Mixing And Blending, Powder Flow, Food Texture, Bulk Mixing, and Food Processing news and information
PRODUCTS
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The C10-2800WG is a WR28 10dB waveguide coupler featuring high directivity over a 26.5-40GHz operational bandwidth.
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Free your safety and clinical teams to focus on what matters most.
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The Isolator Glove Testing System enables for Annex 1 compliant wireless and tubeless leak testing of gloves installed in Isolators or RABS. The GTS with the latest software technology offers an extremely flexible and fully integrable solution for glove testing as part of glove management.
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EirGenix provides client-oriented contract development and manufacturing services for biologics, especially monoclonal antibodies and biosimilars. Combining the capabilities of EirGenix’s strategic partner, Formosa Laboratories, Inc, a high potency API manufacturer, we offer integrated services for Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) development and manufacturing.
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The SUI 1024-LDH2 is a second-generation, high-speed 1024-pixel linescan InGaAs camera that increases the A-line rate to 91,911 lines per second (lps).
WHITE PAPERS AND CASE STUDIES
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New Study On Mechanical Behavior Of Skin
Explore how researchers used 3D imaging and uniaxial stretching to study collagen and elastin fiber behavior in skin, advancing understanding crucial for developing biomimetic materials and treatments.
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Using eConsent Data To Populate Site And Sponsor Data Systems
A top-10 pharmaceutical company was looking to reduce the amount of administrative burden on their clinical trial sites and themselves. See how we accomplished it, using eConsent.
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Seaboard Triumph Foods
Learn how Seaboard Triumph Foods replaced ineffective hydrogen peroxide treatment with SDOX technology, resulting in cost savings, improved sewer system, and enhanced odor control.
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Rural North Texas Community Cuts Non-Revenue Water By 42% With Pipeline Leak Detection Technology
Discover how a city solved its non-revenue water challenge by rapidly pinpointing three hard-to-find leaks in 13 miles of aging pipeline using a free-swimming acoustic tool.
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Oxygen On Demand: How A Gulf Coast Refinery Overcame High COD Challenges With A Rapid H2O2 Dosing System
The Gulf Coast Refinery approached USP Technologies (USP) to engineer a bulk H2O2 chemical dosing system sized to meet the plant’s D.O. demand
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Feasibility Insights In HR+/HER2 - Metastatic Breast Cancer
This case study showcases how advanced analytics were used to streamline feasibility planning for a Phase II clinical trial targeting HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer as a second-line treatment.
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Cell Therapy Facility For DTM At NIH Clinical Center
Discover how Germfree maximized available space and met cGMP cleanroom standards with a state-of-the-art modular cell therapy facility for the NIH, advancing treatments for serious medical conditions.
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Exploring Asteroids: Image Sensors On The Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa
Image sensors played a crucial role in the Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions, providing valuable data about the composition and surface of asteroids Itokawa and Ryugu.
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CRO Takes Trial Build Times From Weeks To Days
Recognizing the inefficiencies in traditional build processes, a top global CRO partnered with Medable to transform its approach to clinical trial launch.
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82 Million Gallons In. Zero PFAS Out.
Ion exchange resin is a reliable, high-capacity solution for municipal PFAS treatment, demonstrating zero detectable PFAS after processing 82 million gallons of water. The technology offers a significantly smaller footprint and superior volumetric capacity compared to GAC. Read the full case study to review performance data and strategic impacts.
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Standardize Flow Cytometry Data With Easy Assay Transfer Across Sites
Gain insight into how a global pharmaceutical company successfully transferred their cell therapy assays across international locations.
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Achieving Faster Timelines And Cost Savings Through Digital Validation
Examine how the Project Ready program was leveraged to streamline validation processes for a CDMO, resulting in a 25% reduction in budget and faster project completion.
NEWS
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Ideal Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates In Corn Belt Have Been Climbing For Decades, Study Shows3/3/2025
The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according to new Iowa State University research.
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Kontron Introduces The New AL I.MX8M Mini LTE: IoT Gateway With LTE Cat1 Module5/6/2025
Kontron, a leading global supplier of IoT/Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), is expanding its automation line with the AL i.MX8M Mini LTE model.
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INTECH: TRUMPF Uses AI To Improve Laser Cutting Edges3/18/2025
At its in-house INTECH trade fair, TRUMPF is showcasing its “Cutting Assistant,” an application which uses artificial intelligence to improve the quality of laser-cut edges.
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Plastics Recycling With Enzymes Takes A Leap Forward6/30/2025
A successful collaboration involving a trio of research institutions has yielded a road map toward an economically viable process for using enzymes to recycle plastics.
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ROO.AI Adds Automated Warranty Management To Help Businesses Reduce Maintenance Costs5/27/2025
ROO.AI announced today the availability of a new connected worker platform module for Warranty Management to simplify the process of identifying repairs under warranty and recovering warranty repair costs.
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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.