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Product category: Control Valves (Rotary, Mixing, Temperature Control etc)
News Release from: Tapflo (UK) | Subject: Pneumix
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial Team on 13 February 2004

Mixing and dispensing system proves a
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The Pneumix barrel mixing and dispensing system designed by Tapflo UK is proving a great success after installation at a number of major paint and ink mixing plants.

The Pneumix barrel mixing and dispensing system designed by Tapflo UK is proving a great success after installation at a number of major paint and ink mixing plants Pneumix provides a unique mixing technique that overcomes the drawbacks associated with conventional mixing systems and was designed for applications where raw materials contained in drums or containers settle out over time and need to be mixed or blended prior to use

In conventional systems this usually involves either rolling or shaking the barrel or pumping the liquid into a separate mixing vessel before dispensing.

This causes waste and mess and unnecessary product handling.

Pneumix consists of a mixer pipe that fits securely into the fill-hole of the container and a Tapflo air operated, double diaphragm pump forces the liquid through the mixer pipe at the required rate to provide optimum agitation for the specific product.

After the mixing process, the pump can be used as a dispenser only or mix and dispense simultaneously simply by the switching of a valve.

Pneumix is ideal for hazardous, sensitive or volatile products such as paint and ink because enclosed product handling means no spillage.

The system has recently been installed at Midwest Paper Mills, the world's largest paper manufacturer, and Manchester based HMG Paints.

After successful trials at Field Packaging, an initial order has been placed for eight systems for use in mixing and pumping high viscosity ink.

Pneumix was designed and built in the UK and is now being sold throughout the world by the distribution network of the Swedish parent company, Tapflo.

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