Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
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![GettyImages-1175279159 powder]( "Onsite Preclinical Services To Support Your Product Development: Powder Micromeritics")
Understanding the fine details of powder properties is crucial in the pharmaceutical industry, where the behavior of particulate matter can affect manufacturability and the efficacy of the final product.
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![VSX3746]( "X-Band 1.5 kW GaN High Power Solid State Power Amplifier: VSX3746")
The VSX3746 is a high-power X-band solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) that operates within the 9.0–10.0 GHz frequency range and delivers a nominal peak RF output of 1.5 kW, with a minimum of 1.2 kW.
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![Marki - MEQ6-45CSP1]( "6dB DC-45 GHz Chip Scale Package Equalizer: MEQ6-45CSP1")
The MEQ6-45CSP1 is a passive MMIC equalizer CSP ideal for compensating for low pass filtering effects in RF/microwave and high speed digital systems.
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![Krytar - 10405006]( "4-50 GHz Directional Couplers")
KRYTAR's 4-50 GHz directional couplers are crafted for system applications necessitating external leveling, precise monitoring, signal mixing, or swept transmission and reflection measurements.
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![MPBR-0122CSP3]( "1 - 22 GHz MMIC 2-Way High Isolation Power Divider/Power Splitter: MPBR-0122CSP3")
The MPBR-0122CSP3 is a compact, high-performance MMIC power divider/power splitter that operates across the 1 to 22 GHz frequency range.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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![econsent-study-GettyImages-2220814651]( "ICON And Medable Drive 85% eConsent Adoption In U.S. Menopause Study")
ICON And Medable Drive 85% eConsent Adoption In U.S. Menopause StudyA site-focused strategy drove strong eConsent adoption in a complex women’s health study, showing how tailored training and hands-on support boost engagement and compliance.
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![Pharmaceutical-Drug-Manufacturing-GettyImages-1405788565]( "Leverage Apps To Reduce Line Changeover Time From 14 Days To 3")
Leverage Apps To Reduce Line Changeover Time From 14 Days To 3A global biopharma leader modernized its complex equipment changeover process using an innovative platform to achieve faster execution, fewer errors, and greater visibility through digitized, validatable SOPs.
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![GettyImages-946264472-test-tube-lab]( "Navigate The Complexities Of CGTs With Regulatory And CMC Expertise")
Navigate The Complexities Of CGTs With Regulatory And CMC ExpertiseExplore how strategic regulatory and CMC expertise helped guide a biopharmaceutical company’s regulatory and development strategy for a cell and gene therapy product.
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![AquaNereda system at Wolcott WWTP]( "AquaNereda Provides The Lowest Total Cost Of Ownership For 10x Capacity Increase And Nutrient Removal Limits")
AquaNereda Provides The Lowest Total Cost Of Ownership For 10x Capacity Increase And Nutrient Removal LimitsThe Wolcott Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kansas City chose the AquaNereda technology for its capacity and cost benefits. The system improved nutrient removal and met permit requirements.
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![GettyImages-1336251027 IT Specialist Using Laptop Computer In Data Center]( "How We Used Intelligent Automation to Transform Vendor Selection")
How We Used Intelligent Automation to Transform Vendor SelectionDiscover how your small biotech can achieve faster timelines, improved cost control, and more strategic, transparent choices with a platform leveraging intelligent automation.
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![GettyImages-1464319284_ipad_pen]( "Bringing A Device From Concept To Market")
Bringing A Device From Concept To MarketWithin three years, see how this company was able to achieve FDA approval and CE Marking, facilitating its entry into the U.S. and EU markets.
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![GettyImages-670218324_yeast]( "Scalable Production Of High-Purity Nanobodies Using Yeast Expression System")
Scalable Production Of High-Purity Nanobodies Using Yeast Expression SystemLeverage scalable K. pastoris expression systems to produce high-quality nanobodies for cutting-edge therapeutic, diagnostic, and research applications.
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![GettyImages- severn trent]( "Severn Trent Exceeds Leak Reduction Targets With Innovative Itron Water Solutions")
Severn Trent Exceeds Leak Reduction Targets With Innovative Itron Water SolutionsSevern Trent’s smart metering program, powered by Itron’s technology, is transforming water conservation—reducing leaks by 6 million liters, cutting costs, and empowering customers to use water more wisely.
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![regeneron-cgmp-gowning-cleanroom-5]( "Mobile Gowning Cleanroom, Built To Meet ISO 7 Requirements")
Mobile Gowning Cleanroom, Built To Meet ISO 7 RequirementsUncover how Germfree designed and installed a mobile cGMP cleanroom on a 53′ tractor-trailer chassis to provide a flexible and efficient cleanroom solution tailored to the company’s needs.
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![Risk Management-GettyImages-665231256]( "Flexible Integrations To Reduce Risks And Increase Efficiencies")
Flexible Integrations To Reduce Risks And Increase EfficienciesLearn how a trial team kept the blind of central lab samples and patient treatment across a Phase III and extension trial, whilst optimizing the supply chain.
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![Doctor checking patients skin-GettyImages-1094162454]( "Use Of Epiontis ID In A Phase 2 Psoriasis Trial")
Use Of Epiontis ID In A Phase 2 Psoriasis TrialMirikizumab’s Phase 2 trial explores IL-23 inhibition in psoriasis, measuring immune cell changes to assess its potential for long-term disease control and flare-up prevention.
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![GettyImages-2217581928 manufacturing, production]( "Developing A Project Management Office (PMO) At A Small Manufacturing Site")
Developing A Project Management Office (PMO) At A Small Manufacturing SiteDiscover how implementing a Project Management Office transformed a small manufacturing site into a high-performing, strategic asset within a global network.
NEWS
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Brown Astronomers Create New Technique To Eliminate Signals Disrupting Sensitive Radio Telescopes2/12/2025
Astronomers sifting through data from the Murchison Widefield Array, a radio telescope in Western Australia, found themselves confronting an unexpected mystery.
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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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University Of St. Thomas Offers No-Cost Machining And CNC Optimization Training7/18/2025
The University of St. Thomas is launching a new, no-cost training program to help manufacturing professionals, engineers, and students upskill and gain valuable insights into using computer simulations to optimize CNC machining.
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Puraffinity Signs First Commercial Agreement For Full-Scale Deployment Of Its PFAS Removal Technology6/2/2025
The agreement was signed with Envytech Solutions, the leading expert in mobile water treatment in the Nordic region and a member of the Sortera Group, which operates across the Nordics and the UK.
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Evonik Partners With ST Pharm To Increase Its Offerings For RNA And Nucleic Acid Delivery1/8/2025
Evonik is partnering with ST Pharm, a company that manufactures active ingredients for gene therapy, to expand its RNA and nucleic acid therapeutic services.
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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.