for high-speed production lines requiring consistent quality and efficiency.
Efficiently Mixes and Agitates Beverages and Dairy Products
The Tetra Pak Radial Jet Mixer, designed for high-speed liquid and powder integration, offers a unique mixing solution for the food and beverage industry. Utilizing the power of turbulence, this mixer efficiently agitates products ranging from carbonated soft drinks to plant-based milks. With the flexibility to handle batch operations, it boasts integration with existing PLC systems for seamless automation. Consuming significantly less energy thanks to its single or twin nozzle configuration, it can swiftly mix beverages in as little as 2-10 minutes. The mixer is crafted from durable materials to withstand varying product viscosities and is equipped with a CIP system for efficient cleaning. Ideal for beverage manufacturers and dairy producers, the Tetra Pak Radial Jet Mixer promises dependable performance in diverse production environments.
Benefits
- Accelerates batch mixing, reducing production time by up to 70%.
- Minimizes operational costs with lower energy consumption through turbulence-based mixing.
- Ensures product consistency with homogenous integration of diverse ingredients.
- Streamlines cleaning processes, cutting CIP cycle times for sticky products.
- Offers flexible batch production, adapting to varied production demands.
- Applications
- Beverages,Plant-based drinks,Still drinks,Nectars,Carbonated soft drinks,Dairy drinks,Functional drinks,Juices
- End products
- Lemonade,Protein shakes,Orange juice,Almond milk,Iced tea,Soy milk,Fruit nectars,Energy drinks,Cola drinks
- Steps before
- Ingredient addition,Liquid preparation
- Steps after
- Cleaning,Filling,Beverage packaging
- Input ingredients
- carbonated soft drinks,juices,nectars,still drinks,functional drinks,dairy drinks,plant-based drinks,pulps,fibres,floating ingredients,powders,undispersed sediments,sticky drinks,non-sticky soft drinks,ingredients added from the bottom
- Output ingredients
- homogeneously mixed beverages,cleaned tanks after CIP cycle,fast-mixed standard beverages,efficiently mixed products without vortex
- Market info
- Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.
- Mixing capacity
- Single or twin nozzles
- Mixing time
- 2–10 minutes
- Batch size
- Up to 200 cP
- Filling level flexibility
- 6–100%
- Cleaning cycle time
- Standard cycle for non-sticky drinks
- Cycle time
- Time for standard cycle for non-sticky soft drinks
- Nozzle shear rate
- 100 times lower than agitator blade tip
- Installation component
- One flange welded to tank bottom
- Pump position
- Ground level outside tank
- Cost savings
- 17,300 euros in first two years
- Filling level
- As low as 6% for small batch sizes
- Operating principle
- Recirculation pump with nozzle
- Mixing method
- Radial Jet Mixing
- Integration level
- Single or Twin Nozzles
- Batch time reduction
- 24 minutes per batch
- Homogeneity assurance
- 100% regardless of fill level
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Cleaning method
- Cascade CIP
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Heat Sensitivity
- Suitable for non-thermal processes
- Filtration Requirements
- None specified
- Ingredient Type
- Floating or sinking ingredients
- Batch Size
- Varies
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Nozzle type
- Single or twin nozzle
- Tank compatibility
- Batch mixes up to 200 cP
- Tank filling level flexibility
- 6–100% filling level
- Installation method
- Flange welded to tank bottom
- Recirculation pump location
- Ground level outside tank
- Hopper option
- Manual butterfly valve