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
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
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?,
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
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
Do you need to mix as well as dry or agglomerate your material? A conical screw mixer can be adapted to handle processing tasks in addition to mixing, which can eliminate the need for additional equipment in some applications. This article introduces you to conical screw mixers, then explains how the mixer can be adapted
A guideline for the selection, specification, and purchase of Vortex mixing and processing equipment.Mixing is possibly the oldest and most widely used technical process present in virtually every industry processing powders. There are very few products used in everyday life that do not have a mixing process as part of the manufacturing system. Mixing is
Because it can mix almost any bulk solids together, the ribbon blender is considered the workhorse of solids-solids mixing. The unit can also mix small amounts of liquids into a solid. The ribbon blender can operate continuously or in batches and with one or two mixer shafts. This article introduces you to the single-shaft batch
Choosing the right ribbon blender for your application means providing detailed information about your material, process, and equipment requirements to the mixer manufacturer. The manufacturer will keep your information confidential. Following are typical questions the manufacturer asks. Your materials • What are the names and bulk densities of the materials to be mixed? • What
Once your ribbon blender is installed, it can provide adequate mixing only with proper maintenance. Periodically check your mixer’s components and operation to ensure you catch any problems early, when they’re cheaper to fix. And the more complex your mixer (such as one with a spraybar), the more important regular maintenance is. The best resource