Chart compares bulk blenders against material and equipment requirements at a glance

Because the pros and cons of any blender vary greatly by application, this chart rates seven popular blenders against 22 material and equipment requirements, enabling the specifier to narrow blender selection according to:

• Blend uniformity
• Cycle times
• Cleanability
• Batch versus continuous
• Dry materials and liquid additions
• Pastes, pellets, powders, slurries
• Tumble versus agitated blending
• Free-, semi-free- and non-free-flowing materials
• Product degradation
• Variance in particle sizes
• Residual versus complete discharge
• Initial and operational cost

Note: This company manufactures nine types of bulk material blenders, seven of which are shown, offering the experience and objectivity to rate how effective—or ineffective—each would be at meeting specific performance and cost requirements.