Lightnin Mixers are among the most recognized industrial processing equipment brands available. Lightnin makes mixers, agitators, aerators, and flocculators for fluid process systems. We’ve asked our process engineers to come up with a few important points to consider when specifying a Lightnin mixer:

1.  You need to know your vessel information. This includes vessel capacity, dimensions (height and diameter), pressure rating, mixer connection size/type, and if the vessel has baffles. If your tank is ASME rated and you have a shop drawing, this will give us all of the information we need to get started.
2. Equally important are the materials being mixed and the specifics around the materials and mixing process. This includes mix ratios and physical properties such as pressure, temperature, viscosity, and density.
3. You also need to consider the operating conditions of your process, such as the pressure and temperature.  If you aren’t operating under atmospheric pressure, the mixer will need a seal, which is also affected by the temperature of the chemicals.
4.  The cleanliness of your process is important. For example, a bio/pharmaceutical process that requires a certain level of cleanliness, or if you are operating a more “dirty” chemical manufacturing process.

These are only a few criteria you need to consider when specifying a Lightnin Mixer. If you’re looking to specify and order a mixer, please fill out our form to get in touch with an engineer who can help out.