Mixers & Blenders
Lee Industries offers the most durable and versatile mixers in the industry. From inclined mixers, to multi-mix batch mixers, to the Tri-Mix™ Turbo-Shear™ high shear mixing system, Lee’s experienced engineering team and the unrivaled workmanship of the mixers will meet all of your requirements as well as stand the test of time.
Features in a single vessel … only in Lee mixers:
- Sanitary finishes from #4 to Lee Industries’ exclusive super #7 mirror finish
- ASME Uniflow jackets
- Vacuum/pressure capability
- Heavy duty USDA approved direct drive agitators
- Double-ribbon, paddle and scraped surface combinations
- Hydraulic titling option
- Lee Fluid Transfer flush-bottom ball valves (meets 3A requirements/USDA approved)
Lee Inclined Mixers (Single/Double Motion)
Inclined mixers are available with:
- Trunnion mount and pouring lip
- Heating/cooling jackets
- Vacuum/pressure capability
- Agitator design options for special product requirements
Style D7SI (Single Motion)
Designed specifically for blending liquids with particles of varying densities, easily damaged solids or other similar processes- Agitator configuration assures particles or liquids are folded into total batch
- Inclined design provides folding, rolling action when pushing product
- Results in a top-to-bottom safe and gentle blending of total batch
- Available with USDA approved sanitary foot brushings
- Various design styles such as scrape surface, sweep and sickle are available
- Standard capacities range from 5 to 1,000 gallons in USDA approved designs
Style U9MS (Double Motion)
Versatile units with counter-rotating scraped surface efficiency- Designed for processing applications where a combination of thorough mixing and gentle blending and folding is needed
- Heavy and viscous products are both lifted from the bottom and pulled down from the top simultaneously
- Inclined design eliminates dead zones around the center shaft
- Sealed drive prevents product contamination
- USDA approved foot brushing is easily removed to clean
- Standard capacities range from 5 to 1,000 gallons in USDA approved designs
Lee Multi-Mix Batch Mixers
The Multi-Mix Batch Mixer by Lee Industries is one of the most versatile, high performance batch mixers available today. It blends, disperses and emulsifies ingredients in either a liquid/liquid or liquid/solid system.
Multi-Mix Batch Mixer features:
- Unique, high-efficiency mixing head
- Hydraulic and mechanical shear to dissolve powders, blend miscible and non-miscible solutions, prepare creams and lotions and disperse pigment
- Clean sanitary design
- Efficiency for hard to wet products
- High velocity axial and radial product flow
- Continuous high flow rate through mixing head
- Variable speed operations with NEMA-4 AC Inverter
- A process guarantee, based on free testing at Lee Laboratory, adding security to your investment
- Non-excessive quantities of heat, making it ideal for temperature sensitive products
- Variable speed capabilities available to meet a wide range of process requirements
- Use in conjunction with scrape surface agitators to provide a high performance mixing system
Specifications and Mechanical Drawings
Lee Blenders
For powders, spices, granulated products, sauces, salad dressing and even sausage, Lee blenders provide a safe and cost effective solution to gentle but thorough agitation requirements.
Lee provides innovative ideas and options in the most basic blending and gentle folding required for many products.
Lee stainless steel blenders feature:
- Uniform clean interior finish with large radius corners
- Heavy Duty USDA approved direct drive agitators
- Double-ribbon, paddle and scraped combinations available
- USDA-MID approved agitators and sanitary shaft seals are standard
- Wide variety of outlets available
- Available with Lee Fluid Transfer USDA-MID approved flush-type ball valves (meets 3A standards)
- Insulated heating/cooling ASME Uniflow jackets to 100 PSI with increased operating temperatures are optional
- Uniflow jacket option provides extreme heat transfer and is utilized for operating pressures up to 250 PSI
- Jacketed blenders are standard with 1 ½” insulation and a 304 stainless steel sheath (parts available in 304 or 316 stainless steel)
- Internal vacuum/pressure capability option provides processing flexibility and efficiency
- Available in capacities from 25 to 5,000 gallons
- Wide choice of agitator styles including single- or double-ribbon, paddle or bar, available with scraped surface
- Agitators can be selected for lifting, folding or cross-blending action
- #4 finish is standard and available in a wide-range from mill to Lee’s exclusive Super #7 mirror finish (less than 6 Ra)
- Stainless steel tubular legs and cover are standard or can be suspended or trunnion mounted
- All standard blenders are available with optional hydraulic tilt
