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The Falling Ball Viscometer: Measurement Of Transparent Newtonian Fluids

The Falling Ball Viscometer utilizes the simple but precise Höppler principle to measure viscosity. The basic concept is to measure the elapsed time required for the ball to fall under gravity through a sample-filled tube inclined at an angle. 

CASE STUDIES

• The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company Improves HACCP Compliance With Lock’s Inspection Systems Doncaster-based Yorkshire pudding manufacturer “The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company” installed inspection equipment from Lock Inspection Systems Ltd to improve their HACCP programme. By Lock Inspection Systems
• The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company Improves HACCP Compliance With Lock’s Inspection Systems Doncaster-based Yorkshire pudding manufacturer “The Real Yorkshire Pudding Company” installed inspection equipment from Lock Inspection Systems Ltd to improve their HACCP programme. By Lock Inspection Systems
• A Bakery Installs New Metal Detectors To Reduce Downtime And Guarantee The Quality Of Its Organic And Preservative-Free Breads A bakery installs new metal detectors to reduce downtime and guarantee the quality of its organic and preservative-free breads. By Lock Inspection Systems
• A Bakery Installs New Metal Detectors To Reduce Downtime And Guarantee The Quality Of Its Organic And Preservative-Free Breads A bakery installs new metal detectors to reduce downtime and guarantee the quality of its organic and preservative-free breads. By Lock Inspection Systems
• Valenzi Focuses On Product Quality With METTLER TOLEDO GARVENS Technology Nestled within the idyllic Lüneburger Heath area, Germany, lies a company with international operations: Valenzi has been processing mushrooms and forest fruits to produce preserves and frozen products since 1954. Valenzi ensures product quality with GARVENS checkweighers. By Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed

WHITE PAPERS

• Meeting 100% Ingredient Testing For Botanical Raw Material Identity

  Current GMP Good Manufacturing Practices® (cGMP’s) establish minimum requirements to ensure supplements are processed in a consistent manner, meet quality control standards, and help manufacturers produce unadulterated and properly labeled supplements. By James Neal-Kababick, Director of Flora Research Laboratories and Kathryn Lawrence, Grace

• Pneumatic Conveying 101

  When it comes to understanding pneumatic conveying systems, entire books have been written and many white papers published with diagrams and complicated equations to explain how the process works. By Doan Pendleton, vice president, Vac-U-Max

• 10 Tips For Reducing Costs Through Improved Air Preparation

  Efficient use of compressed air is an area where many manufacturing operations can make considerable savings.

• Increase Process Availability By Using Coriolis Mass Flowmeters

  Entrained gas can disturb the sensitivity of mass flow measurement of liquids, decreasing accuracy or even stopping measurement completely. New Coriolis mass flowmeter technology has come on the market that ensures both stable and uninterrupted measurements with high gas content.

• How A Control System Can Help Increase Profits

  Creating an efficient mixing or blending system is a balancing act. Throughput must be balanced against batch size, agitator sizes, motor sizes, shear and tip speeds, viscosity, the thermal capacity of your product, energy costs, labor costs…and a many other variables. By Christine Banaszek

LATEST HEADLINES

• Ross Expands Ribbon Blender Inventory

  Following its largest inventory expansion to date, Charles Ross & Son Company announces that over 80 Ribbon Blenders, sized for different working volumes and bulk densities, are now available from stock.

• Endress+Hauser Introduces On-Line Thermowell Sizing Calculator
• Aptar Pharma Unveils A Multi-Language Website To Meet Local Customers' Needs
• New Multiplex Pump For Volume Flows Up To 1800 l/h
• tna Launches On-Machine Seasoning System

GUIDES

• The Guide To Critical Cleaning

  In this guide, you'll find a method-by-method review of critical cleaning procedures. Following are specific examples of applications for Alconox detergents in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, laboratories, electronics, precision manufacturing, environmental sampling, and food and dairy processing.

• A Guide To Homogenization In The Pharma, Biotech, And Cosmetic Industries
• Anritsu Metal Detection Guide
• Feature Article: A Guide To Safe And Effective Tank Cleaning
• Combustible Dust Housekeeping Guide

FEATURED SUPPLIERS

Thermo Scientific Product Inspection

Thermo Scientific Product Inspection equipment protects your brands by ensuring the quality and safety of your products. With more than 50 years of making sure little things don't turn into big problems, we know that little things can make a big difference in your bottom line.

Endress+Hauser, Inc.

Endress+Hauser is a global supplier of process automation solutions. The company develops, manufactures and sells sensors and systems for production and logistics in the process industry. These products acquire, transmit and use process information

Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Brookfield is the world's leading manufacturer of viscometers and rheometers for the pharmaceutical industry. The rotational method of viscosity measurement enables complete flow curve characterization for pharmaceutical materials.