{"id":2584,"date":"2026-08-26T16:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:15:08","slug":"high-shear-mixers-working-principle-applications-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/process\/high-shear-mixers-working-principle-applications-in\/","title":{"rendered":"High Shear Mixers: Working Principle, Applications, and Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-116fd5f624b7fbbeedb66c2201afd324 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-800b4e77 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;background-color:#12263a;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19215f1e6a1396f83f0257af42631315\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_48f0a9-30 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_4741f5-58 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_4741f5-58\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">High shear mixers are designed for dispersion and deagglomeration rather than simple blending, using intense localized shear to break powder lumps, subdivide droplets, disperse solids, and hydrate gums and thickeners.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_8f6e6c-f2 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_8f6e6c-f2\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">The working principle relies on a high-speed rotor and closely fitted stator or blade system, where material repeatedly passes through a narrow high-shear zone to achieve a uniform and consistent batch.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_02488b-53 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_02488b-53\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">High shear mixing is widely used in food, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, coating, and agrochemical applications where emulsification, suspension, powder wetting, or complete hydration is required.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_3b8ef5-03 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_3b8ef5-03\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Mixer selection should consider batch size, viscosity range, tip speed, heat generation, vessel arrangement, hygiene requirements, and cleaning\/changeover needs rather than comparing motor speed alone.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_0466f5-87 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_0466f5-87\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">High shear mixing can shorten processing times and eliminate additional processing steps, but the energy input also generates heat and can damage fragile ingredients, making temperature control and ingredient sequencing important parts of the process design.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_a8696c-51 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_a8696c-51\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Cybernetik&#8217;s column-lift high shear mixer uses recipe-based control, high-speed counter-rotating blades, and a mechanically secured buggy arrangement, providing repeatable mixing while supporting food-grade and GMP manufacturing requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-83763a45f0c80120f60f7fe9ef4bbd5a wp-block-paragraph\">Most industrial mixers move material around. A high shear mixer does something different: it applies enough localised force to physically break structures apart. That distinction matters, because a large proportion of mixing problems in food, pharmaceutical and chemical plants are not mixing problems at all. They are dispersion problems, and no amount of gentle folding will solve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a powder forms lumps that survive twenty minutes in a blender, if an oil and water phase separates within an hour of being combined, or if a gum hydrates unevenly and leaves fisheyes in the batch, the requirement is shear, not agitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Working Principle<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A high shear mixer consists of a rotor turning at high speed inside a closely fitted stator, or a set of high-speed blades operating within a vessel. The essential feature is the narrow gap and the speed across it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Material is drawn into the rotor by centrifugal action, accelerated, and forced through the gap between rotor and stator, or between the blade tips and the surrounding fluid. Within that gap the velocity difference across a very short distance produces an extremely high shear rate. Agglomerates entering the zone are torn apart, droplets are subdivided into smaller droplets, and solids are wetted and dispersed into the liquid phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The material then discharges radially at speed and returns to the vessel, drawing fresh material into the rotor behind it. That circulation is the second half of the job. Shear happens only in the gap, so the entire batch has to pass through it repeatedly for the result to be uniform. A mixer that shears intensely but circulates poorly produces an over-processed fraction and an untouched one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What high shear actually achieves<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_6ff358-7e kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_05b23c-6b .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_05b23c-6b\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Deagglomeration. <\/strong>Breaking down clusters of powder particles that have bound together, which conventional blending simply moves around intact.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_d83822-49 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_d83822-49\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Emulsification. <\/strong>Subdividing one immiscible liquid into fine droplets within another, producing an emulsion stable enough to survive storage.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_d3245e-c6 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_d3245e-c6\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Dispersion and wetting. <\/strong>Forcing liquid into contact with every particle surface, which is what prevents dry cores inside apparently wetted lumps.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_20b778-b8 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_20b778-b8\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Hydration of hydrocolloids. <\/strong>Gums and thickeners swell on contact with water and form a gel skin that blocks further penetration. Shear breaks that skin and lets hydration complete.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_69dccf-a8 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_69dccf-a8\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Particle size reduction in suspension. <\/strong>Reducing solids already suspended in liquid, without a separate milling step.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Electric-Spice-Grinders-Choosing-the-Right-Machine-for-Industrial-Processing.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2558\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Electric-Spice-Grinders-Choosing-the-Right-Machine-for-Industrial-Processing.