Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
PRODUCTS
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The MMIQA-0626HPSM is a broadband IQ mixer with an integrated broadband LO driver amplifier that is ideal for IQ, single sideband, and image reject mixing applications with wide bandwidths.
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PHCbi brand’s 14.3 cu.ft. (406 L) microbiological heated and cooled incubator is designed to deliver precise, reproducible environments across a wide temperature range from -10°C to +60°C. Ideal for applications such as microbiology, food and cosmetic stability testing, plant cell culturing, and environmental studies, it supports programmable temperature and lighting protocols. The microprocessor PID controller helps ensures uniformity and stability, while the intuitive LCD interface allows for 12-step, 10-program memory with built-in alarms and backup. A forced air circulation system and energy-saving operation enhance performance and usability.
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The MDPX-00006PSM is a versatile MMIC surface-mount diplexer designed to multiplex signals across two distinct frequency ranges: low-frequency DC to 10 GHz and high-frequency 12 to 28 GHz.
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PHCbi's high heat sterilization CO2 incubator offers advanced contamination protection while streamlining laboratory operations and helping reduce environmental impact. Its stackable design and improved insulation offers added flexibility and a space-saving solution for busy labs—allowing one incubator in a stack to be decontaminated while neighboring incubators continue operating at set point. This incubator eliminates the need for consumables like HEPA filters and UV-mercury based bulbs using an eco-friendly, long-lasting UV-LED based bulb.
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Accelerate your drug development with our comprehensive pre-formulation, formulation, and novel delivery system expertise, tailored to optimize physical form, enhance solubility, and support scale-up.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Working Smarter: Empowering Water Operators With Integrated Data
As water utilities face the challenges of sustainability, efficiency, and service quality, digital technology has become a necessity. The right tech can help deliver reliable service, optimize systems, and meet sustainability goals, but integrating the data streams these solutions generate can offer even greater gains – allowing utilities to move faster and achieve more powerful outcomes.
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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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Naples Aviation Authority ARFF Transition
In a groundbreaking effort to help airports transition from harmful PFAS-laden firefighting foams, the Naples Airport Authority enlisted ECT2 to manage the cleanup of PFAS-contaminated vehicles.
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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.
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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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Drilling Down On Diversity And Feasibility
A mid-sized contract research organization (CRO) sought help with writing clinical trial diversity action plans and assessing feasibility for therapeutic areas outside its usual scope.
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Reducing The Burden Of Patient Retention And Improving Continuity
Immunology trials often place a sustained burden on participants. However, integrating Home Trial Support (HTS) into a Phase 3 immunology trial can help improve the overall study experience.
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Digital Outcome Measures Approved As Primary Endpoint In Cardiopulmonary Study
Discover how a clinical development program was saved using objective, continuous digital outcome measures.
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Developing A Project Management Office (PMO) At A Small Manufacturing Site
Discover how implementing a Project Management Office transformed a small manufacturing site into a high-performing, strategic asset within a global network.
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Streamlined Facility Design: A Success Story
Examine how one medium-sized US company's need for a new aseptic compounding and fill-finish facility was addressed with a tailored solution within a challenging time-frame.
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Integrated Water Intelligence: Digital Water Metering And Digital Twin Technology
Integrating digital metering with digital twins transforms raw data into actionable network intelligence. This unified approach enables precise hydraulic simulations and proactive maintenance, helping utilities eliminate operational guesswork while improving water quality and system efficiency.
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Tracing PS80: How LC‑MS Resolved A Potency Discrepancy
A targeted LC–MS investigation identifies molecular changes behind potency discrepancies, enabling accurate root‑cause analysis and stronger control of monoclonal antibody product quality.
NEWS
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ZEISS Introduces The New Smartzoom 100: The Future Of Digital Microscopy For Efficient Optical Inspections5/6/2025
ZEISS presents the new ZEISS Smartzoom 100, an innovative digital microscope for fast and efficient quality assurance.
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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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Evonik Partners With ST Pharm To Increase Its Offerings For RNA And Nucleic Acid Delivery1/8/2025
Evonik is partnering with ST Pharm, a company that manufactures active ingredients for gene therapy, to expand its RNA and nucleic acid therapeutic services.
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Puraffinity Signs First Commercial Agreement For Full-Scale Deployment Of Its PFAS Removal Technology6/2/2025
The agreement was signed with Envytech Solutions, the leading expert in mobile water treatment in the Nordic region and a member of the Sortera Group, which operates across the Nordics and the UK.
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Consulta Remedios Selects Kevel's Retail Media Cloud To Power Its Next-Generation Advertising Platform5/2/2025
Kevel, the leading provider of API-based retail media ad serving technology, today announced that Consulta Remédios, Brazil's largest medicine price comparison platform, has selected Kevel's Retail Media Cloud to power the development and enhancement of its in-house retail media network.
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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.