Marion mixers are recommended for applications in the mineral industry

This mixer by Marion processes in only 90 seconds.

Firing Industries Ltd. carries processing equipment by Marion Process Solutions, and one of the industries for which these products are recommended is the mineral sector. A true workhorse for abrasive applications, Marion mixers are designed to tackle the rough nature of mineral processing, for various applications from sand to refractory materials.

In a recent time test, a mixer by a competitor was timed against a similar piece of equipment by Marion. The latter took only 90 seconds for the task, while the competing mixer took a full hour.

With an explosion-proof purge panel

Both of these mixers had been designed to mix aluminum and boron powder for a mineral application, but the Marion one prevailed. Like all Marion solutions, the mixer had been developed for durability and performance, with an explosion-proof purge panel. Available in Canada from Firing Industries, these mixers are built with rugged cast arms mechanically fastened to the agitator shaft, as well as field-adjustable paddles that allow clearances between the trough and agitator to compensate for wear. Replaceable abrasion-resistant liners and agitator compact components facilitate easy maintenance and longer operational life.

Marion makes a mineral-processing machine to meet virtually any customer application, including pastes, epoxy, adhesives, gypsum, fibreglass, resins, and wood compounds. The manufacturer employs a team of engineering experts who can adapt and construct equipment for virtually any mineral, like glass, sand, cement, concrete, or soil. Among other sample applications: dry premix of sand, cement, and pigments for grout; artificial building stone; animal nutrients; joint cement; resin and glass; refractory material; Portland cement; bentonite; and fly ash.

To help customers select the appropriate mixers, Marion offers a convenient handbook, titled Industrial Mixers: Processing with Precision for Every Application. This handbook helps readers to ask the right questions and understand the fundamentals of mixer design, to make sure that the chosen product is designed to suit processing needs. Marion recommends the handbook for food-processing, pharmaceutical, chemical, and biomass businesses as well as mineral ones. The Industrial Mixers handbook can be downloaded at this link.

To learn more, contact Firing Industries’ application-sales engineers at ddubuc@firing.com or (877) 688-0974.

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