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Electric-Spice-Grinders-Choosing-the-Right-Machine-for-Industrial-Processing-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Electric-Spice-Grinders-Choosing-the-Right-Machine-for-Industrial-Processing-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Electric-Spice-Grinders-Choosing-the-Right-Machine-for-Industrial-Processing-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Electric-Spice-Grinders-Choosing-the-Right-Machine-for-Industrial-Processing-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where High Shear Is the Right Answer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The useful test is whether the problem involves structures that must be destroyed rather than materials that must be combined. Two examples make the distinction clear. Blending three free-flowing powders in fixed proportions is a distribution problem, and a ribbon blender does it more cheaply and more gently. Dispersing a cocoa powder into a fat phase without lumps is a shear problem, and no ribbon blender will achieve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Mixer type<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>How it works<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>What it is for<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>High shear mixer<\/td><td>A high-speed rotor forces material through a narrow gap, generating intense localised shear<\/td><td>Breaking agglomerates, emulsifying, dispersing powders into liquids, hydrating gums<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ribbon blender<\/td><td>Counter-rotating helical ribbons move material axially through a horizontal trough<\/td><td>Gentle bulk blending of free-flowing dry powders at large batch sizes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Paddle mixer<\/td><td>Angled paddles lift and fold material<\/td><td>Blending fragile or granular products where shear would damage them<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ploughshare mixer<\/td><td>Plough-shaped tools throw material into a fluidised bed, with optional choppers<\/td><td>Three-dimensional mixing with moderate shear and liquid addition<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Air blender<\/td><td>Compressed air pulses fluidise and mix the batch<\/td><td>Very gentle blending of abrasive or friable powders<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shear is not free. The same energy that breaks agglomerates also heats the batch, and in temperature-sensitive products that heat has to be accounted for through jacketing or through limiting mix time. It can also damage material that was supposed to stay intact, which is why fragile inclusions such as nuts, fruit pieces or coated particles are normally added after high shear mixing rather than during it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Industrial Applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_ac08a2-e7 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_e66f2d-ff .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_e66f2d-ff\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Food processing. <\/strong>Sauces, dressings, mayonnaise, soups, dairy blends, beverage bases, chocolate and fat systems, and any recipe where a thickener has to hydrate fully.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_521549-ff .kt-svg-icon-list-text 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mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_f64a41-82\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Chemicals and coatings. <\/strong>Pigment dispersion, adhesives, polymer solutions and slurries where agglomerates would show as defects in the finished product.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_369764-84 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_369764-84\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Agrochemicals. <\/strong>Suspension concentrates and emulsifiable formulations requiring stable dispersion over long storage periods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Benefits Over Conventional Mixing<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7ad9ad-aa kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_0aade5-8e .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_0aade5-8e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Results that agitation cannot produce. <\/strong>Emulsions, full hydration and true dispersion are outcomes of shear, not of longer mixing.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_a019a7-b3 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_a019a7-b3\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Shorter batch times. <\/strong>Operations that take a conventional agitator an hour frequently complete in minutes, which changes plant capacity rather than just batch quality.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_0c0754-8c .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_0c0754-8c\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Batch-to-batch consistency. <\/strong>Recipe-controlled speed and time replace operator judgement about when a batch looks right.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_ec4df4-07 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_ec4df4-07\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Fewer process steps. <\/strong>Dispersion and size reduction in suspension can remove a separate milling stage from the line.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_965cf1-aa .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_965cf1-aa\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Better ingredient yield. <\/strong>Thickeners and functional ingredients that hydrate fully deliver their rated performance, so less is needed to reach target viscosity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-503\" style=\"width: 65px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frame-1.svg\" alt=\"\"><strong>&#8220;The value of high shear mixing lies not in how fast the mixer turns, but in how effectively it applies shear and circulates the entire batch through the mixing zone.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3cc671b03a440f3700a6ec32f9fcb913 is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e8523bbf wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9c85f36 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-thumbnail\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/\">Cybernetik process automation team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:34px\">See it in action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Shear Mixer | Automation System | Cybernetik Product Catalogue\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XWOMky6k6QM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Specification Points That Matter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Batch size and vessel arrangement<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High shear mixers are built as in-tank units, as inline units in a recirculation loop, or as column-lift arrangements where the mixing head descends into a mobile vessel. The last is common in food plants running multiple products, because the batch travels in its own buggy and the mixer stays fixed, which removes a cleaning cycle between products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tip speed rather than rpm<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shear rate depends on the velocity at the blade or rotor tip, which is a function of both rotational speed and diameter. Comparing two mixers on rpm alone is misleading unless their rotor diameters match. Ask for tip speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Viscosity range<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mixer that performs well in a thin liquid may fail to circulate a viscous batch, leaving material stagnant outside the shear zone. Where the product range spans viscosities, the mixer has to be specified for the thickest, and recipe control has to accommodate the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Heat management<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Energy input becomes heat. For temperature-sensitive products, jacketed vessels or bounded mix times are part of the specification rather than an operational workaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hygiene and changeover<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rotor and stator assemblies have close clearances, which is exactly where product lodges. GMP construction, accessible geometry and a realistic cleaning procedure between products decide whether multi-product operation is practical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cybernetik High Shear