Ask yourself: When is the last time you did any routine maintenance work to your Admix mixers? Are your mixers beginning to show some age? Are you continually working on one or more of your mixers? Depending on your answers to these questions, you should consider having Admix visit your facility to do a complete
Read More...Bottom-entry high shear mix tanks are everywhere, maybe even in your plant. And when we go into plants using them we often hear complaints like: Solids are falling out of our mix in our batch tank Our strainers are getting clogged My heat exchangers are fouling I wish were better at mixing a little better
Read More...Today’s health-conscious consumers are driving end products in a big way, and manufacturers are being held accountable to simplify their ingredient lists. As a result, granulated sucrose is making a comeback as it is all natural. Unfortunately the amount of sucrose required in many of today’s products, particularly beverage products, is often high. If your
Read More...From adding vitamins and minerals, proteins, raw fruits and vegetables, or herbs to our drinks, consumers want healthy options and the market for functional beverages continues to grow. Unfortunately, some of these ingredients are difficult to effectively wet and disperse, and not very FUN to deal with. Guar gum, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, pectin,
Read More...Your machinery is an asset and keeping it running at peak performance is critical to cost-effective operation. So if you answered “YES” to any of the below questions, keep reading. Is performing preventative maintenance on your equipment something you rarely (or never) do? Do you have a fixed/variable maintenance line item in your budget? Is
Read More...The Admix Fastfeed has helped hundreds of processors improve their operations. One such success story came from a beverage manufacturer that wanted to improve their batching processes. The challenge The processor’s protocol required carrying and dumping hundreds of pounds of powders from 50-pound bags. These ingredients were dumped into a conventional “premix” in a tank
Read More...“Enquiring minds want to know” has been the catch phrase for a popular grocery store tabloid for decades. Your local Admix representatives don’t peddle tabloids, but they do have inquiring minds. Rather than simply unloading a bunch of mixing technology factoids in your inbox or on your desk, they probe your mind asking questions like:
Read More...For years, pharmaceutical processors have been using Admix equipment for rapid mixing and to minimize foaming in their formulations. Two culprits that have been used together are various grades of Methocel® (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose/HPMC, or Hydroxy Propylcellulose/HPC) and polyvinylpyrrolidone/PVP including the trade names Kollidone®, Povidone® and Plasdone®. These two powders are used separately or in conjunction
Read More...Install a DynaShear high shear emulsifier in front of your HTST balance tank and POOF… see what disappears! If you’re looking to run longer, CIP less, and make better product, the DynaShear can make these issues disappear: fisheyes mid-day HTST flush outs/mini CIP clogged strainers long batch times wasted ingredients Request a quote to join
Read More...For Pete’s Sake! protein blog series Our second installment tackles managing phosphate usage in brines and marinades and the importance of shear in processing challenging ingredients. As always, feel free to send us a question, suggest a future topic, or provide feedback! Want to receive this and other blog alerts? Sign up today! Process Improvement Tip – Phosphates: why are
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