Hansa Mixer is one of the world’s leading providers of foam mixers, Inline dosing systems, realtime compounding systems and more for the food and non-food industries. Over 2,000 customers across more than 120 countries trust Hansa Mixer’s expertise, built up over almost 40 years, in the production of foam mixers, aerators, in-line dosing systems and real-time compounding systems of the highest quality, coupled with their comprehensive service. Most of the over 5,000 foam mixers and other systems that the company has produced to date in Stuhr, near Bremen, are still in daily use today. Engineering made in Germany!
Easy Engineering: What are the main areas of activity of the company?
HANSA MIXER: Our foam mixers do a top-class job across numerous industries:
- In the mixing and aeration of a wide range of products in the food industry.
- In the production of foam coatings and impregnation for the textile, non-woven and carpet industries.
- In the mixing and aeration of adhesives in the paper, wood and cardboard industries.
- In the use of color, flavour, acid in-line dosing systems for the confectionery industry.
And with Real-Time compounding systems as an alternative to mixing kitchen, batch systems and batch mixers.
E.E: What’s the news for 2021 about new products?
HANSA MIXER: Hansa Industrie Mixer has not been used to work with chemically driven foams, due to the fact that the focus has been made on high-quality machines for mechanically manufactured foams. However, the continuous mixing of solids with liquids have always been interesting for customers and therefore one part of the day-to-day business. It was a request from the block foam industry, which started the development of the PUR-Mix, specifically designed for the continuous mixing of powders or solids with polyol for block foam systems.
The magic word of the working concept is called “real-time compounding”.
It means that the PUR-Mix always mixes exactly the amount of finished compound that is actually needed. Therefore, an absolutely homogeneous, fresh compound is always available in consistently good quality. It is possible to connect the PUR-Mix directly ahead the block foam system. Immediate processing excludes inhomogeneous compound areas.
Tree different dry substances and 10 liquid medias can be mixed at the same time. The total production capacity of up to 20.000 kg per hour or more can be implemented according to customer requirements.
Thanks to the existing recipe management, a new recipe can be stored, selected and produced on the touch of a button.
Due to the very small momentary quantities and short distances, a recipe change is possible in the shortest possible time. In order to convince foam manufacturers of the advantages of real-time compounding,
Hansa Industrie Mixer has a machine available on rental basis on request to its customers.
E.E: What are the ranges of products?
HANSA MIXER: FROM BASIC FOAM MIXERS TO COMPLETE SYSTEMS.
To stay a step ahead of the market for foam mixers, pressure aerators, in-line dosing systems, etc., we invest intensively in research and development. This applies both to continuous in-house training and close collaboration with research institutes and technical colleges. Research projects are also becoming increasingly important, which we run in cooperation with our partners. Here, our engineering experts meet with experts in process engineering. The synergies enable us to produce highly customised foam mixers, aerators, in-line compounding systems or complete systems, and thus continue to meet the constantly growing demands of our customers in the future.
E.E: At what stage is the market where you are currently active?
HANSA MIXER: At the moment we are quite busy with projects for the food industry.
Our Various-Mix is also becoming more and more famous in that industry.
E.E: What can you tell us about market trends?
HANSA MIXER: At the moment due to the Pandemic it is difficult to say. But we can see that Real-Time compounding and Inline dosing is becoming more and more interesting for our customers.
E.E: What are the most innovative products marketed?
HANSA MIXER: The Various-Mix one of our most innovative machines. Wherever liquid, pumpable media need to be mixed with powders or scatterable ingredients the Various-Mix is a genuine alternative to the conventional depositing procedures in batch processing.
Because of the many different configurations which can be individually adapted to requirements, you have the ability to mix various dry substances with up to 10 liquid substances in an inline process.
Precise recipes and production in line with demand are possible due to the mixing vessels with capacities of just 60 – 100 l, which has the advantage for constantly fresh batches.
E.E: What estimations do you have for 2021?
HANSA MIXER: Continous growing because of the intensively invest in research and development. This applies both to continuous in-house training and close collaboration with research institutes and technical colleges. So, we can guarantee that not just our range of products is growing but also the quality of the delivered machines and the entire range of services.
An opportunity to get to know us and our products offers the fair „ITMA ASIA” in Shanghai, where we will participate as an exhibitor from 12.06.2021 to 16.06.2021.
