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Fit and
Finish
Different paint systems
are offered by SHARPE MIXERS for motors, gear reducers and
drives, including enamels, epoxies and stainless steel
impregnated paints. Motors, gear reducers and drives
fabricated from all Stainless Steel are offered for
completely paint-free systems. These options will satisfy
any and all requirements for corrosion resistance,
cleanability and appearance issues.
Wetted parts, such as
shafts
and
impellers, can be mechanically
polished
and electro-polished by SHARPE MIXERS to exacting
standards when there are concerns about cleanability.
Corrosion Resistant Coatings
for
shafts and
impellers are offered by SHARPE MIXERS. These include a
wide variety of elastomers such as natural rubber, Teflon,
Kynar, Halar, Fiberglass and many others. A wide range of
metallurgy is, of course, available for solving corrosion
problems. Information on high alloy construction can be
found elsewhere.
Shaft Seals
and Accessories
Vapor seals, packed
stuffing box seals and
mechanical seals are just some of the shaft seals
offered by SHARPE MIXERS for use on closed vessels. Many
materials and configurations are offered to accommodate a
wide variety of temperature, pressure and product
compatibility requirements. All the parts and accessories
necessary to service these seals are available from SHARPE
MIXERS including complete spare seals and rebuild kits.
Basic seal accessories such as lubricators, reservoirs,
filters and cooling systems are offered. Complete seal
control systems such as leakage monitoring are available.
Seal shaft wear sleeves
and coatings like chrome steel or ceramic flame spray
applications can be ordered with new equipment or added to
existing equipment.
Variable
Speed Drives
More and more
agitators are sold for multi-purpose applications or where
products have variable physical characteristics. A variable
speed agitator is a very popular option. SHARPE MIXERS
offers a wide range of electrical and mechanical variable
speed devices.
Belt
drives and traction drives are still popular mechanical
variable speed drives. Air motors and hydraulic motors are
also used, primarily on agitators less than 5.0 Hp.
Electronic
variable speed is now, more than ever, the most common
choice when selecting a variable speed drive. The rapid
development of solid-state electronics has made the variable
speed agitator a very cost effective choice. The Variable
Frequency Drive, which varies the speed of an AC motor, has
become very popular. The SCR-Controller is also popular when
DC motors are used. SHARPE MIXERS works with the leading
suppliers of process controls when offering these variable
speed drives.
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