Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
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Autodesk® Info360® Plant is a cloud-based operational analytics solution within the Info360 platform designed specifically for water and wastewater treatment plants to improve real-time data analysis and enable workflows associated with performance, compliance, and improvement planning.
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Natoli Scientific takes pride in its comprehensive USP<1062> Tablet Compression Characterization services, tailored to address the complexities of tableting in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Staying true to the parameters outlined in the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 1062, our approach meticulously evaluates tablet compression behaviors. By thoroughly characterizing the compression profile, we can pinpoint the optimal compression force required to form a cohesive tablet without applying undue stress that could lead to capping — the separation of tablet tops during or after the compression phase.
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In today’s complex clinical research landscape, sponsors and CROs face numerous challenges that can impact study timelines, costs, and data quality. The iMednet platform offers innovative solutions to address these critical issues.
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Take advantage of our end-to-end DMPK expertise for optimizing compounds from discovery through IND filing for small and large molecules
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ClinAI helps you centralize RFPs, budgets, and vendor data—so you can select the right partners, manage change orders, and keep your studies on track.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Manufacturing Transfers: Delivering 140+ Precision Medical Devices Without Missing A Deadline
Go inside a successful manufacturing transfer of over 140 Class-III silicone medical devices and on-time delivery for a top-30 OEM through expert project management and rigorous validation processes.
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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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The City Of Fayetteville's Flood Resiliency In The Face Of Climate Change: Mapping 15 Watersheds
The city of Fayetteville, North Carolina has always had flooding issues, but it’s been getting worse as weather patterns have been changing. They were hit four years in a row by storms Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), Florence (2018), and Dorian (2019).
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AquaNereda Provides The Lowest Total Cost Of Ownership For 10x Capacity Increase And Nutrient Removal Limits
The 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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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.
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Automated Trial Monitoring Workflows Make A Lean Team More Efficient
A pharmaceutical therapy developer was looking to automate reports, confirmation letters, and follow-up letters. See what happened when they adopted a cloud-based solution for end-to-end trial management.
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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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Partnering For Precision In An IPF Study: Securing Timely Deliverables And Key Endpoints
A pharmaceutical company enlisted Worldwide Clinical Trials to help achieve on-time results for their Phase IIa IPF clinical trial, enabling them to manage vendors and meet challenging deadlines.
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Life Sciences Corporation Implements eLogbooks Across 15 Sites
New regulations challenged how surgical kits were tracked and processed across 15 U.S. sites. Discover how one team balanced compliance and efficiency to keep life-saving procedures on schedule.
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Global Start-Up For Multinational Geographic Atrophy Trial
This partnership allowed a leading biopharmaceutical company to navigate the complexities of a Phase IIb study investigating a novel pegylated RNA adapter for geographic atrophy secondary to dry AMD.
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Container Closure Integrity Test Method Development For Autoinjectors
Discover an autoinjector technology that leverages laser-based headspace analysis for container closure integrity to advance biologic drug delivery with precision, safety, and regulatory confidence.
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ICON And Medable Drive 85% eConsent Adoption In U.S. Menopause Study
A 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.
NEWS
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Aircraft Toilets Could Flush Out Spread Of Global Superbugs8/18/2025
Wastewater from aircraft toilets could provide a critical warning system for the global spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) superbugs, a silent pandemic that threatens to kill more people than cancer by 2050.
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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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New Technology Tracks Dairy Cows For Improved Health And Productivity1/30/2025
As dairy farmers dwindle every year, the demand for high-quality milk remains steadfast, driving a surge in dairy farming.
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Silo Pharma Expands Intellectual Property Portfolio With Patent Application For Exclusively Licensed Alzheimer's Drug4/28/2025
Silo Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: SILO) (“Silo” or the “Company”), a developmental stage biopharmaceutical company focused on novel therapeutics and drug delivery systems, today announced the filing of a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) focused on the neurology drug SPC-14, an intranasal compound for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) exclusively licensed to Silo Pharma from Columbia University.
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Dielectric Partners With Foccus Digital For Brazilian Broadcast Growth8/15/2025
Dielectric’s Brazilian presence is about to radiate stronger through a new partnership with Foccus Digital that expand Dielectric’s broadcast business throughout the country.
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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.