1) Have you noticed some vibrations coming from your mixer? 2) Have you recently rebuilt your mixer? If so, shaft straightness should be checked. Shaft straightening is an important part of maintaining your mixer. Having a straight shaft will help increase the life of other critical components of the mixer, such as bearings.Shaft straightness should be
Read More...Induct all powders and liquids directly into the liquid stream while it is filling your blend tank. No more climbing up steps to “add water to premix tank-dump powder-mix-transfer-repeat” scenarios that cost time, entrain air, and often result in inconsistent batches. All ingredients are added exactly the same way every time, regardless of the differing
Read More...… and you can take that to the Bank! Disperse gums, stabilizers, calcium, sweeteners, proteins with 70% less horsepower, 90% less maintenance expense! The Admix Rotosolver high speed disperser delivers all of the above, produces smoother product, and meets 3-A Sanitary Standard #73-01. Retrofit the Rotosolver into your existing mix tank and you’ll be off
Read More...Are you having problems mixing carbomer? Admix has the solution! Completely hydrate carbomer in under 10 minutes! Watch two demonstrations performed in our test lab dispersing & hydrating carbomer. Part 1 features the Admix FlowShear bottom mount mixer, part 2 the Admix Rotosolver in-tank high shear mixer: For more detailed information, we invite you to
Read More...We talk to customers every day, and we look for ways to address their “pain points” – those annoying problems that keep them awake at night. Sometimes it is a problem they can identify, and sometimes it is a problem they do not even know they have. We recently encountered a customer who was dumping
Read More...Many of today’s batching processes are being completed in half the time and with improved product quality by using in-line high speed dispersion technology. One pass in line mixing offers advantages over in-tank batch mixing that include: Every drop of product receives the same amount of mixing Reduced batch times A single in-line mixer can
Read More...When is the last time you did routine maintenance work to your mixers? Are your mixers beginning to show their age? Are you continually working on one or more of your mixers? Depending on your answers, you should consider having Admix visit your facility to do a complete mixer audit, provide maintenance training for your
Read More...Proteins, Fiber and Gums … Oh My! As functional beverages continue to gain market share, these three ingredients are at the top of the “Headache” list when it comes to wetting and dispersing. These guys not only require high shear to adequately disperse into a smooth, lump free product… they foam like crazy! The Admix
Read More...Turn Pain into Gain! A beverage manufacturer was experiencing leaking mechanical seals on all of their side entry mixers in 5,000 gallon blend tanks and the pain was felt throughout the plant. Quality hated buckets on the production floor catching drips. Production and accounting hated the lost product from each batch. Maintenance hated confined entry
Read More...Let’s talk “SHEAR” We routinely get asked the question “What’s the difference between high shear and low shear mixing and which do I really need?” Without boring you with shear rates, reciprocal seconds, and tip speed lingo, suffice it to say that high shear mixing delivers drastically reduced batch times and smoother, more uniform, and
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