Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
PRODUCTS
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Whether you’re conducting an oncology trial, a neurology study, or imaging-based endpoint research, TrialKit’s flexible imaging capabilities can meet your needs.
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Every capsule and tablet begins with an idea. It takes a professional and innovative manufacturing partner to turn that idea into a reality. Enter Natoli, a name synonymous with excellence in pharmaceutical equipment and services. From the early stages of formulation to the grand scale of full-blown production, Natoli offers a seamless journey through every step of the process. Whether you’re unsure of how to start or how to finish, Natoli can guide the way.
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Precise, Complete, and Ultimate Detection.
A premium dual energy x-ray inspection system offering outstanding detection of hard-to-find, low density contaminants, in a variety of applications. Available in standard and custom configurations
Detect Hard-to-Find Contaminants
Capable of detecting hard-to-find contaminants in a variety of applications. Offering clarity and precision in complex areas of product inspection.
Enhance Product Quality
Achieves outstanding product quality using advanced levels of foreign body detection of low-density contaminants in overlapping products.
Increase Productivity
Clever design combined with an intuitive user interface to create user-friendly systems that increase uptime and boost productivity.
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The PBS-80 Vertical Wheel bioreactor is the ultimate tool for large-scale manufacturing of therapeutic cells. With the currently largest available working volume of 80L, the PBS-80 can handle commercial manufacturing of cell therapy products.
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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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Optimizing Recruitment For Urgently Needed Vaccine
Uncover how Citeline Connect helped a late-stage biotech sponsor expedite enrollment of a diverse population of eligible patients impacted by monkeypox for a large Phase 1 and Phase 2 trial of a next-generation vaccine.
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Modelling TPDs Utilizing Computational And Medicinal Chemistry Approaches
Through a carefully executed strategy, see how we identified novel degrader molecules with the right physicochemical properties to achieve robust degradation of the target Protein of Interest (POI).
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82 Million Gallons In. Zero PFAS Out.
Ion exchange resin is a reliable, high-capacity solution for municipal PFAS treatment, demonstrating zero detectable PFAS after processing 82 million gallons of water. The technology offers a significantly smaller footprint and superior volumetric capacity compared to GAC. Read the full case study to review performance data and strategic impacts.
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What The Hidden Springs Pilot Case Study Reveals About Cutting-Edge Water Treatment
A seven-month pilot study shows how ozone treatment reduced hydrogen sulfide and TOC at the Hidden Springs Water Treatment Facility, improving water quality and validating a scalable alternative.
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Enabling Simpler, Quieter, And More Precise Wearables Utilizing Disruptive Pump Technology
Disc pumps enable quieter, smaller, and more precise wearable medical devices, improving patient comfort, measurement accuracy, and system reliability for innovative healthcare solutions.
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Optimizing Chronic Cough Phase 3 Trials With Point-Of-Need Eye Assessments
Collaboration was key for Company W to overcome challenges with an FDA-mandated ocular substudy, including limited resources for ocular assessments and logistical difficulties
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Rural North Texas Community Cuts Non-Revenue Water By 42% With Pipeline Leak Detection Technology
Discover how a city solved its non-revenue water challenge by rapidly pinpointing three hard-to-find leaks in 13 miles of aging pipeline using a free-swimming acoustic tool.
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Large-Scale Exosome Production Stirred-Tank Bioreactors
Discover how engineered exosomes, displaying tumor-homing peptides, offer a promising tool for targeted cytotoxic drug delivery, produced efficiently with a bioreactor for critical research.
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Aseptic Expertise And Delivery Of Services
A pharmaceutical services company sought expert intervention after a routine requalification of their aseptic simulation process revealed a contaminated unit, halting commercial production for two months.
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Development Strategies For Adenovirus-Based Gene Therapies
Scaling up viral vector production can be challenging, and ensuring consistent titers and activity requires careful optimization and technical expertise.
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SL-RAT At Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
Little Rock looked to enhance their sophisticated cleaning program and reduce sanitary sewer overflow count by implementing new technologies.
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Development To Large-Scale cGMP Production
For manufacturers working with a dry powder medium (DPM), early consultation with a supplier can increase the likelihood of success. Uncover a two-phase scale-up strategy for the production of DPM.
NEWS
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Almost 49M Tons Of Manure Pose Health Risk For Minnesota's Water5/15/2025
Huge amounts of manure from massive livestock facilities in Minnesota could pollute drinking and recreational water throughout the state, posing a significant health risk.
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Immundiagnostik To Highlight Innovative Detection Tools At 2025 ADLM Clinical Lab Expo7/15/2025
Immundiagnostik, Inc., along with its parent company Immundiagnostik AG (Bensheim, Germany), is pleased to announce its upcoming participation at the 2025 ADLM Clinical Lab Expo in Chicago, July 29–31.
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ROO.AI Adds Automated Warranty Management To Help Businesses Reduce Maintenance Costs5/27/2025
ROO.AI announced today the availability of a new connected worker platform module for Warranty Management to simplify the process of identifying repairs under warranty and recovering warranty repair costs.
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Sticking To Innovation: The Surprising Role Of Tape In terahertz Photonics8/20/2025
Could the key to next-generation photonic devices be hiding in your drawer? For Professor Jean-Michel Ménard, an ordinary roll of tape proved essential in building groundbreaking terahertz filters that are set to transform wireless tech, imaging and diagnostics.
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Repligen Corporation & Univercells Technologies Partner TO Enable Real-Time Monitoring OF Viral Vector And Vaccine Biomanufacturing7/9/2025
Univercells Technologies, a Donaldson Life Sciences business and global provider of bioprocessing solutions, announced a collaboration with Repligen Corporation to integrate real-time monitoring capabilities and enhance the development and manufacturing of viral vectors and vaccines.
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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.