Lödige launches FKM Basic Ploughshare batch mixer series

Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH is a global leading supplier of mixers, coating systems, granulators, dryers and reactors. As the inventor of the Ploughshare Mixers, Lödige has decades of experience in the process technology. The Lödige machines and process systems are at home in the building materials industry, environment, minerals and ores but also in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries.

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The production process for plasterboard and gypsum fibre board starts with the specific preparation of the raw material. A ringlayer mixing system offers different advantages compared to other mixing processes. Plasterboard and gypsum fibre board are used billions of times over in interior construction. A recent market report [1] estimates the global production volume for 2025 to be around 16.89 billion square metres. This figure is expected to increase to 22.76 billion square metres by 2030. Manufacturers of these building materials must therefore produce very large quantities of the required quality at an internationally competitive price. The gypsum core of a board plays a key role in ensuring that plasterboard and gypsum fibre boards can fulfil their specific functions in drywall and acoustic construction to the highest standard, determining product properties such as flexibility, stability and fire resistance. Preparation process To ensure that the gypsum core is suitable for these tasks, the raw material – ground and calcined gypsum stone (calcium sulphate dihydrate, CaSO₄·2H₂O) – must be processed according to the relevant specifications. The result of this…

Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH has introduced the FKM Containment, the first mixer in its range specifically designed for use up to OEB Level 5. In modern production environments – particularly in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries – mixing processes often generate dust, aerosols or other potentially hazardous substances. Without effective containment measures, these substances can endanger the health of staff or compromise product quality. Designed for use up to OEB Level 5 Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH is responding to this and has introduced the FKM Containment, the first mixer in its range specifically designed for use up to OEB Level 5. This new machine design is based on the Ploughshare® Mixer developed and established by Lödige, which enables highest mixing accuracy in shortest possible mixing time. The machine has been specially adapted for containment applications by optimally complementing the mixing system with suitable feeding and discharge systems, a two-stage filter system, a flexible isolator for machine access and modifications of the seals. The features in…

The focus of the Lödige Maschinenbau GmbH at the Powtech 2025 is on complete process engineering solutions for bulk solids and Life Science applications. As a manufacturer of machines and systems for industrial mixing and processes Two exhibits at the stand demonstrate what such comprehensive solutions involving different systems and manufacturers can entail and their practical potential: A complete solution with liquid addition, a WIP system and a material handling of make Hecht The heart of one of these two exemplary units is a horizontal Ploughshare® Batch Mixer of type FKM 1600D which is being presented for the first time at a trade fair equipped with an automatic cleaning system, liquid addition and dosing as well as a feeding system from the Hecht Technologie GmbH, Germany. The result is a whole process that includes mixing, machine cleaning and the complete handling of the mixed products. Furthermore, the mixer is prepared for black/white separation enabling it to be implemented into separate production and technical areas. The batch mixers of type FKM operate according to the fluid bed process which was introduced to industrial mixing technology by Lödige and ensure excellent mixing.…