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Bakery production includes foods usually made from flour such as bread, biscuits, and cakes. Depending on the baked good you want to make, flour can be mixed with water or other ingredients producing a paste called dough or batter. The dough is then baked in the oven using dry heat. During baking, heat is transferred from the air to the dough, first on the surface and then in the center. Moisture and liquids escape through evaporation.

Bakery

Industrially manufactured soups gained traction in the 19th century when canning was invented and they have been warming us ever since. Whether it’s a classic ready-to-eat canned soup, condensed soup or a dry soup mix, soup manufacturing equipment for mixing, cooking, boiling, or sterilizing caters to every manufacturer’s production requirements.

Soup

Sauces bring personality to a dish. From a spicy, dense Zhoug to a tangy, runny Suero, sauces add an extra dimension of flavor, texture, and mouthfeel. But developing recipes into industrial products with long shelf lives and consistent tastes is a complex process. Specialized sauce making equipment prepares and combines the ingredients into delicious, high-quality foods. The result is a sauce ready to elevate meals.

Sauce

Spreads

To make candy, all you need to do is create a syrup by dissolving sugar and boiling it to your desired consistency. For medium to large scale candy production, candy making equipment fully automates the whole process and takes care of other production regulations and standards (such as hygiene and proper homogenization). Planning on getting one? There’s a wide range of choices to pick from.

Candy

Cannabinoids are natural compounds obtained from the Cannabis sativa plant. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC is a psychotropic substance. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is non-psychotropic and often used for nutraceutical purposes. Cannabinoid equipment extracts THC and CBD from the plant and prepares the substance for formulations that treat pain, nausea, anxiety, and inflammations. Cannabinoids are processed in various forms, including creams, capsules, and oils.

Cannabinoids

The topical route is a convenient route for the self-administration of drugs. But turning a pharmaceutical formulation into an easy-to-use cream involves specialized cream manufacturing equipment. Topical dosage forms are essentially an emulsion of oil and water.  But the ratios can be changed to process it into lotions, ointments, and gels.

Cream

According to a legend, Cleopatra soaked her sails in her perfume so that Mark Antony could smell her ships before they arrived. This is to say that, from soaps and shampoos to perfumes, conditioners and pomades, cosmetics have always been highly valued and used for their properties of aesthetic enhancement. Cosmetics are a broad class of topical agents applied for various purposes such as cleansing, protecting, beautifying, or otherwise altering your appearance. As a result, a wide array of processing equipment is used in the cosmetics industry.

Cosmetics

Ancient civilizations discovered that plant extracts were useful for the treatment of pathologies. The origin of plant extraction cannot be specifically verified, but we can infer that the earliest attempts at plant extraction were more intuitive than scientific. Today, the extraction of compounds is a precise process with plant extraction systems complimenting traditional knowledge.

Plant extracts

Essential oils are known as the liquid gems of nature. The sweet-smelling essences impact not just our senses but also our biochemical and cellular make-up. Besides aromatherapy, the products of an essential oil extraction system found applications in pharmaceuticals and foods.

Essential oil

Eating is more than just nutrition, but we have found ways to increase the nourishing power of our foods. Nutraceuticals manufacturing, from vitamin C powder and probiotics to omega 3 oil, is a concentration of natural ingredients and health supplements that complement our diets. While dietary supplements are not quite haute cuisine, the process of extraction and purification is no less a blend of science and art.

Nutraceuticals

<p class="filterable-grid__description">Liquid dosage forms are designed for easy absorption. The body quickly carries the active ingredients through the system and triggers the required response. But the greatest advantage of this medicinal type is its flexibility in formulation and dispensation. From lotions and syrups to drops and sprays, liquid solutions can be adapted to different administration routes including parenteral, topical, and oral. The fundamental liquid dosage manufacturing process involves dissolving or suspending solutes in a fluid. But that is not enough. A precise blend of excipients is needed to make the medicine go down.</p>

Liquid dosage forms

Pigments are colorants that are not soluble in the host material and scatter light and are therefore opaque. Pigments can be organic or man-made and derive from animals, plants, rocks or minerals and metal oxides, like for example titanium oxide.

Pigment

Pharmaceutical developments walk side by side with health advances to provide new medicines, treatments, and therapies that have increased life quality and extended life expectancy by years. Pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment helps deliver products to a great deal of the population, but there’s a significant share that doesn’t benefit from them yet. Over 2 billion people cannot get the medicines they need, according to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and local production might be a way to provide for these people.

