Engineering & Fabrication of a Containerized Blender

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A contract packager who provides a wide range of blended food items needed a blender designed and built that would fit the specific requirements of their operation. We visited the customer's plant to better understand the needs of their process and to determine the features and specifications that would be required to fill that need. The customer had space limitations and their process requires the blender to be torn down for cleaning after each batch. G2 engineers not only had to design a product that would fit in a small space, but be easy to clean and provide reliable, maintenance free operation.

The blender would have to handle multiple products with different densities, so gear box selection was critical. Our electrical department identified and sourced all of the components and controls that fit the specifications. The final design was a single pedestal blender and discharge station; we supplied the customers with a set of 3D drawings so that they would have a clear picture of the finished product. Since the application called for food grade equipment the blender selected was manufactured in T-304 stainless steel. The finished product featured a gearbox with a 3000 pound capacity, mass flow intermediate bulk containers, a bag break filling station, a super sack un-loader, and an overhead discharge station. All of the product contact surfaces were constructed of T-316L stainless steel, and polished to 320 Mirror (8-10 Ra). While all of the structural components were made from T 304 stainless steel, and polished to 180 Grit (18-23 Ra). The system featured a fully programed PLC system which allows the operator to control the blender from an HMI, and is equipped with Ethernet to also allow operation from a remote control room. After fabrication the equipment was run through rigorous factory acceptance testing (FAT) to verify that it met all of the customer's criteria. For more information on this containerized blender project, see the table below or contact us directly.

Highlights of this Custom Engineered Containerized Blender Project

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