Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
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![PRI-TECH]( "PRI-CEPT® Phosphorus Removal From Wastewater")
When applied to plant influents, hydrogen peroxide destroys dissolved and/or total sulfide that otherwise scavenges Fe3+ added for CEPT and/or chemical phosphorus removal from wastewater. The foundational aspect of this PRI-TECH application (called PRI-CEPT) is that one lb of total sulfide theoretically consumes 3.5 lbs Fe3+ and thus represents an additional cost of $2 – 3 per lb influent sulfide.
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![check computer for vitals-GettyImages-1446748436]( "How iMednet Addresses Key Industry Challenges")
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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![stick packaging]( "Stick Pack Packaging: Fast, Flexible, And Pharma-Compliant")
Convenience is a major priority in the pharmaceutical industry, because the easier and more convenient it is to take medication, the better. Stick pack packaging of pre-portioned products is the ideal primary packaging for this purpose. The LA600SP stick pack machine from Körber uses a side-loading process to package free-flowing powders, granules, pellets, and liquids for you. Up to 1,000 stick packs can be filled per minute.
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![infowater-pro]( "InfoWater Pro")
Engineers use Autodesk InfoWater® Pro software to model water distribution systems in an easy-to-use GIS interface.
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![bioGO 53 Mobile Laboratory]( "Mobile Cleanrooms For Radiopharmaceutical Manufacturing")
bioGO® Mobile cleanrooms for radiopharmaceutical preparation and compounding
Discover Germfree’s custom mobile radiopharmaceutical compounding trailer or single module. These all-in-one facilities seamlessly serve individual hospitals or specialty compounding pharmacies
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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![vibalogics-facility-corridor-900x604]( "Prefabricated Viral Vector Modular BSL-2LS cGMP Facility In 13 Months")
Prefabricated Viral Vector Modular BSL-2LS cGMP Facility In 13 MonthsLearn about the modular BSL-2LS cGMP facility that was constructed to support 3 processing lines for German-based CDMO Vibalogics as the company sought to expand in the U.S. market for viral vectors.
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![oakland]( "Acoustic Sewer Inspection Saves Oakland, Maine, Time And Money")
Acoustic Sewer Inspection Saves Oakland, Maine, Time And MoneyDiscover how the SL-Rat program realized over $51,000 in crew labor and financial savings, while reducing the risk of sanitary sewer maintenance issues, for the town of Oakland, Maine.
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![GettyImages-1373244192 PCB circuit]( "Monitoring Laser Micromachining Equipment In Semiconductor Production")
Monitoring Laser Micromachining Equipment In Semiconductor ProductionExplore the challenge of monitoring laser power within micromachining systems—using short, ultra-short pulse, and UV lasers—to maintain stringent quality standards and minimize defects.
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![englewood]( "No Shutdowns, No Setbacks: The Smart Valve Strategy Behind Englewood's Water Upgrade")
No Shutdowns, No Setbacks: The Smart Valve Strategy Behind Englewood's Water UpgradeDiscover how Englewood, Colorado's Lead Reduction Program utilized Hydra-Stop's Insta-Valve technology to replace 3,000 lead service lines without service disruption, overcoming aging infrastructure challenges and ensuring consistent water supply.
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![GettyImages-597972428-adenovirus]( "Development Strategies For Adenovirus-Based Gene Therapies")
Development Strategies For Adenovirus-Based Gene TherapiesScaling up viral vector production can be challenging, and ensuring consistent titers and activity requires careful optimization and technical expertise.
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![NC-city-12-in-NEW]( "Minimizing Disruption And Maximizing Continuity During An Emergency Valve Installation")
Minimizing Disruption And Maximizing Continuity During An Emergency Valve InstallationDiscover how a municipal utility executed an urgent emergency repair on an active 12-inch main in under three hours, entirely eliminating the need for neighborhood boil advisories or disruptive commercial shutdowns.
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![Municipal Effluent Treatment In India]( "Municipal Effluent Treatment In India")
Municipal Effluent Treatment In IndiaDiscover how an agency balanced effective disinfection while minimizing environmental impact and ensuring the safety of both the public and workers in its wastewater treatment practices.
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![pumping-digital-twins]( "Pumping And Network Operations Optimized Through Collaborative Digital Twins")
Pumping And Network Operations Optimized Through Collaborative Digital TwinsCollaborative digital twins streamline utility operations by integrating real-time data into a shared, intuitive environment. This approach enables precise pump optimization, efficient maintenance scheduling, and proactive network simulations to improve water quality and system resilience.
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![GettyImages-916906550 catheter]( "Designing, Developing, And Validating A Precision Extruded Tube In Just 8 Weeks")
Designing, Developing, And Validating A Precision Extruded Tube In Just 8 WeeksA multinational medical device company worked to redesign an introducer sheath for a neurovascular microcatheter. After successful prototypes, the design was completed in 8 weeks.
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![GettyImages- 1254443202 medical writing]( "Expand Bandwidth With A Trusted Regulatory Writing Partner")
Expand Bandwidth With A Trusted Regulatory Writing PartnerFind out how a mid-size biotech lacking the bandwidth, expertise, and resources to independently handle its regulatory writing requirements overcame this challenge.
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![GettyImages-587952472 nurse doctor patient]( "Enhancing Site Capacity For Clinical Trials With DCT Nurses")
Enhancing Site Capacity For Clinical Trials With DCT NursesSee how the rapid deployment of trained mobile nurses was able to mitigate resource-related obstacles and facilitate timely patient enrollment for a pediatric rare disease trial.
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![WOL_iowa-park-smartball_385x250]( "Rural North Texas Community Cuts Non-Revenue Water By 42% With Pipeline Leak Detection Technology")
Rural North Texas Community Cuts Non-Revenue Water By 42% With Pipeline Leak Detection TechnologyDiscover 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.
NEWS
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AMBIR Launches Advanced Healthcare Barcode Scanner Series To Enhance Patient Safety And Clinical Productivity7/2/2025
AMBIR Technology, a leading provider of digital capture technology for businesses and consumers.
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A Supersolid Made Using Photons3/10/2025
Manuele Landini from the University of Innsbruck was part of an international team led by researchers at CNR Nanotec in Lecce, Italy, that has demonstrated the emergence of a supersolid phase of matter in a photonic crystal polariton condensate.
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Solar Boost For Poland: VSB Group Wins Auction Contract For 303 MWp Solar Park In Lower Silesia7/23/2025
As part of this year’s renewable energy auction organized by the Polish Energy Regulatory Office (URE), VSB has secured a contract for difference (CfD) for a 303 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar park: the largest solar project in the history of the VSB Group to date.
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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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STMicroelectronics Announces Mass Production And Lead Customer Success For Turnkey Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Modules Developed With Qualcomm6/4/2025
STMicroelectronics has announced mass-production start for its ST67W611M1 combined Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4 module, describing the early success of Siana, a lead customer for its fast-to-market connectivity.
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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.