Measurements of wall shear stress in water were carried out in the ARDE Barinco reversible homogenizing mixer CJ-20 in Lenterra laboratory. There were made two holes in the mixer stator for sensor...

Scott Foods, Inc., is a specialty manufacturer of high quality sauces, marinades, and aloe vera products in Paramount, CA. Powdered stabilizer gums such as Xanthan Gum and Carrageenan are used to...

PROBLEM: Bentley Mills, City of Industry, CA, recently installed a state-of-the-art, computer-controlled carpet printing system. The turn-key system was supplied with color mixing and gum preparation...

Problem: Increasing sales and the prospect of having to work overtime or put on an extra shift to meet production requirements is the kind of problem most chemical producers would like to have....

Early in 1979, we conducted a careful study of our color kitchen mixing procedures. We found that instead of making all our dyeing pastes from scratch, we could increase our production, improve...

Oil in water dispersions produced using a multiple rotor/stator in-line homogenizer mixer were characterized using Sauter mean droplet diameter and Weber number. Homogenizer design develops...

Gar Laboratories, Inc., is an FDA-REGISTERED provider of complete contract packaging services for sun screens, bathe creams, liquids, creams, lotions, soaps, perfumes and colognes. At their facility...

PROBLEM: Abso-Clean Industries, Inc., of Detroit, MI, needed to increase production capacity for several liquid abrasive cleaners. More mixing tanks and floor space would be required to keep up with...

By using an in-line dispersing grinder to promote dissolution of polybutadiene rubber in styrene at the Hanging Rock Plant of Dow Chemical USA, total time needed for dissolution has been cut by better...

Difficulties were experienced at a paint manufacturing operation when pigment particles were reagglomerated during let-down....

Polymeric thickener is dispersed into 1000-kg batches of gels....

Reversible Homogenizers used at W&F Manufacturing have cut batching times in half for their pigment and plasticizer dispersions. In cash, the time savings amount to between $1,000 and $2,000 per week....

hine & Pretty (USA) Corporation 456 Constitution Avenue, Camarillo, CA, is an integrated contract manufacturer of personal care products including creams and lotions and styling gel products. Located...

Commonly, the entire cream, ointment or lotion manufacturing process - heat, mix, disperse, emulsify and cool - is done in expensive jacketed kettles with anchor-style agitators and dispersion heads,...

Top quality fruit-based sauces, fillings, and toppings for food service and industrial markets are processed at the Clovis, CA, plant of Lyons Magnus. The company grows its own fruit, including...

PROBLEM: Chipman, Inc., of Stoney Creek, Ontario, is a Canadian manufacturer of flowable agricultural formulations. In the manufacture of these formulations, they receive a variety of solid active...

Problem: A major pharmaceutical manufacturer on the east coast was having problems with the production of a pharmaceutical reagent because the volumes were too small and the yields too low. The...

Problem: Increasing demand for natural honeysuckle and apple cream rinses created a manufacturing bottleneck for Tom's of Maine, Inc., who manufactures and sells natural personal care products such as...

Problem: Spray-Tek, Inc., a custom spray drying company located in Middlesex, NJ, processes products including starches, gelatins, celluloses and gums in continuous production runs of up to four...

An Ardematic Automatic Mixing Station, connecting conveyor and Spraymation, Inc., programmed liquid dispensing system has reduced color shop labor from 6 to 3 men per shift at the Print Plant, Inc.,...

Ever since the establishment in 1878, H. Clay Glover Company has been a leading manufacturer of over-the-counter anti-dandruff products. As one of the country's oldest pharmaceutical manufacturing...