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Powder Ribbon Mixer for GMP standard

The Sanitary Mixers (i.e. ribbon blender, vertical ribbon mixer, plough mixer, double cone mixer) are all manufactured in type 316 stainless steel and are polished to a 320 grit finish with no cracks or crevices to trap product to enable easy cleaning between batches. Agitators and shaft assemblies are designed and constructed with generous radius

By |2023-05-15T10:56:34+08:00October 21st, 2014|Mixer knowledge, Pharmaceuticals & medical supplies|Comments Off on Powder Ribbon Mixer for GMP standard

New paddle mixer replaced ribbon blender –efficiency accomplished

A grout producer replaces an old ribbon mixer with a new paddle mixer for improved mixing and color development.For 30 years, 3M has been producing setting materials for ceramic tile, pavers, marble, and granite. Master color grout, one of the Miami company’s products, is a polymer-modified sanded material that combines Portland cement, specially graded fillers,

By |2023-05-17T08:27:43+08:00September 29th, 2014|Glass, Cements, Ceramics and Metals, Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on New paddle mixer replaced ribbon blender –efficiency accomplished

Paddle mixers help a specialty seasoning manufacturer achieve better blends

A seasoning manufacturer reaches a gold standard of product integrity using two paddle mixers.When biting into your next taco, consider all the ingredients that go into seasoning the beef to create its flavor. In some cases, more than 2 dozen ingredients make up the seasoning mix. Before the beef can be seasoned, however, a manufacturer

By |2023-05-17T08:33:55+08:00September 23rd, 2014|News|Comments Off on Paddle mixers help a specialty seasoning manufacturer achieve better blends

How to achieve uniform mixtures with master batching

Despite their small proportions, however, minor and micro ingredients are critical to the process or the final product or both. In a dry soup mix, for instance, flavorings are minor ingredients. In an aspirin batch, the active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid is a micro ingredient. In a rubber batch, a colorant is the minor ingredient and

By |2023-05-24T10:57:08+08:00September 4th, 2014|Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on How to achieve uniform mixtures with master batching

Producing uniform dry mixtures

New products, industry competition, and rising consumer expectations are creating a demand for more uniform, consistent dry mixtures. Understanding your ingredients is key to producing a uniform mixture. The ingredients’ characteristics and interaction with each other will determine both what mixer you choose and how you control the mixing process. Dry ingredient mixers can use impellers (such as a ribbon mixer, the mainstay of dry mixing), multiple-motion agitators (such as a kneading mixer), or a gentle tumbling motion (such as a tumble blender) to mix ingredients. Your ingredients determine which type is best.

By |2023-05-24T11:14:19+08:00August 15th, 2014|Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on Producing uniform dry mixtures

Rotary batch mixer ensures a perfectly flavored cup of coffee every time

AL Khair Co. Ltd., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is a commercial coffee roaster that produces more than 50 million kg of roasted whole bean and ground coffee per year. In 2013, after commissioning a new state-of-the-art production facility, the company decided to improve its flavored coffee production process to increase capacity and reduce operating costs. To

By |2023-05-30T15:06:25+08:00July 31st, 2014|Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on Rotary batch mixer ensures a perfectly flavored cup of coffee every time

Choosing a blender based on your materials’ flow properties

Knowing your material’s flow properties can simplify blender selection by allowing you to predict the material’s behavior in different blender types. This article focuses on three conditions required for blending efficiency-a lack of stagnant regions, differences in flow velocities, and a lack of segregation- and how to match your material properties to a blender to

By |2023-05-30T15:14:22+08:00July 9th, 2014|Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on Choosing a blender based on your materials’ flow properties

Mixture quality and how to measure it

This article provides useful background information for selecting a mixer by explaining what mixture quality is and how to take and analyze mixture samples to determine how well your product is mixed.Are you in the market for a new mixer: ribbon blender, conical mixer, rotary drum mixer, double cone mixer, paddle mixer or plough mixer?,

By |2023-06-05T10:23:43+08:00June 16th, 2014|Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on Mixture quality and how to measure it

Ribbon Blender & Paddle Mixer – What to consider when choosing a horizontal batch mixer

Dry bulk solids mixing can be done with several kinds of mixers — batch and continuous,horizontal and vertical,and agitated and tumbling.This article concentrates on one common type —the horizontal batch mixer—and explain show to select this mixer to handle your process requirements. Much of the information also applies to other batch mixers.In batch mixing,ingredients are

By |2023-06-05T10:30:57+08:00May 25th, 2014|Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on Ribbon Blender & Paddle Mixer – What to consider when choosing a horizontal batch mixer

Quick, thorough, and gentle blending with a vertical ribbon mixer

Turn a horizontal ribbon blender on its end and you’ll have a rough idea of what the vertical ribbon mixer looks like. But there’s more to the mixer than its orientation: It provides fast, thorough, yet gentle batch blending for dry or slightly moist solids. This article provides a basic introduction to the vertical ribbon

By |2023-06-09T15:09:33+08:00February 11th, 2014|Mixer knowledge|Comments Off on Quick, thorough, and gentle blending with a vertical ribbon mixer
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