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Competences

EKATO consults and accompanies its customers throughout the entire life cycle of its machine or plant. Starting with the initial idea, through trials and subsequent scale-up into the industrial mixing process, to the finalized turnkey process plant. After commissioning, EKATO supports its customers with a wide range of services, such as strategic management of spare and wear parts, service contracts, or the consulting on modernizing existing equipment.

Process Development

The development of efficient mixing processes is one of EKATO's core competencies. Together with our customers we develop the optimal mixing solutions of tomorrow, with an excellent team of doctors and engineers in process engineering, chemistry and mechanical engineering and based on decades of experience.
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Engineering

Nowadays, a mechanically safe, robust and reliable agitator or plant design is a must for economical and trouble-free operation. The demands on the mechanical design of the equipment have increased enormously, not least because of the steadily increasing size of plant units. We at EKATO face exactly these challenges!
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EKATO Rühr- und Mischtechnik GmbH (EKATO RMT)

Focus: High-performance agitators, reactor agitators, process plants, mechanical seals
Typical Applications:

  • Chemical industry (specialty, polymer, bulk chemicals)
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Hydrometallurgy
  • Flue gas desulfurization
  • Biotechnology
  • Paints and coatings

Products & Services:

  • Customized agitators and impellers
  • Reactor agitators (e.g., coaxial, magnetic agitators)
  • Mechanical seals and seal supply systems
  • Process and pilot plants
  • CFD/FEA simulations, scale-up, engineering support
  • Global service network including maintenance, training, spare parts management

EKATO Systems GmbH

Focus: Vacuum processing units for liquids and solids (UNIMIX & SOLIDMIX)
Typical Applications:

  • Cosmetics industry
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Food industry
  • Chemical industry

Products & Services:

  • UNIMIX: Vacuum processing mixers for liquid to highly viscous products
  • SOLIDMIX: Solid mixers and dryers for powders and granules
  • Laboratory and pilot-scale systems (3–1000 liters)
  • GMP-compliant turnkey solutions including automation
  • Process consulting, development, scale-up, commissioning, maintenance

EKATO Fluid GmbH

Focus: Standardized, cost-effective industrial agitators
Typical Applications:

  • Chemical industry
  • Paints and coatings
  • Biotechnology
  • Biofuels
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Cosmetics
  • Water and wastewater
  • Food industry
  • Pulp and paper
  • Fertilizers

Products & Services:

  • Top-entry and side-entry agitators (e.g., EM 2000, ES 2000, MD/SD)
  • Solutions for storage tanks, open and closed vessels
  • Simple mechanical seals
  • Short delivery times, high cost-efficiency
  • On-site commissioning and service

What does “Number of sealing faces” mean?

Single-acting mechanical seals
These seals have one sealing surface and only seal in one direction. They are generally simpler in design and are commonly used in applications where pressure is applied from only one side.

Double-acting mechanical seals
These seals have two sealing surfaces and can seal in both directions. They are ideal for applications where pressure may come from both sides or where a higher sealing performance is required.

Triple-acting mechanical seals
These are less common and used in specialized applications that require a more complex sealing setup. They offer additional sealing surfaces or mechanisms to ensure reliable sealing even in highly demanding environments.