QuickMix - a concept with numerous advantages!

It was the growing environmental problem that led Vogelsang to design special products, e.g. the dribble bar system to address these issues. These products are continualy being improved and developed today. The most recent example is the QuickMix, which has been awarded the silver medal for innovation by the DLG. The QuickMix mixes solid materials (co-fermenters) with a liquid medium (e.g. manure slurry or fermentation remains) in one single operation. Coarse materials are shredded and the resulting suspension slurry is then pumped into a digester.

The concept: The QuickMix, which combines the advantages of known devices, is a completely new innovation. It comprises of two toothed-conveying augers and a rotary lobe pump. Both are combined as a single unit. With the QuickMix a suspension with an extremely high dry matter content can be mixed and pumped in one step makling only one drive unit necessary.

Function:
Using a suitable feeding system, the double auger is fed with solid material (e.g. co-fermenter). At the same time, a liquid (manure slurry -fermentation liquid) is pumped in from the side into the QuickMix. The cutting teeth on the auger blades shred the coarse materials and mixes them with the liquid medium to a homogeneous suspension. By regulating the liquid the dry matter content is individually adjusted. Next the double auger feeds the suspension into the rotary lobe pump chamber, which then pumps the liquid suspension to the desired location.

Compact & easy to maintain:
Based on the proven components of the Vogelsang rotary lobe pumps, both toothed augers, which are made of a special steel, fitted on intermeshing shafts that are separate from the medium. It is designed for easy service and maintenance. All pump chamber maintenance work, including the replacement of wear parts, can be done inline without removing the unit - thanks to the QD design. Even the conveyor augers may be serviced inline if needed. At the same time, shaft bearings on two sides prevent the clashing of the augers and this ensures high performance and a long operational lifespan. This means maximum operational availability.

Example applications:
With the QuickMix various solid materials, hard or soft, fibrous or extremely coarse, may be processed into a liquid media to produce a homogeneous liquid suspension, even when using solids that pose problems to conventional mixing units.
Examples:
Food waste
Animal feed
Corn silage
Straw and hay
Manure slurry
etc.