Powder mixing systems
Optimize your production line with precision powder mixing systems that ensure uniformity, enhance product quality, and streamline processing from raw ingredients to final formulation, crucial for achieving consistent outcomes across multiple applications and product types.
Mixes and Conveys Powders and Bulk Solids
Hosokawa Micron’s Industrial Powder Mixing and Conveying System is expertly engineered to enhance the operational efficiency of your production line. This customizable system features a high-shear mixing technology integrated with advanced conveying solutions, ensuring uniform distribution and consistent quality of your powders and bulk solids. It is adept across various applications, from food and beverages to pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, producing products such as nutritional protein shakes, cosmetic powders, and steel powder for additive manufacturing.
The system operates both in batch and continuous modes, accommodating up to 50 tons per hour based on specific product densities and characteristics. Its automation capabilities are empowered by a comprehensive PLC system, providing remote monitoring and seamless integration with existing production lines. Energy efficiency is maximized through variable-speed drives, reducing energy consumption by up to 30%.
Constructed from durable stainless steel options, the system offers robust corrosion resistance, suitable for chemical processing environments. Compliance with industry standards like GMP and FDA ensures safety and quality across applications. The inclusion of a CIP system facilitates rapid, contamination-free cleaning, minimizing downtime and maintenance. Hosokawa Micron offers full customization and engineering support, allowing rotor speeds and chamber configurations to match your exact processing needs.
Benefits
- Enhances product consistency with precise mixing and conveying.
- Lowers energy costs by 30% with variable-speed drives.
- Minimizes downtime through efficient CIP cleaning.
- Complies with GMP and FDA standards for quality assurance.
- Customizable design supports seamless integration into existing systems.
- Applications
- Plant-based proteins,Cosmetics,Herbs,Minerals,Dairy,Chemicals,Food,Energy,Kaolin,Spices,Tea,Cocoa,Animal feed,Ceramics,Sugar,Metals,Pharmaceuticals,Battery materials,Beverage,Thickening agents,Environment,Gypsum,Lactose
- End products
- Herbal tea blend,Porcelain clay,Instant coffee mix,Lithium-ion battery electrodes,Chemical catalysts,Xanthan gum,Cocoa powder,Plaster of paris,Ceramic tiles,Nutritional protein shakes,Lactose-free milk substitute,Fish meal,Face powder,Active pharmaceutical ingredients (apis),Granulated sugar,Black tea leaves,Plant-based protein isolate,Organic spices mix,Milk powder,Calcium carbonate powder,Steel powder for additive manufacturing
- Steps before
- Conveying,Handling,Dosing,Weighing
- Steps after
- Classification,Packaging,Storage
- Input ingredients
- powders,bulk solids,granules,liquids,raw materials
- Output ingredients
- final products,dustless filled powders,packed powders,hoppers,IBC containers
- Market info
- Hosokawa Micron is renowned for specializing in the manufacturing of powder and particle processing technologies, including mixing, drying, and milling equipment. They are respected for their innovative solutions and engineering excellence in industrial engineered-to-order equipment markets.
- Accuracy
- ±0.1 g to ±5 g
- Capacity
- 50–2000 kg/h
- Batch size
- 5–100 kg
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Batch vs. continuous
- Batch or inline
- Feed rate
- 50–1000 kg/h
- Dosing type
- Gravimetric / volumetric
- Energy Efficiency
- Low kWh/kg
- Filling volume
- 1 ml – 5 L
- Filling speed
- 10k–150k/hr
- Filling accuracy
- ±0.5%
- Air speed
- 1–20 m/s
- Energy Usage per Batch
- 5–25 kWh
- Drying time
- 10–180 min
- Airflow control
- 0.1–2 m/s
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Tank shape
- Cylindrical / Conical
- Feed method
- Mechanical / Pneumatic
- Discharge method
- Bottom discharge / Side discharge
- Control panel type
- HMI-PLC
- Control panel type
- Ergonomic and visual HMI-PLC panels
- Integration possibilities
- Custom hardware and software controls
- Discharge method
- Customizable to process needs
- Customization for applications
- Powder,granules,and bulk solids