Advanced High-Shear Mixing & Homogenisation Systems
Supplied and supported by 4B Automation & 4B Systems — authorised HOMMAK partner for South Africa & Southern Africa. High-Shear Mixing Excellence; achieve dispersion, homogenisation, and process efficiency with Hommak’s HomMix technology.
Across industries; from food & beverage, plant-based dairy alternatives, and pharmaceuticals to cosmetics and chemical processing; manufacturers face the same core challenges:
- Inconsistent product quality due to poor powder wet-out and uneven dispersion.
- Variable particle sizes causing instability or separation.
- Long batch cycles, energy-intensive processing, and high operational costs.
- Manual intervention leading to reduced repeatability and higher labour costs.
Conventional mixers can’t provide the precision, control, and energy efficiency required in modern manufacturing environments.
Our Solution:
As the authorised integrator of Hommak in South & Southern Africa, 4B Automation & 4B Systems supplies the Hommak HomMix High-Shear Mixer; a system designed to transform your mixing and homogenisation process. Built with advanced rotor-stator shear technology, HomMix achieves rapid powder-liquid integration, precise particle size control, and stable emulsions across a wide range of viscosities and products. Whether for food, beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, dairy, or industrial applications, HomMix ensures shorter cycle times, higher yield, and repeatable product consistency; with full local support, spares, and service through 4B Automation & 4B Systems.
Backed by Hommak’s global engineering expertise, our local team provides:
- Expert consultation
- System integration & commissioning
- Automation & PLC integration
- Maintenance & servicing
- Fast access to spare parts and technical support
How High-Shear Mixing Works
HOMMAK HomMix High-Shear Mixers use advanced rotor-stator technology to rapidly disperse, emulsify, and homogenise powders and liquids into a uniform product mixture.
- Product Introduction: Liquid and powder ingredients are introduced into the system through controlled inlets.
- Rotor-Stator Shear Action: The high-speed rotor creates a powerful vacuum effect, drawing the product into the rotor-stator mixing zone.
- Particle Reduction & Dispersion: As the product passes through the narrow rotor-stator gap, intense shear forces break down agglomerates and disperse particles,
and create a stable, homogeneous mixture. - Uniform Product Output: The processed product exits the system with improved consistency, reduced particle size variation, enhanced texture, and stable
emulsification.
The processed product exits the system with improved consistency, reduced particle size variation, enhanced texture, and stable emulsification.
HOMMAK HomMix systems are designed for efficient powder incorporation, reduced processing times, improved product quality, and hygienic industrial processing across food, dairy, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and industrial applications.
Key Features / Capabilities
High-Shear Powder-Liquid & Liquid-Liquid Mixing:
HomMix creates a controlled liquid flow that enables complete powder wet-out, rapid dispersion, and uniform mixing of viscous fluids.
Energy & Time Savings:
Up to 80 % reduction in energy consumption and production time compared to conventional mixers.
Handles High Viscosity & Challenging Powders:
Designed for tough applications; dense slurries, fibrous materials, or high solids content.
Hygienic & Maintenance-Friendly Construction:
Built from 316L/304 stainless steel, with CIP/SIP compatibility and easy access for cleaning and maintenance.
Stainless Steel Construction:
Manufactured using hygienic stainless-steel components suitable for food-grade processing applications.
Scalable & Customisable Design:
Available for pilot-scale, plant-scale, and full industrial production, configured for your flow rates, viscosity, and recipe requirements.
Automation & Integration Ready:
Optional PLC control, recipe management, data logging, and system interlocks for process control and repeatability.
Local Support & Spare Parts:
Delivered and supported by 4B Automation & 4B Systems, ensuring fast installation, training, technical support, and long-term parts availability.
Advanced Rotor-Stator Technology:
Multi-stage rotor and stator configurations create powerful shear forces for improved dispersion, emulsification, and homogenisation.
Air-Free Mixing Performance:
Designed to minimise trapped air during processing, improving product quality and reducing foaming.
Hygienic Food & Pharmaceutical Design:
Suitable for dairy, beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and hygienic processing environments.
HomMix Range & Scalability
Hommak HomMix systems are available in a wide range of capacities and configurations to support:
- Pilot-scale development
- Medium-scale manufacturing
- Full industrial production
- High-capacity continuous processing
Systems are engineered for scalability and can be integrated into existing or new production lines with full automation and process-control support from 4B Automation & 4B Systems.
Hommak high-shear mixers are available in the following capacities:
- Liquid Capacity (L/H) : 750 – 18000
- Powder Capacity (Kg): 150 – 2.500
HomMix typical applications include:
HOMMAK HomMix High-Shear Mixers are designed for demanding mixing, dispersion, emulsification, and homogenisation applications across multiple industries.
Chemicals
Adhesives, emulsions, catalysts, resins, synthetic materials, waxes, rubber solutions, and speciality chemical formulations.
Paint and coatings
Decorative paints, industrial coatings, pigments, printing inks, varnishes, wood preservation coatings, and glazing formulations.
Cosmetics and personal care
Creams, lotions, shampoos, toothpaste, perfumes, sunscreens, cosmetic emulsions, and personal care gels.
Food and beverages
Sauces, mayonnaise, dairy beverages, fruit concentrates, syrups, chocolate, soups, condiments, and beverage formulations.
Pharmaceutical
Syrups, supplements, ointments, vaccine emulsions, tablet coatings, gels, suspensions, and biotech solutions.
Automation & Process Integration:
4B Automation & 4B Systems provides complete automation and process-integration support for HOMMAK HomMix High-Shear Mixing systems, helping manufacturers improve process control, repeatability, and production efficiency. Our integration capabilities include:
- PLC & HMI integration
- Recipe management & batch control
- Process monitoring & instrumentation
- Data logging & reporting
- Alarm handling & diagnostics
- Variable speed drive (VSD) integration
- CIP/SIP process integration
- Remote support & system troubleshooting
- Integration into existing or new production lines
Automation-ready HOMMAK HomMix systems can be configured to support hygienic, repeatable, and scalable production across food, dairy, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biotechnology, and industrial processing environments. With local engineering support from 4B Automation & 4B Systems, customers benefit from seamless commissioning, operator training, preventative maintenance, and long-term technical support.
Local Support & Service:
As the authorised Hommak partner, 4B Automation & 4B Systems provides:
- Local technical support
- Installation & commissioning
- Spare parts availability
- Automation integration
- Operator training
- Preventative maintenance
- Long-term process support
Ensuring reliable long-term system performance across food, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and industrial processing facilities.
By integrating a HOMMAK HomMix High-Shear
Mixer into your process, you can expect:
