Introducing Andrew Creighton!

Andrew Creighton

We are excited to introduce the newest member to our Sharpe Mixers team, Andrew Creighton!

Andrew comes to us from Montana with an impressive educational résumé.   After receiving his high school International Baccalaureate Diploma from Flathead High School in Kalispell, Montana, he went to Engineering School at Montana State University.  He received his Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from MSU in 2010.

Why is Andrew excited about Sharpe Mixers?  "I wanted a place where I could fit in and get solid engineering experience.  This position offered a unique combination of Chemical Engineering work directly with an experienced engineer along with working with customers to provide the best solutions," he explained.

Sharpe Mixers certainly stands to benefit from Andrew's prior experience and the vision he brings.  "In my previous work experience, I was responsible for the 24 hour operation of a plant unit.  I grew accustomed to waking up to emergency calls at three in the morning and I know what it's like to need a solution fast." 

Andrew also has his own set of goals here at Sharpe. "I feel that I will be able to connect with our customers on that basis.  Often, when people call us, they aren't looking for a solution in six months.  They're looking for help now.  We can set ourselves apart by offering a customized experience for each customer.  There is also a lot of business understanding that I have brought with me from my previous experience.  I plan to use and expand this experience here, and I think Sharpe Mixers stands to benefit a lot from this attitude."

What does Andrew enjoy in his spare time?  Scuba diving and snowboarding top the list.  An outdoor enthusiast in the Pacific Northwest?  Looks like Andrew is going to fit right in!

Welcome aboard, Andrew.  We are excited to have you!

A Message from Our President



Jay Dinnison, President/CEO, Sharpe Mixers

 Founded in 1953, Sharpe Mixers has dedicated over half a century to liquid mixing equipment.  Innovative problem solving and our continuous advancement in mixing technology have earned us recognition as a "preferred choice" agitator manufacturer.  Good reputations don't come easily.  Ours has been forged through a commitment to uncompromised quality in engineering, manufacturing and service.  Each customer has different requirements.  Our customer come back because of our ability to meet those individual needs and optimize their processes.  Sharpe Mixers' experience in fixing endless mixing problems has built a huge knowledge base that guarantees our solution will work right the first time.

The many strengths of Sharpe Mixers include our extensive experience, applications knowledge, technology, manufacturing capability, wide range of standard equipment and limitless custom designs - all of which will be used to provide the optimum design to fit your specific process.

From start to finish, it is our goal to provide the highest quality equipment, prompt and dependable service and the best value for your dollar.

How can our team help you?  We look forward to the opportunity.

Jay G. Dinnison

President, Sharpe Mixers, Inc.

Breaking Down Process Applications

Nearly every product we use in our daily lives has been touched in some way by a fluid mixer. From food and beverage to waste treatment, from pulp and paper to the vast chemical processing industry, liquid mixers are indispensable.

The number of different products requiring mixing is infinite, and each product has unique manufacturing requirements. Fluid mixers are called upon to blend miscible or immiscible liquids, suspend or dissolve solids in liquid products, disperse gasses within a fluid or to merely provide flow within a tank to promote heat transfer. Sharpe Mixers builds many types of mixing equipment to meet these requirements, but they all operate on the same basic principle, using rotating impellers to "pump" the fluid within a tank.

An easy way to arrange process applications into categories indicating degree of difficulty is a broad spectrum divided into three seperate parts:

A "white" process is defined as one which is a straightforward, easily accomplished task. For example, simple dissolving, or blending and storing low viscosity materials. These are jobs that can be satisfied by simply selecting a stock mixer, from portables to our E and N Series.

A "gray" process is more complex, and may require pilot plant testing before a mixer design can be determined. Depending on the shade of gray, the resulting mixer could be similar to an E or N Series or completely "designed from scratch" to satisfy many special requirements. All white applications - and many gray applications utitlize standard impellers, reducers, and motor designs - and the determining criteria is often one of size, scale, or materials of construction.

A "black" process implied deep, dark magic. In reality, it is here where all of the best engineering, pilot planting, and special designing techniques are required to satisfy process variables. This could mean specially designed impellers, reducers or sealing devices, using exotic materials and special motors. "Black" process specifications are the most difficult to satisfy.

Sharpe Mixers has the facilities, the personnel, the experience and the know-how to handle all these processes. What are your mixing needs? How can we help you?