Industrial Mixing Solutions
The most persistent mixing problems in industrial processing (fish-eyes, lumps, inconsistent hydration) are usually equipment problems, not formulation problems. Compatible Components Corporation has been engineering industrial mixing solutions that address the root cause of these issues since 2001, using the Bernoulli and Venturi principles to achieve rapid, uniform dispersion and hydration for customers worldwide. Many of our products do this with no moving parts at all. Browse our selection or contact us to find the right system for your process.
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Mixing sounds simple until you’re trying to hydrate xanthan gum at process speed, blend a polymer into a stream without fish-eyes, or agitate a large tank without adding a motor to maintain. That’s where the right mixing and blending equipment makes all the difference.
Our approach centers on harnessing the energy already in your system. Several of CCC’s no-moving-parts mixers rely on engineered nozzle geometries, Venturi diffusers, and controlled fluid dynamics to accomplish what impellers and agitators do with far more mechanical complexity. The result is process-mixing equipment that’s simpler to clean, easier to maintain, and consistent across variable flow rates.
CCC’s product line spans the full range of industrial mixing needs:
- Powder induction systems handle the transition from bulk bag storage to blended slurry without dust or product loss.
- Liquid mixing systems manage tank agitation, emulsion stability, and solids suspension for vessel-based operations.
- Inline mixing solutions blend multiple liquid streams or emulsify oils directly in the pipeline.
Our patented mixing and blending systems serve customers in various industries, with on-site installation and commissioning available.
AZ Mixing Eductors
The AZ Mixing Eductor is a patented, inline powder induction system with no moving parts. Its non-circular nozzle generates twin opposing vortices that create the fluid stretching and folding needed for rapid hydration and dispersion, without mechanical shear. The result is a lump-free, fish-eye-free slurry, even with notoriously difficult ingredients like CMC, xanthan gum, carrageenan, and other hydrocolloids.
Bulk Bag Handling System
The Bulk Bag Handling System delivers fully dust-free powder induction with no product loss. When the bulk bag is lowered into the docking station, a hermetically sealed suction assembly draws the powder directly into the HydroDyne Jet Pump feed inlet, producing rapid mixing, hydration, and dispersion in a streamlined induction process. Compatible with both disposable and non-disposable bulk bags, and designed with a compact footprint to fit most plant layouts.
AZ Tank Eductors
The AZ Tank Eductor is an economical, energy-efficient liquid mixing system for tank agitation, multi-liquid blending, and solids suspension. Using the Bernoulli principle, a high-velocity jet from the nozzle draws surrounding fluid through induction ports. It circulates at four times the feed rate, generating large-scale turbulence throughout the vessel. No motor required. Applications include emulsion stabilization, chemical reaction acceleration, slurry mixing, and prevention of liquid stratification.
SAFECHEM Mixing Tank
Built for operations handling hazardous or caustic powdered materials, the SAFECHEM Mixing Tank leads with safety: a hinged, closed hood and sight glass keep operators protected while a bag slitter opens bags cleanly without product loss. At its core is the Conical Induction Agitator, which operates on the Airfoil/Bernoulli Principle to rapidly dissolve caustic soda and dispense other powdered additives at lower horsepower than conventional mixers. Handles a wide viscosity range. Available with air or electric motor drive.
AZ Inline Static Mixer
The AZ Inline Static Mixer is motionless mixing equipment that blends two or more liquid streams, emulsifies oils, or entrains gases inline. Its two-lobed AZ mixing element generates strong streamwise vortices as flow transitions from laminar to turbulent, with no tabs, baffles, or plates that could cause pressure drop or plugging. This inline mixing solution handles variable flow rates without compromising mixing effectiveness and requires no electrical connection.
Chaos Mixer
Engineered for oil-based, synthetic-based, and invert-emulsion drilling fluids, the Chaos Mixer uses opposing cavitation mixing nozzles to assure maximum electrical stability. As fluid passes through the converging nozzle and diverging diffuser, vapor bubbles form and implode, generating intense dynamic shear and fine particle dispersion. The outcome is a consistently emulsified drilling fluid with no barite settling.
Static Mixing Equipment Applications
CCC mixing and blending systems are used in a broad range of industries and process types. Customers use our equipment for the following:
- Food and Beverage: Hydrating hydrocolloids (xanthan gum, guar gum, carrageenan, gum Arabic), dispersing starches, blending flavor emulsions, processing milk powder, and handling sugars and sugar substitutes at process speed without clumping.
- Chemical Processing: Dispersing polymers and flocculants, dissolving caustic soda and acids (sulfuric, citric), blending resins, and mixing surfactants and detergents.
- Oil and Gas: Preparing oil-based and invert-emulsion drilling fluids, achieving maximum electrical stability, and dispersing barite and bentonite.
- Cosmetics and Personal Care: Emulsifying oils, blending polysorbates and surfactants, and dispersing carbopol and thickeners into cosmetic formulations.
- Environmental and Water Treatment: Dosing flocculants, dispersing lime, and handling polymers for solid-liquid separation processes.
- Agriculture and Industrial: Blending biopolymers, processing gum Arabic and tara gum, handling EDTA, mineral salts, and hard-to-mix specialty ingredients.
Test It Before You Buy It
CCC’s Pilot Study Program lets you rent mixing equipment and validate performance in your application before committing to a purchase. If you already know what you need, the sales team is ready to work through the specifics with you. Either way, get in touch to get the ball rolling.
Frequently Asked Questions: Industrial Mixing Solutions
Do CCC’s eductors and static mixers require electricity to operate?
No. The AZ Mixing Eductors, AZ Tank Eductors, and AZ Inline Static Mixer all operate on fluid pressure alone, using the Bernoulli and Venturi principles to generate mixing energy from the pump already in your system. There are no motors, seals, or bearings in these units. The Conical Mixer and SAFECHEM Mixing Tank use an air or electric motor to rotate the mixing element, but no-moving-parts designs are a defining feature of several of CCC’s products.
What is the difference between an eductor and a static mixer?
Both use no moving parts and rely on fluid dynamics rather than mechanical agitation, but they do different jobs. An eductor is a jet pump that uses a Venturi to draw a secondary fluid or powder into the primary flow stream through induction. A static mixer blends two or more streams that are already in the pipeline by converting flow into turbulent vortices. CCC’s AZ Mixing Eductors induct powders into a liquid stream; the AZ Inline Static Mixer handles liquid-to-liquid blending in continuous flow.
Can CCC equipment handle hard-to-wet powders like CMC or xanthan gum without clumping?
Yes, and that’s one of the core problems the AZ Mixing Eductor was designed to solve. The twin-turbine nozzle generates opposing vortices that expose individual polymer or hydrocolloid strands for rapid hydration before the material has a chance to clump. The result is a lump-free, fish-eye-free slurry. Achieving this outcome with conventional tanks or high-shear impellers is notoriously difficult when processing gums, CMC, carrageenan, and similar ingredients.