The smart mixer - Along with feeding and CHP, mixer technology is one of the most important components of a biogas plant. The future therefore belongs to the smart mixer. Imagine being able to monitor the technical condition of a mixer in real time. This would allow repair or maintenance to be scheduled at the right time before damage has occurred. Repair costs are considerably reduced, because the more significantly expensive consequential damage will thus be prevented. Such a system can be implemented with sophisticated sensor technology for monitoring the bearing, motor and oil temperature, and the functionality of the mechanical seals.

After all, damage to mixers does not happen randomly, but rather can be anticipated by changes in the behaviour of certain components in the machine over a defined period of time. There can be numerous reasons for this. But if you are aware of the usual condition of the mixer, should you notice changes to its normal operation you can make a considerably more objective decision as to whether, for example, it makes sense to carry out maintenance on a mixer while a container is opened or in extreme circumstances to remove it. On the other hand, it makes less sense from a commercial point of view to preemptively remove a mixer from the reactor.

PTM Cloud - If you are connected to our PTM cloud system, we are also happy to notify you on request about a critical operating state and will of course help you to solve the problem safely and sustainably. For example, a mechanical seal can be replaced quickly and cheaply if the fault is recognised in a timely manner, before the medium can find its way into the gears or motor.

Autopilot - Particularly in industrial but also in smaller professionally operated biogas plants, monitoring the mixing progress is an essential and time-consuming task. As the flow behaviour changes constantly, it is very often the case that either mixing is insufficient or energy is wasted because the mixer is simply operating at too high a speed. A system of regulation, by which certain factors relating to the mixer power being expended are analysed in real time and linked to a intelligent solution, can solve this problem entirely automatically.

PTM - Model PHANTOM 1000 - Most Efficient Mixer for Biogas Applications

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