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Mixing Technology Insights

Mixing Technology Insights offer a brief look into ROSS' products, process expertise and market strengths. The reports delve into how the equipment can be used to improve your process and to add to your bottom line. ROSS strives to provide its customers with up to date information covering new technology in the industrial mixing and blending industry.

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• Recommended Mixing Equipment for Hydrogels
  Hydrogels based on natural polymers are widely used in wound care, drug delivery, tissue implants, cosmetic, dental and many other applications.
• Recommended Mixing Equipment for Liquid Supplements
  In the production of ready-to-drink supplements and liquid vitamins filled into capsules, proper mixing is one of the most critical steps in achieving lot-to-lot consistency and efficacy.
• Recommended Mixing Equipment for Tablet Coatings
  Film coatings applied to tablets and capsules make them easier to swallow by imparting a smoother surface and masking unpleasant taste or odor.
• Recommended Mixing Equipment for Ophthalmic Preparations
  Ophthalmic solutions, suspensions and emulsions are available in various forms such as eye drops, washes, ointments and injectable drugs.
• Double Planetary Mixing & Drying of Granulations for Vitamin & Mineral Supplements
  Vitamin and mineral supplements in solid dosage forms undergo mixing, granulation and drying processes which have traditionally required multiple dedicated pieces of equipment.
• Recommended Mixing Equipment for Medical Adhesives
  The growing demand for prescription and over-the-counter transdermal products encompasses a wide range of uses and conditions, from motion sickness and smoking cessation, to hormone replacements and pain management.
• Recommended Mixing Equipment for Pharmaceutical Gels
  A majority of pharmaceutical gels are shear-thinning semi-solids prepared by dispersing hydrophilic polymers into an aqueous vehicle.
• Create smooth, speck-free pastes in your Three Roll Mill.
  Across the process industries, Three Roll Mills are used to achieve a high quality dispersion in pastes, gels and other semi-solids. Suitable applications include medium to high viscosity materials that cannot be adequately dispersed in conventional high speed mixers..
• Reduce cycle time in your large capacity mixer.
  This bulletin discusses a method of raw material handling and addition that simplifies large capacity mixing and can reduce cycle times by up to 80%..
  
• What to look for in a sanitary ribbon blender
  Subtle differences in ribbon blender design and construction can significantly impact mixing performance and reliability. Especially in sanitary applications, certain blender features must not be overlooked in the specification process.
  
• Improve pharmaceutical emulsification and homogenization with an ultra-high shear mixer.
  Consider upgrading your emulsification process to an ultra-high shear mixer to obtain finer droplet sizes and handle higher viscosity emulsions
• Specifying a tumble blender for pharmaceutical manufacturing
  Tumble blenders deliver highly accurate and repeatable mixing of powders, granules and even low-viscosity slurries.In addition, this style blender enables complete discharge and easy cleaning. This bulletin presents some design considerations for maximizing mixing efficiency in a tumble blender and selecting the most suitable features for a particular application.
• Fast and efficient discharge of viscous, sticky mixtures
  Platen-style discharge systems used with change-can design mixers can significantly improve production speed, efficiency, cleanliness and plant safety..
• Preparing wet granulations in a planetary mixer
  Planetary mixers are ideal for wet granulation processes. Advantages include "one-pot" processing, high uniformity and yield, predictable performance, and ease of cleaning.
• 5 ways a laboratory double planetary mixer can save you money
  The double planetary mixer is a highly versatile piece of process equipment. At the R&D level, it offers several advantages that can save time and money. This bulletin discusses 5 unique benefits of the double planetary mixer.
• Ribbon blenders are ideal for coating and mixing processes.
  Solid-solid mixing sometimes involves powders that need to be uniformly coated with smaller particles of a different component. The ingredient that is coated onto the bulk material is typically a very small percentage of the batch, thus requiring thorough and uniform blending. Ribbon blenders are proven to be highly effective for these coating and mixing operations.
• Improve emulsion stability through ultra-high shear mixing.
  The droplet size distribution of an emulsion largely dictates its stability. Fine droplet sizes are produced by applying sufficient shear, often through the use of conventional rotor/stator mixers. Today, ultra-high shear rotor/stator designs are available which can improve emulsion stability of certain formulations.
• Select a powder induction mixer that can serve multiple mix tanks of virtually any size.
  An inline rotor/stator mixer equipped for powder induction offers flexibility, capability and portability to serve multiple mix vessels of virtually any size. Its straightforward operation and convenience further maximize equipment utility while simplifying material handling.
• Vertical blender/dryers deliver high drying rates with negligible risk of product attrition.
  Vertical blender/dryers designed for vacuum operation offer a better alternative to non-agitated dryers such as ovens and tray dryers, delivering significantly higher drying rates per unit heating area. Vertical blender/dryers can also handle a variety of feed forms including slurries and pastes which other types of agitated dryers cannot accommodate. Finally, the gentle mixing action supplied by a vertical blender/dryer minimizes product attrition which is a concern in some applications.
• Double planetary mixers are ideal for low shear processing of viscous pharmaceutical materials.
  Viscous products possessing shear-sensitive behavior, fragile components or abrasive properties require gentle but thorough mixing. In most cases, a double planetary mixer is the best choice for processing such applications.