Ace Mixer High Shear Inline Homogenizer Pump with Milling, SUS316L

Built for lines that keep recirculating

Most plants don\’t buy an inline homogenizer because they want one. They buy it because a batch tank keeps throwing lumps, an emulsion drifts between batches, or someone is spending two hours a shift dumping powder into a vortex by hand. Our high shear pump mounts in the pipe run or a recirculation loop and works on the product as it moves — no transfer step, no extra tank.

The heart is a close-clearance rotor-stator turning at high speed. Product enters the head, gets pulled through the slots, and exits at velocity. Shear, cavitation and impact do the work. A milling head can be fitted for harder agglomerates and for reducing particle size where the formulation allows it.

What the configuration actually changes

• In-line installation: flanged or tri-clamp connections drop into an existing line. A loop off the bottom of a tank often gives you better dispersion than a top-entering agitator, and the pump pays for itself in labor first.
• Rotor-stator geometry: fine, medium and coarse heads behave differently on the same product. We match the head to your solids loading and target droplet size, not to a catalog page.
• Milling capability: a toothed milling section handles starch, gums and pigments that resist plain shear. It shortens the tail of oversized particles, though it won\’t make a stable emulsion out of an unbalanced formula.
• SUS316L wetted parts: standard on the product path, with 304 or 316L frame options. Ra values and CIP/SIP ports are available for hygienic duty.
• Sealing: single mechanical seal for clean, low-temperature service; double flush seal when you run hot product or crystals form on startup.
• Variable speed: a VFD lets operators tune tip speed instead of throttling a valve. Useful when one pump handles two products.
• Custom builds: motor voltage and protection class, flange standard, seal faces, elastomers, and portable or skid-mounted frames.

Where the pump fits

Food and beverage: sauces, dressings, mayonnaise bases, syrups, liquid seasoning, dairy blends, and stabilizer or thickener dispersion. Cosmetics and personal care: creams, lotions, shampoo, conditioner, liquid detergent, and oil-water systems. Pharmaceutical: liquid formulations and excipient dispersion where the equipment and materials suit the process. Chemical: coatings, adhesives, waterborne systems, and emulsions compatible with the selected metallurgy and elastomers.

Viscosity, solids content and required flow rate decide whether one pass or a loop is right. Tell us those numbers and we\’ll size the head and motor.

Questions we get before quoting

Can it replace our batch mixer? Sometimes. High-solids pastes still need a tank-side agitator; thin to medium liquids usually convert well.

Will it get the lumps out? It removes agglomerates that shear can break. Undissolved gum that has already gelled is a formulation problem, not a pump problem.

What about cleaning? Flush with warm water on shutdown and confirm seal flush is running. That covers most of the maintenance issues we see in the field.

How long does it last? Rotor and stator wear with abrasive solids. Inspect the head gap at each major service interval.

Get a configuration

Send us your batch size, product viscosity, solids percentage, target flow rate, motor power, and local voltage and phase. We\’ll come back with a recommended head, seal arrangement and price for the pump that matches your line.