Pharmaceuticals

Biopharmaceuticals are drugs in which the active substance is manufactured or extracted from biological origin materials. They are usually produced in bioreactors by plant cells, microbial cells, yeast cultures, or mammalian cells. Also known as biomanufacturing, they are used to either treat or diagnose and prevent a patient’s medical condition or disease. Biopharmaceuticals are typically complex macromolecules administered by injection or infusions, and examples include vaccines, serums, and insulin.

Biopharmaceuticals

With the right processing machines, almonds, cashews, pine nuts, hemp, coconut, oat and soy can be processed into healthy plant-based milk. To produce it, grind the raw materials, screen, soak and mix them till you obtain a milky white liquid.

Plant-based milk

Liquid

Homogenization is the process of reducing particle size in mixtures to improve the consistency, uniformity, and stability of the product. The choice of a homogenizer depends on the nature of the product, desired particle size, the physical state of the ingredients, and pressure requirements during the process. Homogenization is widely used in the biotech industry for cell lysis and in the pharmaceutical industry for the emulsification of creams and ointments; it also finds applications in the cosmetics and food industries for improving the consistency and uniformity of various products.

Texture and consistency are critical to foods with delicate compositions like dressings and fruit juices. But the base ingredients do not always mix into a homogenous recipe, especially in the case of emulsions such as mayonnaise.


<h3>Disperse the components uniformly into the mix</h3>
The Standard Production Plant (SPP) from IKA is a high-shear mixer for fine foods and beverages, including ketchup, plant-based cheese, and hummus. The system incorporates a two-stage unit that blends the ingredients and, secondly, disperses them homogeneously across the medium.

A rotor-stator solution achieves dispersion with a narrow particle size distribution, ensuring stable emulsions and suspensions with the longest possible shelf-life. Meanwhile, the dispersing chamber produces a vacuum to maintain a constant flow rate regardless of viscosity level.

The SPP is available in batch volumes from 25 to 4,000 liters and is equipped with spray nozzles for quick and easy clean-in-place without additional pumps.

Homogenization and emulsifying system for fine foods

Blending

Dispersing systems are used to produce emulsions of two immiscible liquids or dispersions of solid particles in a liquid medium. The mixers generally operate on the rotor/stator principle and apply a high shear force on the suspended particles to break them down. The choice of a dispersion mixer depends on the physical state of the material being dispersed, the continuous or batch nature of the process, desired particle size, and the viscosity of the mixture. Dispersion mixers are widely used in the food industry for the dispersion of solid ingredients in oil or water and in the coatings industry for the dispersion of pigments.

Dispersing

Homogenization

Industrial mixing equipment is used to combine two or more solid, liquid or gaseous segregated ingredients into a homogenous single product. The choice of mixing technology depends largely on the physical state of the ingredients and the desired final product. But the sensitivity of the ingredients, the process temperature, and pressure requirements are also critical factors. All these parameters result in a wide range of industrial mixers.

Mixing

Continuous

The quality of gypsum and stucco products is highly influenced by the quality of the calcining process utilized in the production. Post-processing of calcined gypsum can further enhance the product's quality and reduce production costs, all at once.


<h2>Enhanced product quality through better mixing and homogenization under controlled conditions</h2>
Claudius Peters’ Smart Gypsum homogenizer receives a fresh calcined gypsum continuously at a full temperature from the calciner and improves its quality through post-processing. The material is fed through a vertical reactor chamber with a fabric floor which evenly distributes the fluidizing air allowing the gypsum to float freely in the reactor. Additional air is injected through nozzles in a way that ensures complete mixing of the material in the reactor and outflow of a homogenous product. Moisture content of product outflow is also influenced by the characteristics of the fluidizing and additional air streams. The system can be operated at ambient or under pressurized conditions. Careful control of the processing pressure can be used to determine some characteristics of the product's outflow.

Gypsum homogenizer

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Batch

Processes including homogenization, dispersing, suspension, emulsification and dissolving benefit with the addition of a dispersing rotor/stator system to the functionality of traditional overhead stirring equipment.  With traditional equipment, achieving desired results in high viscosity media is often difficult and slow and issues such as sediment formation and air inclusions are common.  Adding a high speed rotor and jet pipe in close proximity to the mixing vane greatly enhances the process and helps avoid many of these issues.
<h2>Fast and efficient agitation of highly viscous fluids</h2>
IKA's Rototron RTS is a line of agitators that uses jet-flow technology to speed mixing processes while avoiding many of the issues seen when more traditional equipment is used.  The jet flow agitators use a high speed rotor and jet pipe in close proximity to the mixing vanes to disperse and circulate products within a vessel while avoiding inefficiency caused by back flow, air inclusions caused by a static whirlpool effect, and the need for flow breakers caused by continuously rotating mixtures.  The circulation mechanism also avoids the common issue of sediment formation when being used to produce emulsions.  The units can be used with open and pressurized vessels and mounting options exist to accommodate a wide variety of vessels and configurations.  With this equipment, no seal material makes contact with the product and food or pharmaceutical grade versions are readily available.  Motor sizes are available from 2,2 to 15 kW with max batch sizes from 1.000 to 20.000 liters.