Mixing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cybernetik\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/solutions\/column-lift-high-shear-mixer.html\">Column Lift High Shear Mixer<\/a> uses a vertically mounted mixing vessel with a high-speed, counter-rotating blade system, producing a homogeneous mix in minutes across pre-mixing and post-mixing stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In operation, a buggy is loaded onto the mixer and secured by a mechanical stopper. The operator selects the recipe, the high-speed agitator descends into the buggy and mixes the product, and the buggy is then unloaded for the next process stage. Because the product never leaves its own vessel, the mixer itself does not need cleaning between compatible products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Parameter<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Capacity<\/td><td>500 litres, customisable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Speed<\/td><td>Up to 3000 rpm, customisable<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Materials of construction<\/td><td>SS304 or SS316<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vessel arrangement<\/td><td>Vertically mounted mixing vessel with buggy loading<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blade system<\/td><td>High-speed, high-shear counter-rotating blades<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Control<\/td><td>Recipe-based mixing for products of varying viscosity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Safety<\/td><td>Mechanical clamping mechanism securing buggy position during operation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Build standard<\/td><td>GMP built for food processing duty<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b7464ab9652b63fb6d39bd69e08c6abf wp-block-paragraph\">The mixer sits within a wider mixing and blending range that includes <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/products\/plough-shear-mixer.html\">plough shear mixers<\/a> for three-dimensional mixing with liquid injection, ribbon blenders for bulk dry blending, paddle and continuous paddle mixers for gentle duty, air blenders, and flavour mixing systems, alongside the conveying, sifting, grinding and packing equipment they connect to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7ae248eae5ce8c478dcb2feec0c9e9ed wp-block-paragraph\">Cybernetik has operated for more than three decades, is headquartered in Pune with additional facilities in Gujarat and Raigad and international offices in the United States and UAE, and has installed over 6,000 systems across 30 plus countries, including more than 400 custom automation solutions. With over 600 employees and divisions spanning Process Automation, Packaging Automation, CleanTech, Extraction, Labs and Defence, a mixer is specified with knowledge of the whole line around it. Further background sits on the <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/about.html\">Cybernetik about page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why manufacturers specify Cybernetik mixing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2584_7194b6-13 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_8c1163-d0 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_8c1163-d0\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Mixer type chosen against the problem. <\/strong>Where the requirement is distribution rather than dispersion, a ribbon or paddle mixer is recommended instead. Shear is applied where it earns its cost.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_320472-12 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_320472-12\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Recipe-based control as standard. <\/strong>Speed and mix time held as recipes so multi-product operation is repeatable rather than dependent on operator judgement.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_df6445-7a .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_df6445-7a\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>GMP and food grade construction. <\/strong>SS304 or SS316 throughout, with geometry that can actually be cleaned between products.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2584_110a87-0a .kt-svg-icon-list-text 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#abb8c3;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#abb8c3;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#abb8c3;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#abb8c3;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:14px;}.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:0px solid #949494;border-right:0px solid #949494;border-bottom:1px solid #abb8c3;border-left:0px solid #949494;}.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:#474747;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#474747;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#474747;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#474747;border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#abb8c3;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#abb8c3;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#abb8c3;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#abb8c3;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id2584_780de3-bf kt-accordion-has-19-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-none kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane2584_576228-e0\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">How does a high shear mixer work?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rotor turns at high speed within a close-fitting stator or vessel. Material is drawn in, accelerated, and forced through the narrow gap, where the large velocity difference across a short distance creates an intense shear rate that tears agglomerates apart and subdivides droplets. Material then discharges radially and recirculates so the whole batch passes through the shear zone repeatedly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane2584_f6a607-4a\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What is the difference between a high shear mixer and a ribbon blender?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ribbon blender distributes materials, moving them until they are evenly spread through the batch. A high shear mixer applies enough localised force to break structures apart. Blending free-flowing powders is a distribution problem best solved by a ribbon blender; dispersing a powder into a liquid without lumps is a shear problem a ribbon blender cannot solve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane2584_6dec03-67\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What applications need high shear mixing?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emulsions such as dressings, mayonnaise, creams and lotions; hydration of gums and thickeners; dispersion of powders into liquids; pharmaceutical suspensions and wet granulation; pigment and coating dispersion; and agrochemical suspension concentrates. In general, any process where agglomerates must be destroyed rather than distributed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-11 kt-pane2584_9dfa28-39\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Does high shear mixing heat the product?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. The energy that breaks agglomerates is converted largely into heat, so batch temperature rises during mixing. For temperature-sensitive products this is managed through jacketed vessels or by limiting mix time, both of which belong in the original specification rather than being handled as an operating workaround.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-18 kt-pane2584_cb24f9-0f\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What capacity and speed do industrial high shear mixers offer?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cybernetik\u2019s Column Lift High Shear Mixer is rated at 500 litres and up to 3000 rpm, both customisable, in SS304 or SS316 construction. 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