Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
PRODUCTS
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This sound attenuated pump eliminates the need for a waste hose and prevents discharge of pumping effluent onto the ground.
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XtendedFlex™ is a solution for applications requiring constant cable motion and flexibility. Its innovative design and unique material composition ensure consistent performance under millions of flexures.
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Learn how Mycenax is equipped to support process development for a wide range of therapeutic modalities.
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Finwave's high-performance, broadband RF switches utilize unique GaN on Si technology to offer a combination of fast switching and fast settling times, broadband operation, and robust power handling.
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The DR3900 is a benchtop visible spectrum (320 - 1100 nm), split beam spectrophotometer with over 220 pre-programmed methods optimized for laboratory water analysis. With your daily routine of water analysis in mind, the DR3900 spectrophotometer is optimized for safe processes and accurate results.
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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CMO Validation As A Service
Learn about the highly successful commissioning and qualification of Wheeler's Oklahoma City CDMO facility with the overarching goal of ensuring all equipment was qualified for a Phase 3 clinical production campaign.
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Recruiting High-Performing Sites To Beat Forecasted Trial Start Date
Explore a partnership that enabled Syneos Health to achieve its enrollment goals, increasing the likelihood of the study's success, and resulting in cost savings and maximized efficiency with minimal delays.
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Zero To Final Fill: How HUGEL Implemented Its First Single-Use Lines
As regulations tighten, biomanufacturers are adopting single-use tech to boost compliance, reduce labor, and streamline fill-finish operations from the ground up.
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EPM Models Aburra Valley Sewerage System To Increase Flood Resilience And Mitigate Climate Change
Using advanced hydraulic modeling, EPM is analyzing how water flows through the sewerage system to inform decisions about operations, maintenance, network expansion, and environmental impact mitigation.
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Water Authority Chooses Siemens Pressure Transmitters For Accuracy, Reliability And Ease Of Use
A county water authority in the Northeast U.S. supplies over 40 million gallons per day to its 340,000 residential customers. In this case study, learn why they chose Siemens pressure transmitters.
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Optimizing Kitting For Cell Therapy Trials In Pediatric Oncology
Precision for Medicine’s Kitting team played a crucial role in overcoming this challenges of a Phase I multicenter pediatric cell therapy trial targeting relapsed or refractory solid tumors.
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CAPA Management Improvement Process
Gain insight into how a small team of experts worked to collect, trend, and understand the CAPA generation and completion process of a client struggling with on-time batch release, missed CAPA closure deadlines, and more.
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No More Odors Here In Bakersfield California: Replacing Calcium Nitrate With SulFeLox®
Faced with increasing costs for controlling hydrogen sulfide in its wastewater collection system, the City of Bakersfield, California commissioned an evaluation of its program in 2019.
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High-Quality Performance Of Installation Activities And Quality Checks From Remote
Examine how LAPP overcame pandemic challenges with remote collaboration via OverIT's FSM Platform, reducing travel, saving time and money, and aligning with Sustainable Development Goals.
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Performance Dashboards Development
Learn about a biotech company's successful implementation of a two-level KPI dashboard system. This enhanced performance monitoring, aligned departmental goals, and strengthened team communication.
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Disinfection For Municipal Water Supply, Montana, US
The Big Sky district in Montana, spanning 228 square miles and serving approximately 2,600 customers, has been grappling with the challenge of increasing summer water demand for irrigation.
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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.
NEWS
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U.S. Department Of Energy Announces $6.9M In Projects To Support Effective Community Waste-To-Energy Strategies For Local Transportation Needs1/7/2025
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) announced $6.9M in funding for nine projects to support local waste-to-energy management solutions for transportation energy needs.
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Motivosity Launches Lifestyle Spending Accounts To Help Companies Offer Flexible, Hassle-Free Employee Perks5/27/2025
Motivosity, the leading people-first employee recognition and rewards platform built for today’s workforce, is proud to announce the launch of its new Lifestyle Spending Accounts (LSAs) program.
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Celestia TTI Brings Unique GaN Based SSPAs In DBS Band To Broadcast Satcom5/16/2024
Satellite operators running large teleport operations and satellite broadcasters seeking the ultimate technology to power their businesses now have a range of options to choose from thanks to a new generation of GaN SSPAs in DBS introduced to the market by Celestia TTI.
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The Fire That Powers The Universe: Harnessing Inertial Fusion Energy12/1/2024
It was a laser shot for the ages. By achieving fusion ignition on December 5, 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) proved that recreating the “fire” that fuels the sun and the stars inside a laboratory on Earth was indeed scientifically possible.
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Novel Chemical Tool Aims To Streamline Drug-Making Process8/30/2024
The invention of a tool capable of unlocking previously impossible organic chemical reactions has opened new pathways in the pharmaceutical industry to create effective drugs more quickly.
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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.