Blenders Ready For Business
November 14, 2011 
Direct Drive Rotary Blender, Doyle Manufacturing
The Doyle 13 Ton Direct Drive Rotary Blender is the industry’s fastest, says the company. Using fewer parts than traditional chain drive blenders, the direct drive system has a heavy duty planetary gearbox, coupled to a TEFC motor. This unit is made of stainless steel and features a heavy duty mild steel blender frame. Quincy, IL, 217-222-1592, www.doylemfg.com
H.I.M., The A.J. Sackett & Sons Co.
Sackett’s H.I.M. High Intensity Mixer offers the highest blend quality, least fertilizer degradation, best impregnation/micronutrient mixing, and fastest production times, says the company. Here’s how it works: The mixer is placed in a blend tower where a weigh hopper top loads it; after just 30 seconds of blending, twin bomb-bay doors open to discharge the entire batch in seconds. Baltimore, MD, 410-276-4466, www.ajsackett.com
Multi-Blender DW, Ranco Fertiservice
The Ranco Multi-Blender DW promises fast, accurate, continuous-flow blending. Its declining weigh technology monitors the output of each product during blending and continually adjusts for any variability caused by density or flowability changes. Controls are computer-compatible and the entire system is easily expandable for future growth, says the company. Ranco’s digital panel, along with the “DW” scale system, continuously monitors and adjusts the output of each product prescribed for the blend. Sioux City, IA, 712-283-2525, www.rancofertiservice.com
Rotary Blender, Adams Fertilizer Equipment
The Adams Rotary Blender has a gearbox drive on the drum with double reduction for torque — and drum revolution can be regulated to match loadout conveyor or elevator capacity. The blender is available in 5-, 8- and 10-ton capacities. Its weigh hopper knives and pivots are elevated for protection. DeWitt, AR, 800-643-4266, www.adamsfertequip.com
Lo-Pro 102 Vertical Blending System, Adams Fertilizer Equipment
Adams has introduced a new 13-ton vertical blender, the Lo-Pro 102. It has a new low profile height of 16 feet, 4 inches, a wider, more stable base, heavier duty scale assembly that’s powder-coat painted, larger intake and discharge, extra large gear reduction box, and a 75-hp chemical duty electric motor. The Lo-Pro 102 is the latest addition to the Adams’ large line of fertilizer blenders ranging from 5- to 16-ton capacities. DeWitt, AR, 800-643-4266, www.adamsfertequip.com
Yargus Declining Weigh Blend System, Yargus Manufacturing
The Yargus Declining Weigh Blend System is becoming one of the company’s most sought after blenders with the higher tonnage retailers, says the company. Batch blend system (tapers, drums or towers) manufacturers talk about blender unload rates, but with the Declining Weigh Blender, Yargus talks about total blend/load time (throughput). Yargus’ system — with throughput speeds of 3, 4, 5 and 6 tons per minutes or faster — is the fastest blender on the market, says the company. Retailers are investing in larger tendering equipment, and this system can blend and fill a 24-ton tender in six to eight minutes — the job completely done with operators ready to repeat the process for the next tender. Marshall, IL, 217-826-6352, www.yargus.com
Minuteman 2, R&R Manufacturing
The Minuteman 2 has been designed with several important features, including a low inload height, (5-feet, 9-inches) for ease of filling, a partial load blending option and the ability to start under-load. The unit is also equipped with a direct drive, so there’s no need for belts, sheaves or bushings. Plus, its lower horsepower requirements offer significant electrical savings, says the company. Pratt, KS, 620-672-7461, www.rrmanufacturing.com
Loss in Weight Blending System, The A.J. Sackett & Sons Co.
For continuous loss in weight blending, precision, reliability, and flexibility are key. Sackett’s LIW blending system features the most accurate dosing system and most robust mechanical design available, says the company. The system uses a fully integrated PLC control system with all “plug in” communication making set up, operation, and diagnostics simple. Sackett’s LIW system utilizes load cells for all hoppers, major and micro. Speeds of up to 300 TPH are available. Baltimore, MD, 410-276-4466, www.ajsackett.com
Speed King, Speed King Inc./Crustbuster
CrustBuster is the first company to design, manufacture, and sell large diameter Vertical Screw Blenders — making them the longest “on the job” tapered Vertical Screw Blender. The Speed King blender has a large-diameter, tapered mixing screw that quickly draws material into the blender and creates a very rapid, complete blending of all materials without any degradation in the quality of the material, says the company. The unit has only one externally mounted bearing to service, making it one of the most maintenance-friendly blenders on the market. The Speed King’s blender tank, inload-hopper, motor mount, belt guard, support legs and gate are manufactured from 304 stainless steel. Dodge City, KS, 620-227-7106, www.crustbuster.com
Tower Blend System, Waconia Manufacturing
Waconia’s Tower Blender System is so versatile it is hard to say what features operators will appreciate most, reports the company. In terms of speed, users won’t need to imagine having a 1000- to 2000-ton day — they will be experiencing it. In addition, the tower system provides material accountability, invoicing and reports. It also offers exceptional blend quality, custom-formulating any size batch and impregnating chemicals, stabilizers or enhancers using 4- to 18-ton blenders (both vertical tapered auger blenders and horizontal orbital blenders). Accuracy comes with efficiency and a throughput capacity from 60 to 200 TPH — up to 275 ton bin capacity — with 6- to 14-bin configurations. Waconia, MN, 952-442-4450, www.waconiamfg.com
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