Jet flow agitator for high-viscosity media

An emulsifier is used to mix two immiscible liquids. Heating or cooling requirements during emulsification, overpressure or vacuum requirements, the need for wall scrapers, design of the mixing head, the viscosity of the liquids, and the desired droplet size are all important considerations when selecting an emulsifying system. Emulsifiers are typically used in the food industry for the production of batters, creams, and sauces, in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry for the production of creams and lotions, and in the chemical industry for the production of paint and other emulsions.

Emulsifying

When processes call for homogenized emulsions with extremely fine particle sizes the traditional toothed ring dispensers are not always sufficient.  For extremely high levels of disintegration required to produce true micro-emulsions, extreme pressure cycling is more successfully used.
<h2>Homogenization with pressure shock to achieve extremely small particle sizes</h2>
The HPH High Pressure Homogenizer from IKA uses one or more piston pumps to apply pressure up to 2000 bar to the liquid medium to be homogenized.  The fluid is then fed through a homogenizing valve which very quickly reduces the pressure to the atmosphere.  This abrupt change in pressure in the moving fluid causes cavitation, a high degree of turbulent flow, and internal shearing forces in the fluid all of which serve to break up and distribute larger particles forming a very fine emulsion.  The pressure applied on the uphill side of the homogenizing valve is infinitely adjustable as is the flow rate through the valve, so the process can be easily adapted to achieve a wide range of outcomes and to accommodate fluids with different flow characteristics.  All parts that contact the product flow are stainless steel and autoclavable and the entire unit is designed for robustness and long service life.

High-pressure homogenizer

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Biotech and pharmaceutical development programs often require a mixing method that achieves both particle size reduction and complete cell lysis. When piloting production systems, it’s vital that you have complete control over the pressure to accommodate all cell types, and that the results of testing are completely scalable to full production.</span>
<h2>High-pressure homogenizer offering all configurations</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The DeBEE 2000 from BEE International is a complete pilot solution for high pressure homogenization in a highly compact format. Offering user-adjustable pressure control from 5,000 to 45,000 psi, the unit is suitable for a wide range of pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications and its modular design means lower costs of maintenance and repair.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This pilot unit also offers a wide range of options to suit all process and budget requirements, including Dual Feed, Dual Jet, control of cavitation, shear and impact and secondary additive feed for particle synthesis.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">PLC control and HMI touch screen provide simple monitoring, and the unit is designed to be easily cleaned (Clean in Place) and portable.</span>

High pressure pilot homogenizer

Biotech equipment is used for cellular and biomolecular processing to develop products that improve our lives and the planet. With the help of specialized lab equipment, the active substance is manufactured or extracted from biological origin materials and typically produced in bioreactors by plant cells, microbial cells, yeast cultures, or mammalian cells. Cell isolation, cultivation, cell banking, and culture expansion are called upstream processes. After harvest, the production process moves into a downstream process to meet purity and quality requirements which is divided into cell disruption, purification, and polishing. Biotechnology equipment makes use of various laboratory machinery such as bioreactors, centrifuges and incubators.

Biotech

Formulation technologies are an integral process in many industries such as pharma and food. Chemical mixtures require strict handling to combine the separate ingredients into the homogenized recipe that makes your final product. Formulation technology stores, mixes and subjects the elements to a range processing parameters according to your specifications to develop the base material. The resulting formulas are then weighed, formed, packaged, or sent for further formulation.

Formulation

Milling machines are used to reduce the size of material by cutting, crushing, or grinding it. The choice of industrial milling equipment depends on the industry and the materials to work with. Besides, there is a significant difference between those aimed to remove layers from metal or other materials workpieces and those designed to reduce particle size for materials that come in bulk.

