A mixing apparatus includes a housing that includes a first end wall, a second end wall, and a top wall that at least partially define a cavity of the housing. The apparatus also includes a pair of rollers extending from the first end wall to the second end wall and coupled to the housing such that each roller is rotatable relative to the housing. The apparatus also includes a motor positioned in the cavity and enclosed within the housing, the motor operatively coupled to a first roller of the pair of rollers and configured to drive the first roller to rotate for rotating the container. The motor is operatively coupleable to a power source to drive the first roller of the pair of rollers.

A direct-drive dental material mixing device includes a motor, a seat and a clamp, the motor includes a stator and a rotor including an output shaft, the seat includes a bottom plate, a bracket disposed on the plate and for disposing the motor, and shock-absorbing connectors respectively connecting with the plate and the bracket, each of the shock-absorbing connectors includes a pillar disposed on the plate, and a buffer spring sleeved on the pillar and with two ends respectively contacting the plate and the bracket, the buffer spring makes the bracket suspended relative to the plate, the clamp includes a shaft joint directly connected to the output shaft, and two arms respectively assembled on the shaft joint, the shaft joint and the output shaft are disposed coaxially, and an inclination angle less than 180 degrees is provided between the two arms and the shaft joint.

A method of bulk handling includes providing a sealed and partially full bulk container; suspending the bulk container within a frame; and rotating the frame about an axis in order to rotate the bulk container through multiple revolutions of 360 degrees. During rotation of the frame, an uppermost end of the frame or bulk container becomes lowermost after a first 180 degrees of rotation and is returned to an uppermost position after a further 180 degrees of rotation.

A method of manufacturing a nanocomposite includes exposing dry nanoparticles to a dry, solid matrix material or pellets in a container to form a combination which is then agitated by rotating about an axis transverse to a direction of gravity, at room temperature and without grinding objects, to cause a tumbling action between the pellets and the nanoparticles to thereby evenly disperse and coat the nanoparticles directly on outer surfaces of the pellets which remain in a solid phase and of the same size throughout rotating. The method also includes processing the resulting combination, particularly polypropylene pellets and carbon black nanoparticles, by heating to form a viscous combination which is then drawn to form a nanocomposite fiber having carbon black nanoparticles dispersed evenly throughout the polypropylene, with a resulting fiber having a diameter of 30 m-100 m and tensile strength of 300-1500% greater than a similar polypropylene fiber produced without the nanoparticles.

A mixing apparatus includes a housing that includes a first end wall, a second end wall, and a top wall that at least partially define a cavity of the housing. The apparatus also includes a pair of rollers extending from the first end wall to the second end wall and coupled to the housing such that each roller is rotatable relative to the housing. The apparatus also includes a motor positioned in the cavity and enclosed within the housing, the motor operatively coupled to a first roller of the pair of rollers and configured to drive the first roller to rotate for rotating the container. The motor is operatively coupleable to a power source to drive the first roller of the pair of rollers.

A device for mixing a substance within a container. A mixer includes a motor driven roller positioned between a pair of rods. A cylindrical tube is removably mounted against the roller and is rotatable therewith with the rods limiting sideways motion. The containers holding the materials to be mixed are inserted into the tube and rotated therewith. A frame is provided to hold multiple mixers.

An improved blending apparatus for manufactured wood products with a rotating blending drum or cylinder with a pattern of alternating flights of different configurations extending from the interior of the drum. The flights lift the strands as the drum rotates to different heights before the strands free-fall back to the bottom of the drum. One flight is shorter, and may be trapezoidal in cross-section. The second flight is taller, and may have a bull-nose configuration with substantially vertical sides. During operation, the design of the bull-nose flight tends to hold more strands and to carry them closer to the top of the drum before the strands drop and fall. In contrast, the shorter height and angled sides of the trapezoidal flight tends to hold fewer strands and to not carry them as high along the side before strands drop and fall. The alternating pattern causes a more consistent and dispersed fall of strands as the drum rotates, resulting in a significantly larger and more consistent amount of the sprayed adhesives and waxes being applied to the strands, and not passing through gaps to build up on the drum wall.

A mixer device 1 includes: a drum 3 configured to store materials to be mixed; a device body 4 configured to rotatably support the drum 3; an electric motor 6 configured to apply a rotational driving force to the drum 3; and a battery 8 configured to supply electric power to the electric motor 6, wherein a wheel 29 is attached to the device body 4, and the battery 8 is arranged above the wheel 29.

A rotatable drum system includes a frame and a drum rotationally supported thereon. Paddles in an interior of the drum are angularly offset from the longitudinal axis. An eccentric opening offset from the longitudinal axis forms the egress. Mixed solid waste agitated by the paddles while in the drum. Trunnions may support the drum. An actuator may be pivotable with an upper frame relative to a lower frame and the actuator can cause drum rotation irrespective of a position of the upper frame relative to the lower frame. A trunnion assembly with a rocker pivotally coupled to a base thereof via a first axle, enables the rocker to be pivotable relative to the base about the first axle. A second axle may be rotationally coupled to the rocker. A roller may be rotationally coupled to the rocker via the second axle, and configured to support a rotating load.