1A Goodsons Mews, Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BX
1A Goodsons Mews, Wellington Street, Thame, OX9 3BX
Alfa Laval Top-Mounted Agitators with bottom steady bearing offer mixing solutions to meet a wide range of requirements in Food, Dairy, Beverage, Distilling, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology or Personal Care applications.
ALTB Agitators are suitable for both atmospheric and pressurised tanks in a range of sizes, allowing for optimal power consumption. The addition of a bottom support ensures reliable operation by stabilising the shaft. These Agitators can also be configured for use in sterile/aseptic conditions.
Technical Data
Motor size and speed are configured as required for duty.
As standard with IEC motor IP55. Optional: IP66. As standard painted RAL5010
As standard for 3x380V to 420V, 50Hz – 3x440V to 480V, 60Hz. Other motor voltages and frequencies are available.
Different gear types available according to configuration.
As standard filled with food-approved oil. As standard painted RAL5010.
Industrial, shot peened: Ra < 3.2μm
Hygienic, polished: Ra < 0.8μm
Hygienic (UltraPure), polished or electro polished: Ra < 0.8μm
Agitators can be delivered approved for use in an ATEX environment with declaration of conformity.
Physical Data
Steel parts:
Seal rubber parts (O-rings or bellows):
Mechanical seal parts:
3.1 Material certificates/FDA conformity statement according to 21 CFR177 on steel/elastomer parts in contact with media.
Standard propeller diameter range: ø125mm to 1900mm
Specific dimensions on the drive unit and propeller(s) will depend on the actual configuration selected.
The Alfa Laval ALTB Top-Mounted Agitator with bottom steady bearing, offers a mixing solution to meet a wide range of requirements in Food, Dairy, Beverage, Distilling, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology or Personal Care applications.
The ALTB Agitator has an electrical drive motor that either directly or via a gearbox, rotates the Agitator shaft and EnSaFoil Impeller(s). This unique impeller design and highly effective axial pumping effect minimises shear forces on the product, and ensures the product is treated gently, resulting in highly effective mixing and blending of the entire tank contents.
| Duties | Typical Examples |
|---|---|
| Maintaining mixture homogeneity | Milk storage tanks, cream tanks, mixed product tanks, UHT, and product storage tanks |
| Mixing suspensions and solutions | Fluid and fluid mixing, drinking yoghurt and fruit mix tanks, flavoured milk mix tanks, and syrup mix tanks |
| Dispersing | Powder protein and oil mix tanks, micro salt and milk product mix tanks |
| Suspension | Fluids with particles, juice tanks, crystallizing tanks, etc. |
| Heat transmission | Circulation of media in tank with dimple jacket (cooling or heating) |
| Flocculation | Wastewater treatment tanks |
| Operation features | Due to |
|---|---|
| Low energy consumption | The wide range of high efficiency propellers and drive units makes it possible to design for low operational costs |
| Gentle product treatment | The wide range of high efficiency propellers makes it possible to design for low shear operation |
| Hygienic features | Due to |
|---|---|
| Connections inside the tank (risk zones) can be minimised | Bearing frame drives with drive shaft and special internal shaft connection without having a flange coupling inside the tank |
| Good drip off properties | No plane surfaces or grooves on internal parts |
| Easy CIP | No interior shadow sides between the blades and smooth surfaces |
| Maintenance features | Due to |
|---|---|
| Easy bottom bearing replacement | Wear bushings can be replaced without dismantling the Agitator drive |
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Extend the performance of your Agitator
The ALTB Top-Mounted Agitator is designed for a wide range of tank mixing and blending duties across the dairy, food, beverage, personal care, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
The ALT-B agitator is perfect for tall product mixing tanks in the beverage industry, ensuring efficient and consistent blending of large volumes while maintaining product quality.
Ideal for chemical applications where a less hygienic design is acceptable, the ALT-B agitator provides reliable mixing for various pharmaceutical and chemical processes.
The Alfa Laval ALTB Agitator is a top-mounted, bottom supported Agitator suitable for mixing applications in both atmospheric and pressurised tanks.
The Alfa Laval ALTB Agitator is designed for a wide range of tank mixing and blending duties across the dairy, food, beverage, brewery, personal care, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
The Alfa Laval ALTB Agitator meets both EU and US standards and regulations such as EHEDG, USDA, FDA and 3-A Sanitary Standards.
The seal arrangements available for the ALTB Agitator are:
The range of high-efficiency drive units and EnSaFoil impellers make it possible to design the ALTB Agitator for maximised energy efficiency.
Our team of mixing technology experts will be happy to advise you on the ideal Agitator type and configuration for your applications. We will need the following information to ensure we can properly specify your unit:
Alfa Laval EnSaFoil impellers can range from just 125mm in diameter to 1900mm, so the ALTB can be used in almost any size of tank.
