Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
PRODUCTS
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The MM2-0530L is a passive MMIC triple balanced mixer. It features a broadband IF port that spans from 2 to 20 GHz, and has excellent spurious suppression.
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QPA1314 is a high-power GaN MMIC amplifier for Satcom applications. The amplifier is packaged for easy integration and is ideal for both commercial and military markets.
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The efficiency and reliability of your network pumping stations can be improved in many ways – even without changing a single pump. The BlueLinQ Pro controller is an easy, all-in-one solution that can boost performance and safeguard a 1-6 pump station.
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The AMP2052P-4KW is a robust solid-state amplifier designed for demanding EMI/RFI, lab, and HIRF/pulse applications.
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WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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Achieving Licensing For A Healthcare Solution
Facing strict regulations and tricky powders, a healthcare client sought an advanced filling solution. Learn how an expert collaboration led to licensed product, boosting precision and productivity.
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Leaks Go Acoustic: How Rogers Water Reduced Waste And Built Resiliency
Read how Rogers Water Utility (RWU) took action to mitigate constant leaks in their distribution system, which made it challenging to maintain volume in the eastern district’s water tower.
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AEC System Proven Effective For Chloride Removal
In two bench-scale tests, a new technology effectively removed up to 99% of chlorides and 97% of total dissolved solids in a single pass. This solution offers a commercially viable alternative to traditional treatment methods.
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ProPharma Supports A Contract Manufacturer's Form 483 Response
Learn how a small contract manufacturer navigated a complex FDA 483 Observation notice and implemented effective remediation strategies that addressed multiple system-wide concerns.
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eCOA: Unified Approach Streamlines Processes, Speeds Start Up And Improves Data Quality
Discover how a leading biopharmaceutical company revolutionized its clinical development with an eCOA solution that optimized its processes, cut build times, and enhanced data quality.
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Unified Platform Supports Rapid Implementation Of Rescue Study
Explore how these integrated solutions helped an emerging biopharma to implement a plan for study build and migration with minimal disruption to sites.
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Trial Rescue: Leadership Approach To Propel Clinical Development
Learn how Halloran's assistance was able to improve a rare disease biotechnology company’s development and operations, communication workflow, and avoid the delay of a gene therapy trial.
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Streamline Analytical Tech Transfer Through Analytical Target Profile
Analytics debt in CGT can derail timelines and budgets. Learn how early ATP planning and cross-functional alignment can eliminate costly setbacks and accelerate IND approvals.
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California's First Installation Of 2nd Generation ATAD
Calera Creek Water Recycling Plant, located in Pacifica, California, recently retrofitted to the Thermal Process Systems’ ThermAer™. This is California’s first installation of the second generation ATAD system.
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Enhance Access And Improve Retention In Rare Disease Trials With HTS
Home Trial Support (HTS) provides a solution to improving participant recruitment and retention during musculoskeletal studies.
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Lean Six Sigma Methodology Drives Cost Savings: 2 Success Stories
Unlock significant lab efficiency and financial gains. See how focused optimization of workflows and asset management led to substantial cost savings and reclaimed six-figure value in consumables.
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Addressing The Challenges In Lentivirus Harvest Clarification
Traditional depth filtration struggles with lentiviral harvest clarification, leading to low yields and high costs. However, single-use centrifugation offers a promising alternative.
NEWS
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AEON Biopharma Appoints Industry Veteran Rob Bancroft As Chief Executive Officer4/21/2025
AEON Biopharma, Inc. (“AEON” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AEON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a botulinum toxin complex for the treatment of multiple therapeutic indications, announced today the appointment of Rob Bancroft as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 29, 2025. Mr. Bancroft will also join AEON’s Board of Directors.
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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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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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SJW Infrastructure Improvement Progressing At Cambrian Tank Replacement Project5/29/2025
San Jose Water (“SJW” or “the Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of H2O America, has made meaningful progress on its Cambrian Tank Replacement project, a major investment in the long-term reliability and seismic resilience of the Company’s water system.
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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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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.