Milling

<span style="font-weight: 400;">For any industrial pharmaceutical process that relies on high pressure homogenization it’s vital that the equipment used is robust enough to cope with the demands of continuous operation. More than this, modern production demands high levels of process control and automation, as well as seamless integration with plant controls and providing results that satisfy the highest regulatory demands.</span>
<h2>Homogenizer offering the highest level of automation, compliance and capacity</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The DeBEE 4000 series from BEE International is the company’s top-of-line homogenizing solution for high performance situations. Designed from the ground up to achieve the best results as efficiently as possible, the DeBEE 4000 uses DeBEE’s proprietary homogenization technology for unequalled results, coupled with a hydraulically driven vertical intensifier pumps with a slow stroke rate to provide higher pressure and higher process intensity, all with lower maintenance costs.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Featuring a PLC with bespoke HMI software and full-colour touch screen, the DeBEE 4000 offers easy access to several features including security modes and authorisations, integrations with plant controls using network data gathering, and dynamic visual schematics for at-a-glance system status and component parameters.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The DeBEE 4000 features a fully sanitary design making it ideal for pharmaceutical and biotech production, as well as use in the chemical industries.</span>

High pressure industrial homogenizer

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Batters, creams and other delicate sauces and emulsions take time to mix, reducing production efficiency. The technology employed by centrifugal mixers speeds up the production time of these products without impacting on quality. This improves throughput and increases return on investment.</span>


<h2>Flexible centrifugal mixer for fast production of lighter bakery and confectionery mixes</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Tonelli Centrifugal Mixer-MU has been designed specifically for the high efficiency production of batters for cakes, meringue premixes, and the homogenization and mixing of creams, sauces and mayonnaises.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Centrifugal mixing technology allows for thorough mixing or emulsifying at much higher speed than traditional mixers without compromising on quality.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Suitable for a wide range of production environments, the Centrifugal Mixer-MU has a variable operating capacity from as little as 10kg up to 400kg. This makes it extremely flexible as well as providing the ability to increase capacity as future production volumes grow, removing the need to acquire new machinery.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Centrifugal Mixer-MU has a range of ingredient loading options, including manual load, volumetric and pump dosing, as well as loading cell scales.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Adding even more versatility the Centrifugal Mixer-MU can also be used as a scraps mixer, improving the return on investment even further.</span>

Centrifugal mixer for batters and creams

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Homogenization (or pharmaceutical micronization) is the process of reducing particle sizes, and is a vital step in making pharmaceutical creams and ointments more stable and clinically effective, and in producing high quality cosmetics. Homogenizing under vacuum produces the highest quality results, and a bespoke plant built to your exact requirements will increase your productivity and quality.</span>
<h2>Homogenization plants for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The homogenization plants from Ipros are a custom-built solution for the manufacture of high quality creams, ointments and other suspensions, whether under pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical production conditions.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ipros modular design allows full configuration over mixing and homogenising equipment. Options range from vacuum processing to processing under the most stringent sterile and/or toxic conditions. The integrated engineering of the counter-rotating gearbox brings mixing, homogenising, cleaning, sterilisation, and drying systems together into one validated piece of equipment.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A range of solutions for Clean in Place and Sterilise in Place (CIP and SIP) can be selected to fit your exact production needs, and Ipros is pleased to offer the highest performing CIP/SIP performance currently available on the market, perfect for stringent pharmaceutical production.</span>

Homogenizer for creams

Industrial drying machines are designed to remove moisture from your product. But the drying process must cater to variations in the state of matter and molecular structure of the input material. Industrial dryer technology exploits the modes of heat transfer (convection, conduction, radiation, evaporative cooling) to control the moisture content.

Drying

Industrial sterilization processes are employed in different industries to completely eliminate all living microorganisms from the final product. For instance, in food processing, sterilization equipment is used to produce a stable product with a long shelf-life by eradicating harmful bio-contaminants. Instead, in the medical field, sterilization technologies aim to prevent the transmission of microbes to patients by sterilizing all the tools and medical devices that come in contact with the patient. Most sterilization equipment, such as autoclaves, employs high-temperature pressurized steam to destroy bacteria and disinfect surfaces from spores. Other methods include radiation sterilization or using chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide for disinfection.

Sterilization

The production of high-quality cosmetics powders requires perfect mixing and dispersal of elements such as pigments, pearls and binders into a base powder. Liquid cosmetics require complete homogenization to achieve the best results. Traditional high-shear mixing solutions can be slow to achieve results, and risk heat damage of the final product, lowering quality. A high-speed, fully automatic water-cooled mixer produces the best results in a shorter time, maximizing productivity.
<h2>High-speed powder and liquid blender mill in a range of capacities</h2>
The MD series from Lorenzato is a range of high-performance blending mills designed specifically for cosmetics production.

