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Global Omnium: Transforming From Conventional To Smart WaterLessons learned from building one of the largest smart meter networks in Europe.
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Tracing PS80: How LC‑MS Resolved A Potency DiscrepancyA targeted LC–MS investigation identifies molecular changes behind potency discrepancies, enabling accurate root‑cause analysis and stronger control of monoclonal antibody product quality.
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Improving Pre-Clinical Study Efficiency With mRNA-LNP TechnologyUncover how Repair Biotechnologies, in collaboration with Vernal Biosciences, helped to pave the way for the next generation of breakthrough treatments for cholesterol and aging-related diseases.
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Water Reclamation Facility Streamlines Equipment For Improved FunctionA water reclamation facility in Carol Stream, Illinois, optimized its equipment layout using Blue-White’s FLEXFLO® M2 metering pumps and CHEM-FEED® wall mount systems, improving functionality, reducing piping complexity, and saving space for a more efficient operation.
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Automated Trial Monitoring Workflows Make A Lean Team More EfficientA 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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Yorkshire Water Reduces Leaks By 57%, Eliminating 30% Of Annual Distribution Main RepairsYorkshire 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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PNE Group Receives Permits For Three New Wind Farms In Germany7/8/2025
In the second quarter of 2025, the PNE Group received the necessary permits for the construction and operation of three onshore wind farms in the German states of Brandenburg, Hesse, and North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Vodafone Reduces Its Advertising And Media Carbon Footprint By A Third1/7/2025
Vodafone has reduced the carbon footprint of its media and advertising activities by more than a third in a year across thirteen markets in total after benchmarking its media-related greenhouse gas (‘GHG') emissions and introducing global guidelines to mitigate them.
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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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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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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.