Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
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PHCbi brand’s 14.3 cu.ft. (406 L) microbiological heated and cooled incubator is designed to deliver precise, reproducible environments across a wide temperature range from -10°C to +60°C. Ideal for applications such as microbiology, food and cosmetic stability testing, plant cell culturing, and environmental studies, it supports programmable temperature and lighting protocols. The microprocessor PID controller helps ensures uniformity and stability, while the intuitive LCD interface allows for 12-step, 10-program memory with built-in alarms and backup. A forced air circulation system and energy-saving operation enhance performance and usability.
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For more than 20 years, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® has partnered with biotech and pharmaceutical companies to successfully validate and open new or remodeled facilities, meeting regulatory requirements. With a proven track record across numerous facility projects, our flexible, client-focused model ensures seamless integration with internal teams and third-party vendors, delivering high satisfaction and long-term partnerships.
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Turner Designs turbidity sensors provide accurate, stable measurements of suspended particulates in natural waters. With low power requirements and a compact design, they integrate easily into process control or field platforms. Rated to 200 meters, these sensors support sediment transport studies, water clarity monitoring, and coastal change research, delivering reliable turbidity data in real time.
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The PULSAtron product line has evolved into a philosophy of design that continues to set the standards for the entire industry. Our engineers have developed a guided check valve system with a proven ‘seat and ball’ design that ensures reliable and accurate metering year after year.
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Planning to launch a patient-centric decentralized clinical trial? Give your clinical trial patients an app that makes it easy to participate—from anywhere at any time.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Improving Pre-Clinical Study Efficiency With mRNA-LNP Technology
Uncover how Repair Biotechnologies, in collaboration with Vernal Biosciences, helped to pave the way for the next generation of breakthrough treatments for cholesterol and aging-related diseases.
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Disinfection For Drinking Water Plant In Chennai, India
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) encountered significant challenges in treating high algae loads at its drinking water plant, which processes 1.5 million liters of water daily. The primary issue arose from the organic load in lake water, which, when treated with conventional chlorine disinfectants, resulted in harmful disinfection byproducts (DBPs).
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How Bend Bioscience Standardized Operations And Boosted Compliance
Discover how Bend Bioscience replaced its outdated CMMS with RAM to achieve rapid compliance, boost efficiency across facilities, and cut operational costs by 25%.
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Online Total Nitrogen Analysis Of Reverse Osmosis Reject Water Reduces Permit Compliance Expense By $350,000 Annually At Beverage Bottling Plant
Learn how a beverage plant cut its annual Reverse Osmosis reject water hauling volume by 50%. Real-time Total Nitrogen monitoring reduced compliance costs by $350,000 and eliminated discharge penalty risk.
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Acoustic Inspection Helps Campbell River Optimize Inspection Program
In this case study, explore how incorporating the SL-RAT into their maintenance program has realized significant savings for the city of Campbell River.
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Overcoming HCP Co-Elution Issues Using Cell Line Engineering
Product quality assessments revealed that a customer’s therapeutic protein had a range of hydrophobic HCPs. Review a solution that took an alternative approach by utilizing cell line engineering.
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Aquatic Invasive Species Control At Hoover Dam
In this case study, learn why Hoover Dam installed Atlantium's HOD UV treatment system to protect its cooling water systems from Quagga mussels.
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Digital Outcome Measures Approved As Primary Endpoint In Cardiopulmonary Study
Discover how a clinical development program was saved using objective, continuous digital outcome measures.
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Data Key In Addressing Patient Recruitment Challenges
Explore how a Phase II trial for extensive-stage and previously treated small cell lung cancer overcame recruitment challenges with a data-driven solution designed to surface protocol-matched patients.
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Merck Process Transfer And Scale-Up Of Batch Protein A
Explore cost-saving innovations in purification using a system that achieves consistent product quality and yield while significantly reducing resin use and enhancing large-scale efficiency.
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Improving Productivity And Purity In ADC Polishing
Discover how a CDMO achieved 40x productivity and 15% cost savings by switching to rapid cycling membrane chromatography for ADC polishing, which helped cut process time and buffer use.
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Enhancing Water Quality For Mountaire Farms
Mountaire Farms resolved their wastewater facility issues by replacing mechanical surface aerators with SDOX technology, saving $38 million and improving treatment.
NEWS
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Consulta Remedios Selects Kevel's Retail Media Cloud To Power Its Next-Generation Advertising Platform5/2/2025
Kevel, the leading provider of API-based retail media ad serving technology, today announced that Consulta Remédios, Brazil's largest medicine price comparison platform, has selected Kevel's Retail Media Cloud to power the development and enhancement of its in-house retail media network.
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Canada Accelerates Transition To Zero-Emissions Vehicles8/13/2025
Canada is leading the way on the infrastructure, innovation and partnerships required to transition to electric transportation.
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Motivosity Launches Lifestyle Spending Accounts To Help Companies Offer Flexible, Hassle-Free Employee Perks5/27/2025
Motivosity, the leading people-first employee recognition and rewards platform built for today’s workforce, is proud to announce the launch of its new Lifestyle Spending Accounts (LSAs) program.
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Plants Don't Just Feel The Heat – They Decode It Through A Molecular Network6/13/2025
In a new framework that could reshape how we engineer crops for a warming world, scientists have revealed that plants don't rely on a single "thermometer" to sense temperature.
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Agilitas Energy Expands Into Hydropower With Acquisition Of Two Projects In West Virginia And Maryland6/24/2025
Agilitas Energy, a leading developer and operator of renewable energy and energy storage systems, today announced the acquisition of two late-stage hydropower development projects from Advanced Hydro Solutions.
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Mixing and Blending
Mixing and blending are terms that have specific meaning in the food industry. Most food processing experts use the word mixing to describe the process of combining wet and dry materials.
Blending is the term used to describe the process of combining only dry ingredients. The term blending is generally reserved for powders, flakes and granules of varying bulk densities and particle size that require gently blending and minimal contact with blender blades.
Agitation is often used synonymously with the term mixing. However, in food processing, agitation is used to ensure the mixing process to get a homogenous mix is completed faster.
Many industries require the mixing of free-flowing powders. The art of mixing involves different dilution geometries (a geometry is a way of combining unequal amounts of fine powders to ensure an equal distribution).
The geometric mix used depends on the size distribution, shape, particle density, composition and internal structures. Other properties include flow ability, bulk density, mixture quality, dustiness and properties of segregation.
Industrial mixers are used to do the blending and mixing. The shape and hardness of the materials being mixed affects the horsepower required to run the mixer. The type of mixer used in a production line varies depending on the materials that need to be mixed or blended. Paddle mixers are often the best choice for production line mixing because they are easy to clean, have less surface area, and have a minimal number of parts.
Mixing and blending is generally a sub-process within an overall process cycle so when placing a mixer it is important to consider how it integrates into the whole system. That includes impacts to both upstream and downstream product handling.