Using a combination of innovative technology, automation, and software solutions, today’s fertilizer blending systems offer ag retailers the accuracy and efficiency that they have come to expect. Systems that feature high speed output and durability will get your customers loaded and back in the field faster with the high-quality blends they demand. What about accommodating large or small capacities? Manufacturers can ensure their systems can deliver maximum flexibility, too.
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GSI InterSystems Horizontal Mixer Blend Tower
GSI
GSI InterSystems’ advanced blending tower nearly doubles the speed of typical systems, shortening wait times. In one hour up to 13 24-ton trucks are filled with custom fertilizer blends. Sustainable rate is 24/7. High-quality (A-grade) blends, enhanced safety, and design flexibility fit your needs and site.
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Rotary Drum Blender
AGI Fertilizer Systems
The AGI Fertilizer Systems 13- and 16-ton capacity Rotary Drum Blender has one of the highest capacities in the industry. The 38-inch stainless-steel mixing auger comes standard in the 13- and 16-ton rotary drum blenders to enhance the mixing action. The large-diameter trunnion ring and 23,000-pound-capacity trunnion wheels carry the load for smooth and efficient running and better weight distribution due to the modified location of the ring. The discharge features one of the fastest discharge rates in the industry — 6 tons per minute. Engineered for durability and low maintenance, the rotary drum’s solid construction will assure years of dependable service. All outside seams are double-welded for strength and durability. From the steel reinforcement plate to the direct drive gearbox, the Rotary Drum Blender system is the fastest option for batch blending today.
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On-Farm Blend Systems
Crustbuster/Speed King
The secret to the Speed King blender is the large diameter-tapered mixing screw. It gently but quickly draws material into the mixing vessel from the load hopper. No feeder screw is required. Each flight of the tapered screw gently moves material into a downward flow, creating a very intense and complete mixing action as it virtually eliminates product degradations.
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Direct Drive Blender Series
Adams Fertilizer Equipment
The Adams Direct Drive Blender Series has one of the fastest rotary discharge rates in the fertilizer equipment market, the company says. Thirteen tons move from the weigh hopper to the blender in 90 seconds and 13 tons from the blender to the loadout in 210 seconds. Adams Direct Drive blenders must have a minimum 36-inch conveyor belt to handle the discharge volume. A 24-inch stainless-steel internal mix auger comes standard. A quality blend with fast in-and-out speeds means more loads each day for your business.
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Tower Blend System
AGI Fertilizer Systems
The Tower Blender is designed for high-capacity retail or wholesale use, providing another efficient fertilizer handling option. The six-legged design feature, with larger square footage, allows for more room for service and maintenance. The AGI Fertilizer Systems Tower features the reliable and proven Tapered Auger Vertical Blender, with the option of expanding capacity by adding a second blender. Also standard are up to 18 bins, a collection hopper, and up to four weigh hoppers. The Tower Blend System can be custom-designed to fit blend and capacity requirements up to 300 tons per hour. The Tower is an all-bolt-together design with no field-welding required. The tubular modular design with side cladding assures years of dependable use.
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24-Ton Direct Drive Rotary Blender
Doyle Equipment Manufacturing
The 24-Ton Direct Drive Rotary Blender is one of the largest rotary blenders on the market. The new unit features high-capacity discharge for loading trailer tenders. It also includes a standard 28-inch diameter stainless-steel internal mixing auger. The blender is powered by a 125-hp motor that provides fast-quality blends.
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Orbital Blenders
Sackett-Waconia
Sackett-Waconia Orbital Blenders are an ideal solution for high-quality blending and bagging operations, the company says. The orbital’s blending action, via unique internal baffling, provides a fast, thorough mix of ingredients and is ideal for coating and impregnation. Orbitals come in a range of capacities, and all units feature high-quality drive components and stainless-steel construction. The Orbital Blender’s design is reliable and simple to operate. Options can include conditioning and impregnation upon request.
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Liquid and Dry Coating
AGI Fertilizer Systems
The Laycote 400, a Dual Ribbon Auger, is a high-capacity coating system that is designed to mix fertilizers and coat liquids and powders quickly and effectively in a continuous blending or coating process. The high-capacity Laycote Dual Ribbon Auger is designed to coat at a maximum capacity of 400 tons per hour (TPH) of urea, although initial R&D testing by the Yargus Engineering Group has shown the capacity to top off at 430 TPH. A smaller-capacity option is also available with the Laycote 200. It can meter out product and coat at rates up to 200 TPH. The Laycote 200 comes complete with a single-ribbon auger and spray system, all controlled with a Layco-Pro Automation-built and programmed PLC control panel.
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AutoBatch Blend Systems
Doyle Equipment Manufacturing
The AutoBatch Blend System allows for improved inventory control by capturing the actual weight of each product in the blend or with straight product direct loadout. This is one of the fastest systems available for blending large volumes of fertilizer, the company says. When the 24-Ton Rotary Blender is paired with Doyle’s AutoBatch Blend System, it provides a revolutionary advancement in fertilizer blending.
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MeshDCS Multi-Blending System
Ranco Fertiservice
Ranco introduces its MeshDCS technology. This is the latest technology for accuracy, speed, and dependability. Blender bins talk — talk to each other, talk to the customer, and talk to the support teams wirelessly or with cable backup. This is the new way to do business in the blending world. Ranco has long been at the forefront of integration, accuracy, and high-speed blending, carrying the best parts of the original declining weigh blending into tomorrow’s technology footprint.
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Mix Plants
Murray Equipment Inc. (MEI)
For over 70 years Murray Equipment’s Mix Plants have set the standard for quality and efficiency in the industry. MEI Mix Plants range in size from 10 to 25 tons and can be easily configured to individual facility and liquid manufacturing requirements. All mix plants are built with NTEP-approved components and to weights-and-measures specifications. Accompanied by cutting-edge software (optional), these mix plants are redefining fertilizer production.
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Precision Fertilizer Blending (PFB) Systems
Sackett-Waconia
Sackett-Waconia PFB Towers feature the HIM mixer — the most efficient mixer for blending and coating available in the industry. Its design allows for rapid blending and equal distribution of advanced liquid and dry additives. PFB Technology uses NTEP-certified weigh systems and a garner-style design to provide quality and speed, without sacrifices to either one.
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Decline-N-Weight
Adams Fertilizer Equipment
Adams Decline-N-Weight blending system offers single- and multi-hopper designs, including standard, low-profile, and micronutrient hoppers for dry mixing combined with a state-of-the-art declining weight impregnation system. Adams Decline-N-Weight is operated by LEC’s PLC control system, making it the smartest Decline-N-Weight system in the industry.
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HIM 2.0 Precision Blender
Sackett-Waconia
With 20 years of fertilizer service and continued engineering development, the HIM 2.0 is the ultimate tool for precision fertilizer blending, the company says. Featuring gentle and efficient batch mixing and coating, this next-generation precision blender is designed to support the 4Rs, with short mix times and precise blends.
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Declining Weight Blend System
AGI Fertilizer Systems
The fully automated Declining Weight Blender, run by the advanced automation technology of the DW system, results in a blending system that is one of the most accurate and fastest available, the company says. The automation team consists of dedicated in-house technicians who have developed the unique DW software program. Unlike other automated blending systems in the market, DW systems provide a variety of enhancements, including remote operational capabilities that utilize the Apple iPad, reporting, diagnostics, and software updates via a dedicated Ethernet connection.
CropLife IRON magazine highlights the latest blending systems from eight manufacturers, including tower systems from Adams, Doyle, AGI, GSI, and Sackett-Waconia.
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