Available in capacities from 12 to 180 litres, the MD blender features touchscreen controls and easy to use operation.

The mixing tank is constructed from 304 stainless steel and features a jacket for water cooling, controlling the temperature of the mixture for enhanced quality.

Tubular construction of the chassis gives the MD series enhanced strength and longevity. All versions include an automatic drum overturn system for easy loading, unloading and cleaning.

Fully adjustable feet ensure simple installation and levelling in any location.

Blending tank for cosmetic powders

When producing liquid and viscous products such as mayonnaise, sauces, dressings and ketchup it’s vital to achieve thorough emulsification and homogenization to ensure product quality. Traditional homogenizing solutions can be slow and difficult to clean, increasing downtime between batches. A modern vacuum-based system offers the flexibility to produce a wide range of products quickly, with exceptional quality and short cycle time.


<h2>Vacuum processing plant for emulsions, suspensions and gels</h2>
The MultiVacH from Enoop is a state-of-the-art processing plant for the production of high-quality sauces, mayonnaise, <a href="https://making.com/ketchup/">ketchup</a> and other liquid and viscous products.

Designed to be completely flexible, MultiVacH can be used whenever liquids or powders need to be thoroughly mixed and offers both cooling and heating to suit all production methods.

Ingredients are circulated via vacuum pump to a high-shear mixing element, then recirculated. This allows for extremely fast processing, as the circulation of product provides additional macro-mixing.

Downtime associated with batch or product changes is reduced to an absolute minimum thanks to fully pumped emptying via the recirculation line. In addition, rotating clean-in-place nozzles speeds up cleaning, allowing the MultiVacH to be used in multi-recipe environments.

Heating and cooling are via a double-jacket system, with direct steam injection available for high-temperature recipes.

Control is via a Siemens PLC with 12” touchscreen display, allowing observation and control of all parameters. Production can be manual, semi-automatic or fully automatic to your requirements.

Vacuum based homogenizer

Whether it is marmalade or pizza, sauce or hummus, chocolate or fruit puree, most food products undergo a cooking step during their production process. Cooking is nothing more than applying heat to food, but there are different methods to do it. For instance, baking, frying, and roasting involve cooking food without using water, unlike boiling or steaming. Industrial cookers such as vacuum and pressure cookers, industrial fryers, industrial ovens, and industrial roasters focus on specialized applications that meet the different needs of the food industry by helping producers achieve a homogeneous cooking process.

Cooking

<span style="font-weight: 400">The heating process is a step of raising the temperature of food, pharma, cosmetics, and many other types of products. You may employ different heating solutions for this process, depending on the type of product you intend to manufacture. Selecting the appropriate heater machine for your product is quite important since various products require different ranges of temperatures and different ways of heat transfer using exchangers. Industrial heating equipment varies in two ways - the type of material it can process and the reaction you want to achieve.</span>

Heating

The process of making cream and lotion involves mixing of water phase and oil phase to create an emulsion. These two immiscible liquids require vigorous mixing action that reduces the particle size in the mixture to produce a stable cosmetic product.
<h2>Homogenizing system with three independent mixing elements for producing cosmetic emulsions</h2>
Turbo emulsifier from Lorenzato is a machine suitable for producing emulsions such as beauty creams and make-up products. This machine has stainless steel panels with a butter finish making it heat resistant and preventing emulsion stickiness. The Turbo emulsifier also has three independent mixing elements: turbine, anchor-shaped mixer with scrapers and coaxial contra-rotating anchor-shaped mixer. This helps to achieve high mixing power and rapid homogenization. It has an inspection probe that helps to control the temperature in the water-cooling process which is done at 0.5 bar max. pressure. The Turbo emulsifier features a cleaning system with spray balls. It can be of different tank capacities ranging from 10 L to 1000 L.

Emulsifier for cosmetic creams

From food to pharma, homogenization is an essential step in the production process that provides uniformity to the product by improving its physical properties. If not homogenized, the fluid product might degenerate over time, leading to the formation of sediments and phase separation. This will lead to the loss of desirable product properties like uniformity, viscosity, consistency and reduced shelf life. 
<h2>Reducing product particle size using cavitation provides fluid stability</h2>
High Pressure Industrial Homogenizer from HOMMAK facilitates permanent homogenization of heterogeneous fluid products like milk, fruit juices, creams, ointments and more. The homogenization effect is achieved by reducing the product particle size through cavitation, shear force, impact velocity and turbulence effect under pressure, thereby preventing phase separation in the product.

