About

Every process depends on reliable mixing. Whether blending ingredients, suspending solids, promoting chemical reactions or optimizing mass transfer, mixing performance directly impacts product quality, operational efficiency and plant reliability.

For more than 100 years, Lightnin has helped manufacturers solve complex mixing challenges through application expertise, proven technology and continuous innovation. We partner with customers to design mixing solutions that improve process performance, reduce energy consumption, minimize downtime and lower total cost of ownership.

From portable mixers to heavy-duty top-entry and side-entry systems, every Lightnin mixer is engineered for demanding applications across water and wastewater, chemical processing, mining, energy, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and biofuels.

Backed by decades of engineering expertise, Lightnin delivers reliable mixing solutions that help customers improve efficiency, increase productivity and keep critical operations running.

Brand Overview

Industrial mixing is more than selecting a mixer. Successful mixing requires understanding fluid behavior, process objectives, vessel geometry, rheology, power requirements and equipment design.

For over a century, Lightnin has focused exclusively on solving these challenges through:

• Application engineering
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Pilot and full-scale process testing
• Advanced impeller technology
• Purpose-built gearbox design
• Global engineering support
• Field service and aftermarket programs

Rather than adapting standard equipment to fit an application, Lightnin engineers mixing systems around the process itself. This application-first approach helps customers improve production consistency while reducing operational risk.

Lightnin designs mixing equipment for virtually every stage of industrial processing.

• Blending | Produce consistent product quality while reducing batch variability.
• Solids Suspension | Keep particles suspended for improved reaction efficiency and product consistency.
• Gas Dispersion | Improve oxygen transfer and gas-liquid contact for biological and chemical processes.
• Heat Transfer | Increase heat transfer efficiency through optimized fluid movement.
• Chemical Reaction | Improve mass transfer and reaction kinetics with engineered impeller systems.
• Flocculation & Coagulation | Deliver controlled mixing for municipal and industrial water treatment.
• Storage Tank Mixing | Maintain homogeneity while minimizing sedimentation and energy consumption.
• Fermentation | Support sanitary, aseptic mixing for pharmaceutical and biotechnology production.

Brand Legacy & Heritage

For more than a century, the Lightnin brand has helped shape the evolution of industrial mixing. Since 1923, we have combined engineering innovation with deep application expertise to solve some of the industry's most complex process challenges. From pioneering advances in impeller technology and mixer design to developing proprietary gear drives and process optimization tools, Lightnin has continuously advanced mixing performance across industries worldwide. That legacy continues today through ongoing investment in engineering, testing and innovation, helping customers improve efficiency, increase reliability and achieve better process outcomes with confidence.

Industries

Lightnin supports customers across a diverse range of industries.

Applications

Products

Customer Service

Where to Buy

Resources

Knowledge Center

Frequently Asked Questions