Machines · Double-Z kneader

Intensive kneading up to
the highest viscosities.

Two Z / sigma blades knead, shear and plasticise highly viscous and tough masses, intensively and homogeneously. Optionally with a discharge screw for strand or granulate discharge in a single operation.

K II, K II N, K III A, K IV, K IV A
up to 10,000 litres
Vacuum · Temperature control · ATEX
Operating principle

Two Z-blades arranged in parallel

A double-Z kneader uses two counter-rotating Z-blades to generate an intensive combination of mixing, kneading, shearing, compacting and material transport. This allows even very highly viscous, pasty or plastic masses to be processed homogeneously.

Intensive shear in the kneading gap

Narrow, defined clearances between blades and trough: high energy input, uniform mass.

Kneading and discharge combined

Optionally with discharge screw (K III A / K IV A): knead and discharge as strand or granulate in a single operation.

Up to the highest viscosities

For tough, highly viscous and plastic masses.

Features & Equipment

Designed for reproducible results.

Minimised dead space

Exact clearances, almost complete emptying, easy cleaning.

Discharge screw

Kneading and discharging as strand or granulate in a single operation (K III A / K IV A).

Vacuum degassing

Pore-free masses under vacuum.

Temperature control

Double jacket, heatable and coolable, right into the kneading blades and discharge screw.

Mobile mixing trough

Mobile trough optionally available for short changeover times and fast cleaning.

Formulation & Data

PLC control, formulation management and data logging.

Series

A design for every task.

LK II / LK III A

Laboratory kneader

Tilting or with discharge screw.

K II N

Tilting kneader

Tilting trough for simple and complete emptying of the batch.

K III A

Kneader with discharge screw

Knead and discharge as strand or granulate for cemented carbide feedstocks.

K IV / K IV B / K IV A

Heavy-duty version, tilting, with bottom discharge or with discharge screw

Large volumes up to 10,000 litres.

LKS / K IV S

Two duplex kneading blades

Speed ratio 2:1 for particularly high dispersion, self-cleaning.

Not sure which design?

We size the series based on your mass and your process objective.

Applications

Where Linden kneaders are used.

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Cemented carbide & Ceramics

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Dental

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Confectionery & Food

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Silicone & Butyl

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Adhesives & Sealants

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Pharmaceuticals

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From laboratory to production

One principle in many sizes.

What is verified in the Technical Center is transferred 1:1 to the production plant: reliable scale-up.

01 · Laboratory system

Material trials from the smallest quantities, with the same tool geometry as the full-scale system.

02 · Technical Center

Pilot-scale testing under real conditions, documented.

03 · Production plant

Transfer of the verified parameters for reproducible batches.

Custom versions

The double-Z kneader, designed for your process.

Based on the various series, we adapt tools, trough and process technology to your mass: from the laboratory through to production.

Vacuum version
In the product chamber with pre-vacuum chambers, for pore-free discharge.
ATEX version
Various classifications for demanding processes in potentially explosive atmospheres.
Integration of feeding and filling systems
Go to custom systems

Process reliability

Monitored and controllable.

Homogeneity

Uniform mass up to the highest viscosities.

Reproducibility

Every batch identical: documented and validatable.