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An optimized and effective Contamination Control Strategy (CCS) helps you organization spend less time cleaning and more time manufacturing. Ecolab Life Sciences experts are dedicated to helping you drive the best possible strategy to meet and exceed the GMO Annex 1 CCS requirements.
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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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From the production floor to the shipping door, your unique clinical or commercial requirements will be fulfilled at each step of the process.
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As the industry’s most advanced digital construction management system, Trimble e-Builder enables efficiencies across the entire design-build lifecycle, with a smooth transition to the operation phase. Reduce risk, enhance collaboration and improve outcomes using the industry-leading digital project delivery software for owners.
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Inflammation is a primary pathogenic process in a wide range of diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disease, oncology and neuropsychiatric disorders.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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A Translational Mouse Model For Non-Genetic Heterotopic Ossification
Reproducing the thermal lesion/tenotomy-induced mouse model can help overcome the challenge of unpredictable heterotopic ossification localization and enable the development of targeted interventions.
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Online Total Nitrogen Analysis Of Reverse Osmosis Reject Water Reduces Permit Compliance Expense By $350,000 Annually At Beverage Bottling Plant
Learn how a beverage plant cut its annual Reverse Osmosis reject water hauling volume by 50%. Real-time Total Nitrogen monitoring reduced compliance costs by $350,000 and eliminated discharge penalty risk.
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Innovative Measurement Technology Enables Next Level Industrial AM
Reichenbacher Hamuel uses Ophir’s BeamPeek system to enhance laser quality in additive manufacturing, ensuring optimal beam performance and reliability across development, maintenance, and troubleshooting stages.
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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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Navigate The Complexities Of CGTs With Regulatory And CMC Expertise
Explore how strategic regulatory and CMC expertise helped guide a biopharmaceutical company’s regulatory and development strategy for a cell and gene therapy product.
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Using Virtual Study Coordinators For EDC Entry And Query Resolution To Speed Up Data Access And Cleaning
The piece showcases how the effective use of CRIO can significantly enhance site performance, supporting recruitment and diversity objectives for sponsors.
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RO Protection At Formosa Plastic Group, Taiwan
In this case study, learn why Formosa Plastics Group in Taiwan used Atlantium Technologies' HOD UV system to protect RO membranes from biofouling, resulting in cost savings and plans for further installations.
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Thales Receives Custom 10PW Beam Dump For World's Most Powerful Laser
By collaborating with Gentec-EO and their distributor Laser Components, see how Thales was able to gather the necessary specifications and requirements for this project.
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How Optina Diagnostics Used EDC In Earlier Disease Detection
Understand how Optina Diagnostics streamlined operations and achieved significant milestones by leveraging Castor's tools in its effort to revolutionize the diagnostic process for Alzheimer’s.
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Cell Line Development For High-Titer Lentivirus Vector Production
Explore a groundbreaking method to significantly enhance LV vector yield using engineered HEK293T cells. This approach paves the way for more efficient and large-scale production of LV vectors.
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Achieving Complete Destruction Of PFAS Using electraCLEAR Process
In early 2023, Lacks Enterprises Inc., a large automotive component supplier in the midwestern US, engaged Axine to address destruction of legacy PFAS compounds in wastewater from its manufacturing processes.
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X-Ray Inspection For Supplement Safety
Wellington Foods ensures dietary supplement safety using METTLER TOLEDO’s X37 X-ray system, which detects contaminants, and meets regulatory standards with high-speed, precise inspection technology.
NEWS
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Baden-Württemberg's Largest Solar Park Now In Operation5/28/2025
EnBW has commissioned its solar park in Langenenslingen-Wilflingen (district of Biberach in the southwest of Germany).
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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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New Land Grant Research Detects Dicamba Damage From The Sky7/9/2025
Drones can now detect subtle soybean canopy damage from dicamba at one ten-thousandth of the herbicide’s label rate — simulating vapor drift — eight days after application.
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PulpFixin Announces Strategic Distribution Partnership With Wildcat Laboratory Solutions To Expand Sustainable Lab Products Across The UK And EU4/14/2025
PulpFixin, an innovator of sustainable laboratory products, announced today a new distribution partnership with Wildcat Laboratory Solutions a leading provider of lab equipment and solutions across the United Kingdom and European Union.
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3-In-1 Orbital Thread Milling Cutters For New Thread Sizes1/14/2025
Following the successful introduction of the Thrill·tec TC645 Supreme orbital drill/thread mills for dimensions from M4 to M12 in 2023, Walter is now expanding its range to cover additional metric dimensions from M14 to M20 as well as their imperial equivalents.
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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.