An agitating/defoaming apparatus adjusts a rotation speed and, even with respect to a material high in viscosity, prevents or reduces an increase in temperature of the material during agitating/defoaming. The agitating/defoaming apparatus includes a plurality of container holders, each holding a container. A revolution member supports each container holder so as to be rotatable, is provided in such a way as to be rotatable on a first rotational shaft, and causes each container holder to revolve around the first rotational shaft. A first drive rotationally drives the revolution member. A control unit performs drive control. An annular outer ring is arranged to surround the container holders in such a way as to be in abutting contact with an outer circumferential portion of each container holder. An outer ring rotation mechanism rotates the outer ring with a central axis of the outer ring set coincident with that of the revolution member.

An agitating/defoaming apparatus adjusts a rotation speed and, even with respect to a material high in viscosity, prevents or reduces an increase in temperature of the material during agitating/defoaming. The agitating/defoaming apparatus includes a plurality of container holders, each holding a container. A revolution member supports each container holder so as to be rotatable, is provided in such a way as to be rotatable on a first rotational shaft, and causes each container holder to revolve around the first rotational shaft. A first drive rotationally drives the revolution member. A control unit performs drive control. An annular outer ring is arranged to surround the container holders in such a way as to be in abutting contact with an outer circumferential portion of each container holder. An outer ring rotation mechanism rotates the outer ring with a central axis of the outer ring set coincident with that of the revolution member.

A rotation mixer including a housing, a drive unit coupled to the housing, a carriage mounted on the drive unit for rotation relative to the housing, and a basket mounted for rotation relative to the carriage. The basket receives material to be mixed. The carriage includes an arm and a drive line coupled to the arm. The arm is mounted on the drive unit for rotation about a first axis relative to the housing, and the drive line converts rotation of the arm into rotation of the basket about a second axis relative to the arm during use of the rotation mixer. The drive line illustratively includes a belt and plurality of pulleys upon which the belt travels in a continuous loop, the belt engaging with a gear on the basket to cause rotation of the basket.

A rotation mixer including a housing, a drive unit coupled to the housing, a carriage mounted on the drive unit for rotation relative to the housing, and a basket mounted for rotation relative to the carriage. The basket receives material to be mixed. The carriage includes an arm and a drive line coupled to the arm. The arm is mounted on the drive unit for rotation about a first axis relative to the housing, and the drive line converts rotation of the arm into rotation of the basket about a second axis relative to the arm during use of the rotation mixer. The drive line illustratively includes a belt and plurality of pulleys upon which the belt travels in a continuous loop, the belt engaging with a gear on the basket to cause rotation of the basket.

A device for the batch reactive mixing and degassing of thermosetting polymers, such as polyurethane or similar, comprising at least one hermetically sealable container (1) in which the batch of thermosetting polymers is to be placed, a rotary plate (2) on which a satellite rotary plate is rotatably mounted, the container (1) being placed on said satellite rotary plate in order to cause said container (1) to rotate and to revolve, first means for driving the rotary plate (2) and second means for driving the satellite rotary plate, and means (3) for placing the container (1) under vacuum; said device is noteworthy in that it comprises means for controlling the first means for driving the rotary plate (2) providing a speed of revolution of the container (1) and a second means for driving the satellite rotary plate providing a speed of rotation of said container (1), said control means being capable of continuously varying the speed of revolution and the speed of rotation of the container (1) independently of one another. A process for the batch reactive mixing and degassing of thermosetting polymers.

A device for the batch reactive mixing and degassing of thermosetting polymers, such as polyurethane or similar, comprising at least one hermetically sealable container (1) in which the batch of thermosetting polymers is to be placed, a rotary plate (2) on which a satellite rotary plate is rotatably mounted, the container (1) being placed on said satellite rotary plate in order to cause said container (1) to rotate and to revolve, first means for driving the rotary plate (2) and second means for driving the satellite rotary plate, and means (3) for placing the container (1) under vacuum; said device is noteworthy in that it comprises means for controlling the first means for driving the rotary plate (2) providing a speed of revolution of the container (1) and a second means for driving the satellite rotary plate providing a speed of rotation of said container (1), said control means being capable of continuously varying the speed of revolution and the speed of rotation of the container (1) independently of one another. A process for the batch reactive mixing and degassing of thermosetting polymers.

A self-balancing adapter for use with a mixer, the adapter having a body configured to interface with the mixer as a unit, the body having a front and a back, left and right edges, a top and a bottom, and a vertical axis passing through the top and the bottom, where the front has at least a first recess configured to receive and hold a first vessel substantially within the body; and the adapter having at least one movable counterweight configured to be displaced when the first vessel is received in the first recess such that the movable weight at least partially offsets a weight of the first vessel within the body with respect to the vertical axis.

A dispersion device is provided, including a container and a porous dispersion structure. The container has a first receiving space. The porous dispersion structure has at least three porous dispersion layers and has a second receiving space, wherein the porous dispersion structure is located in the first receiving space of the container.

Present invention relates to a new soft/bag packaging mixing system and method that allows the mixing of materials contained in soft/bag packages and obtaining of a homogeneous mixture by utilizing the physical characteristics of said packages through applying different types of forces.