Mixtec
Website verified August 2026
- Bearings & Power Transmission
- Pumps & Slurry Handling
- Water & Tailings
- Australia
- Chile
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States
Key takeaways
- Category: Bearings & Power Transmission, Pumps & Slurry Handling, Water & Tailings
- Based in: Johannesburg (South Africa), Perth (Australia), Salt Lake City (USA) and 5 more locations
- Serves: Australia, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States
- Operating: Founded 1984
Mixtec was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1984 by Timothy Clamp and William Baguley, who had been in the agitator business since their earliest days with UK-based Kestner Industries, started in 1930. Mixtec manufactured and designed agitators and gearboxes until it became a standalone organization in 1984.
Today, Mixtec is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of industrial agitators and mixers. The Mixtec group currently has seven manufacturing plants worldwide with partners based in the United States, South Africa, Australia, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Chile and New Zealand. In addition to worldwide Mixtec branches, Mixtec also has agents who cater to markets in which it does not have a physical presence.
Every Mixtec office has its own research and development department as well as design, engineering and commissioning personnel trained to apply the latest fluid mixing technology for every application and installation. The different specialities of each Mixtec office allows quick access to a wealth of design experience and expertise, expanding overall knowledge base and enabling confident satisfaction of customer needs regardless of location. Mixtec has aligned itself with multiple commercial gearbox manufacturers to find the best-fit drive at the lowest cost for any application.
Mixtec prides itself on excelling in providing large scale heavy duty mixers and agitators, more often than not in batches of between 6 and 16 at a time. The mining industry has extensively benefited from Mixtec’s ability to refurbish and improve upon existing mixing systems, producing power savings and increasing the operational life of existing agitators through new impeller technology and engineering capabilities for manufacturing of agitator drives.
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Company details
- Projects and clients
- CIP and CIL mining applications, Neutralisation tanks, Cyanide destruction, Surge and buffer tanks, Water treatment plants with anoxic and anaerobic zones, Acid mine water neutralisation plants, Autoclave applications in platinum industry, Backfill applications with major mining companies, Pulp homogenization in pulp and paper industry, Solvent extraction plants, Sulphur plants for chemical reactions in mining applications, Food processing facilities (yogurt, sugar, milk, beer, sauces, margarine, syrups, yeasts, jams, chocolates), Wine chillers and blenders, Cookers and fermenters, Sugar crystallizers, Chocolate storage, Desulfurization, Absorption, Fermentation
- Scale
- Seven manufacturing plants worldwide, Shafts manufactured over 21m long with run out of 3mm, HA720 hydrofoil impeller blades almost 8m in diameter each weighing over 1000kg, HA736 impeller blades exceeding 2500kg, 40+ tonne agitators, Gear drives incorporating 355kW motors, Static mixers exceeding 2.1m in diameter, Batches of between 6 and 16 agitators at a time, Hundreds of CIP and CIL agitators in operation worldwide, Gold leach vessels commonly exceeding 5000 cubic meters, Tanks reaching 20m in diameter by 20m high, 5.5kW to 45kW side entry mixers, Direct drive mixers up to 45kW, 30 years
- Also worth knowing
- Mixtec founders Timothy Clamp and William Baguley had been in the agitator business since their earliest days with UK-based Kestner Industries, started in 1930. Mixtec has track record with CIP and CIL mixing technology installations in Europe, North, Central and South America, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Australia and around the Pacific. Mixtec achieved shaft run out of only 3mm on shafts over 21m long, well below the industry accepted average of 1mm per meter. Mixtec is an approved supplier for the BIOX process. Mixtec continued ongoing backfill research started as early as 1978 in conjunction with the Chamber of Mines and continues to work with major mining companies on new backfill development systems.
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Where is Mixtec listed in the directory?
Bearings & Power Transmission 97 companies Pumps & Slurry Handling 74 companies Water & Tailings 113 companiesFrequently asked questions
What does Mixtec supply?
Custom mixing solutions, Impellers, Custom designs, Research and development, Spares, Retrofitting, Mineral leaching (CIP/CIL/Repulping), Autoclave mixing, Attrition scrubbing, Gas dispersion, Solvent extraction, Cyanide destruction, BIOX biological leaching, Backfill mixing, Sulphur mixing, Chemical mixing, Food and beverage mixing, Pulp and paper mixing, Hygienic mixers, Bitumen and asphalt mixing, Blending, Dissolution of solids, Crystallization, Precipitation, Heat transfer, Solids suspension, High viscosity agitation, High shear emulsification, Inline static mixer installation
Where is Mixtec based?
Johannesburg (South Africa), Perth (Australia), Salt Lake City (USA), London (United Kingdom), Johor Bahru (Malaysia), Santiago (Chile), Auckland (New Zealand), Riga (Latvia)
Which industries does Mixtec work in?
Gold mining, Platinum mining, Mineral processing, Refining, Carbon-in-pulp adsorption, Biological leaching, Flotation, Conditioning, Attrition scrubbing, Water treatment, Acid mine water neutralisation, Pulp and paper, Food and beverage, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Sugar processing, Brewing, Bitumen and asphalt
What equipment or products does Mixtec offer?
Mixtec 250 Series mixers, Mixtec 1000 Series mixers, Mixtec 2000 Series mixers, Mixtec 4000 Series agitators, Mixtec 5000 Series side entry mixers, Mixtec 5050 Series side entry mixer, Mixtec 5500 Series side entry mixer, Mixtec HA720 hydrofoils, Mixtec HA736 impeller, Mixtec HA703 hydrofoil impeller, Mixtec HA700 hydrofoil impellers, Swing Wing impeller, HS700 High Shear Disk, INSTAMIX inline static mixers, Materials: HDPE, PVC, UPVC, PVDF, Polypropylene, 304L/316L/904L stainless steel, Hastelloys, Alloy 2205, Alloy 2507, Titanium, Coatings: Epoxy, Rubber, Lining, Halar, Ultralar (ECTFE), Fiberglass, PTFE, Polishing, BIOX
How long has Mixtec been operating?
Founded 1984, Kestner Industries started 1930, Mixertech formed 1988, Mixtec Asia Pacific formed 1997, Western Engineering appointed agent 1998, Mixtec North America formed 1999, Mixtec Latin America formed 2007, Ū-TEC Europe appointed agent 2022, Over 30 years designing and supplying food grade and medical standard mixers, Ongoing research started as early as 1978
What certifications does Mixtec hold?
BIOX process approved supplier
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