Analysis of trends in the development of fertilizer mixing equipment

The main global trends in the development of dry mixing technologies, designs of mixing plants and equipment are considered. It has been established that the main equipment for mixing the components of the pulp mixture are drum, screw and paddle mixers, as well as conveyor lines with hopper dispensers feeding the components in layers by means of load cells or volumetric dosing. Foreign manufacturers of flour mixing machines are currently focusing on the creation of stationary flour mixing plants. At the same time, studies are being conducted both on changing the chemical composition of the initial fertilizers by changing their formulation during the manufacture of granules, and on their modification during mixing. The main trends in the creation of technological equipment for mixing in Russia are: orientation to mobile and compact equipment for the production of fertilizers on the territory of agricultural enterprises, due to their remoteness from fertilizer plants and dealerships; ease of use and maintenance; the use of cheap composite materials resistant to corrosion and mechanical wear; the use and implementation of automation systems, artificial intelligence and neural networks for processes occurring in the production of mixtures, which will minimize manual labor and the human factor while improving the quality and productivity of technological equipment; a full production cycle from loading and dosing of necessary components to the creation of a finished mixture with programmed recipe and packaging of the finished product in a container; combining several mixing methods on the same line to obtain high uniformity rates. 

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