Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
PRODUCTS
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ROSS Ribbon Blenders efficiently mix powders, granules, and bulk solids across industries, offering customizable lab-to-production models for various bulk densities, including heavy-duty and sanitary applications.
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World's first real-time drinking water quality monitoring sensor for smart water meter. Online membrane integrity monitoring sensor for every vessel.
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Recipharm Advanced Bio GMP manufacturing units focus on process robustness and consistency to ensure product quality, purity and efficacy. Our multi-product manufacturing facilities feature state-of-the-art equipment for animal cell-derived viral and microbial products for your clinical trials in phase 1-2 and in accordance with cGMP guidelines.
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The SUI 1024-LDH2 is a second-generation, high-speed 1024-pixel linescan InGaAs camera that increases the A-line rate to 91,911 lines per second (lps).
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MassFerence P2 calibrant for the SamuxMP and SamuxMP Auto
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WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Yorkshire Water Reduces Leaks By 57%, Eliminating 30% Of Annual Distribution Main Repairs
Yorkshire Water Services (YWS) is a leading UK water utility that serves nearly 5.5 million people and has a well-deserved reputation as a progressive and proactive utility. Their belief that innovation is one of the key driving forces that allows utilities to deliver better services to their customers while keeping costs down has led them to always seek out new ways to improve their operations both now and in the future.
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Supporting Participants Through National Travel Disruptions
A sudden travel shutdown threatened a critical clinical visit. Rapid rescheduling, coordinated logistics, and clear communication ensured engagement and the ability to continue without interruption.
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GeoTree - LOCTITE GeoSpray Minimizes Impact To Wildlife And Water Quality During A Creek Culvert Rehabilitation
Trenchless geopolymer rehabilitation offers a sustainable solution for culvert repair in sensitive ecosystems. Its rapid-curing, low-toxicity properties allow for quick service reinstatement, preserving hydraulic capacity and protecting local water quality and aquatic life without the need for disruptive excavation.
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How Superior Fresh Is Pioneering Sustainable Aquaculture With Pinnacle Ozone Solutions
See how Superior Fresh uses advanced ozone technology to maintain pristine aquaculture water quality, supporting sustainable Atlantic salmon production and organic farming in a pioneering integrated system.
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Achieving Complete Destruction Of PFAS Using electraCLEAR Process
In early 2023, Lacks Enterprises Inc., a large automotive component supplier in the midwestern US, engaged Axine to address destruction of legacy PFAS compounds in wastewater from its manufacturing processes.
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Enhancing Data Capabilities For Greenville Water Utility
The Greenville Water Utility in Indiana is leveraging Qatium to enhance its water management and leak detection capabilities, significantly improving service efficiency.
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Robust, Scalable Strategy For Monodisperse Nanosuspensions Of Poorly Soluble Drugs
By tailoring the formulation strategy, selecting the appropriate excipients, and fine-tuning process conditions, see how our team was able to improve bioavailability and in vivo exposure.
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Ensuring Supply Through Speed And Transparency
Through speed, transparency, and close collaboration, the pharmaceutical company was able to switch vendors seamlessly, maintaining virtually uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
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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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How Easley Combined Utilities Cut Sludge Handling Costs By One-Third
Discover how a municipal wastewater treatment plant reduced its overall sludge management expenses by one-third and improved daily operational efficiency by implementing an advanced thickening system to streamline solids management and reduce hauling logistics.
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Breaking Barriers In ED Treatment: A 100% Recruitment Success!
Discover how Palleos achieved full patient enrollment across four countries in record time in an Erectile Dysfunction study.
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Leveraging Surface Plasmon Resonance For Characterizing Ternary Complexes
Uncover how Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) can be used to gain real-time, label-free insights into PROTAC binding kinetics and ternary complex formation.
NEWS
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Rivers Choose Their Path Based On Erosion — A Discovery That Could Transform Flood Planning And Restoration7/10/2025
Rivers are Earth’s arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from the mountains to the sea.
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Climate Extremes In 2024 'Wreaking Havoc' On The Global Water Cycle1/6/2025
2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report led by The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
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ZEISS Supports The Transition Of Spatial Biology To Clinical Research4/28/2025
Today marks the global launch of ZEISS Axioscan 7 spatial biology. The newly optimized slide scanner is the central component of a novel analytical workflow solution portfolio – spanning from sample staining to result reports – tailored to spatial biology applications in clinical research environments.
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SPML Infra Wins ₹385 Crore (USD 45 Million) Order For Water Infrastructure Project In Rajasthan Under The Jal Jeevan Mission7/11/2025
SPML Infra Limited, SPML Infra Limited, India’s leading water infrastructure company, has been awarded a prestigious ₹385 crore (USD 45 Million) project for the Water Production & Supply System for Kekri-Sarwar Sector Package-III in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
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As The PIC Ecosystem Grows, So Grows The Future Prospects For PICs5/2/2025
One debate that continues within the integrated photonics community is how far, or rather how soon, integrated photonics will transform data centres into more efficient, monolithic computing platforms for AI.
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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.