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PIXL: Agitator Maintenance Made Easy – Without Vessel Entry

When it comes to maintaining agitators in large or sensitive vessels, safety, accessibility, and hygiene are key. That’s exactly why ZETA developed the Plug-In Flange XL (PIXL) – a smart solution that allows the mixing head to be removed from the bottom of the tank, without requiring vessel entry.
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Why PIXL?

The PIXL system is designed to simplify maintenance and improve safety. By enabling external access to the agitator head, technicians can perform servicing tasks without climbing into the vessel saving time, reducing risk, and ensuring compliance with hygiene standards.

Just like the standard Plug-In Flange, the PIXL maintains a hermetical seal between the vessel interior and exterior using a reliable O-ring system. This ensures process integrity while offering greater flexibility in handling.

Compatible and versatile

PIXL is available for all ZETA agitator heads, making it a versatile upgrade for a wide range of applications, including:

  • Large substrate tanks
  • Mobile vessels
  • Buffer vessels
  • Feed vessels
  • Storage tanks

Whether stationary or mobile, PIXL brings convenience and control to your mixing setup.

More safety, more efficiency, more flexibility

The Plug-In Flange XL (PIXL) is more than just a mechanical upgrade – it’s a strategic enhancement for process safety, efficiency, and flexibility. Whether you’re dealing with large tanks or mobile vessels, PIXL helps you stay ahead with smarter maintenance and reliable performance.

Success story: BMRT retrofit with PIXL

One customer faced recurring issues with their existing magnetic agitator:

  1. Unstable performance and frequent bushing failures after short operating periods
  2. Delayed troubleshooting led to increasing batch losses

ZETA stepped in with a robust solution: a BMRT retrofit using PIXL. The existing welded flange was removed and replaced with a new ZETA PIXL flange. This upgrade enabled:

  • Simplified maintenance and installation without vessel entry
  • Bottom-side removal of the agitator head for fast servicing
  • Improved process reliability and reduced downtime

The result? A stable, easy-to-maintain system that restored confidence in production and eliminated batch losses.

Smarter maintenance for magnetic agitators.
Reduce downtime and simplify agitator servicing without entering the vessel.

Nicole Zangl
Head of Business Development Mixing Technology and Products
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