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Dairy Equipment
Dairy Mixing Tanks
Mixing tanks sit between raw material and heat treatment. They are where powder is reconstituted, where fat content is standardised, and where recipes are made up before the product goes forward.
Overview
What decides the result
Volume, agitator type and jacket duty are worked out from your batch size and what you are mixing. A tank sized for water behaves differently once you add powder at ten percent — which is why we ask what goes in it before quoting a size.
Equipment in this category
Standard construction
- Top-mounted agitator with gear motor; optional high-shear mixer for dissolving powder
- Jacket for heating or cooling, insulated outer shell
- CIP spray ball inside the tank, sanitary manhole and outlet valve
- Control box with digital temperature controller and motor switches
- SUS304 stainless steel on all product contact surfaces, polished to Ra 0.6 μm, argon-shielded welds
- Material certificate, English manual and drawings shipped with the equipment
Built to order
Tanks are built to order. Contact surfaces are SUS304 finished to Ra 0.6 μm, with argon-shielded welds and food-grade seals, and a material certificate is supplied with every order. Send your batch volume, what you are mixing and whether you need heating, cooling or both.
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How to choose
- Batch volume plus headspace
Agitation needs room. A tank filled to the brim splashes and aerates; we add headspace above your batch volume.
- What goes in decides the agitator
Liquid blending needs a slow anchor or paddle. Powder at more than a few percent needs high shear to dissolve without lumps.
- Heating, cooling or both
Steam, hot water or electric heating; chilled water or glycol for cooling. The jacket is designed for the medium you actually have on site.
Not sure which model fits your throughput?
Send your daily volume and your site conditions. We will recommend a model and explain the reasoning — including a smaller machine than you asked for, if that is what makes sense.
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Engineering guides
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Information we need to quote
- What are you mixing, and at what concentration?
- What batch volume, and how many batches per day?
- Do you need heating, cooling, or both?
- What heating source is available on site?
- Local voltage and frequency?
Questions buyers ask
What size tank do I need?
Work from your batch size and how many batches you run per shift, then add headspace for agitation. A tank sized exactly to the batch volume will foam over. Tell us both figures and we will size it properly.
What are the tanks made from?
SUS304 on all product contact surfaces, finished to Ra 0.6 μm, with argon-shielded welding and food-grade rubber seals. The frame is SUS201. A material certificate comes with every order.
Can a mixing tank dissolve milk powder?
Yes, with a high-shear mixer added to the standard agitator. Reconstituting powder without lumps depends on shear, water temperature and the rate powder is added, so tell us the powder type and target concentration.