The homogenizer consists of two main elements – the compression block and the homogenization unit. As the name suggests, the compression block compresses the ingredients under high pressure. The homogenization unit micronizes the decomposed particles to the specified size per the product.

The equipment's design and manufacturing considerations like capacity, pressure, material selection and valve design are tailored to its specific industrial application.

Pilot plant homogeniser

Equipment operating under the rotor/stator principal is often employed when more traditional methods of stirring cannot achieve desired results. High performance continuous dispersing equipment is needed to achieve desirable results for almost any mixing process in circumstances where other machines fail.
<h2>Rotor/stator mixing in a robust and simple package that is easy to clean</h2>
The IKA ULTRA-TURRAX UTL 2000 is inline high-performance single-stage dispersing machine used for the production of emulsions and suspensions. The UTL 2000 uses the rotor/stator principle and is best suited for continuous applications that cannot be accomplished using conventional stirring methods.

During the full continuous process the components to be mixed are fed into the machine at an appropriate rate through various inlet connections. These components are then thoroughly mixed, dispersed or homogenized within the machine and discharged from the machine through the outlet. Thus, all particles or droplets are treated producing a narrow particle or droplet size distribution with minimal concentration/quality variations. Additionally, the UTL 2000 creates a pumping action which can be used for transfer purposes at low to moderate viscosities with a maximum of about 20 m (ca. 2 bar).

The machines are designed for easy and reliable scale-up and sizes are available with throughput from 50 to 125.000 liters per hour.

Dispersing machine for emulsions and suspensions

For products of medium viscosity and relatively consistent particle size such as honey, cremes, and some plastics, a simple, low cost mixing machine is useful to ensure even dispersion.  The most efficient production plants take advantage of such equipment in continuous production processes to minimize required floor space and serve double-duty as mixing and pumping/transfer equipment.
<h2>A basic effective mixing machine with transport pump capabilities and low cost</h2>
The lower-priced ULTRA-TURRAX UTL 1000 machines from IKA are particularly multifunctional and are used for the mixing, dispersing (emulsifying/suspending) and homogenizing of solid and liquid substances up to viscosities of several thousand mPa·s, such as honey, plastic masses and crèmes. The mixing components are fed into the machine at the inlet connection. The materials are mixed, homogenized and then discharged from the machine via the outlet connection. The economic dispersing machine does not have automatic suction, but does have a conveyor height of up to 20 meters.  Units are available with flow rates from 4.800 to 125.000 liters per hour.

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Economic dispersing machine for emulsions and suspensions

Certain mixing tasks present unique challenges and manufacturers need equipment that is specifically designed to handle them.  When a single pass process is needed, high solid concentrations are involved, the ingredients quickly react with one-another, the product is sensitive to air inclusions, or the solid is granular and needs to be mechanically crushed as well as mixed, the right equipment is needed to get the job done.
<h2>A single pass mixer, disperser, and homogenizer for difficult mixing tasks</h2>
IKA's MHD-2000 system is a continuous homogenizing system designed for the high quality dispersions of solids in liquids.  The system includes two horizontal liquid connections and one vertical connection for solids.  the liquids and solid components of the mixture are brought together in a controlled fashion in a pre-mixing chamber in which the liquid is evenly distributed by entering through several different apertures.  Immediately after mixing, the liquid and solid components are dispersed through a rotor/stator system with high shearing action creating a high quality, output product that is free of agglomerations.

Use of this system greatly reduces production times due to its continuous operation.  Its design allows it to process highly viscous liquid ingredients, mixtures with solid contents up to 80%, and even solids that are granular and must be mechanically crushed during the mixing process.  Units are available with throughput volumes from 60 and 40.000 liters per hour.
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Continuous homogenizing system

When extremely high accuracy is required in your recipe or formulation traditional mixing machines often give unsatisfactory results.  For precisely controlled, quantitative mixes of liquid and solid ingredients you need a machine with better control designed to create a ready-to-use product that meets your exact requirements every time.
<h2>Create precise, quantitative mixes and fine suspensions in a single pass</h2>
The Dispax-Reactor from IKA is a purpose-built high accuracy homogenizing system for the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and other industries.  It achieves extremely accurate mixes and suspensions by dosing both the liquid and the solid phase into the mixing chamber unlike traditional mixers which typically only dose the solid.  In this way the exact quantities of the raw materials in the final product are known regardless of variations in the physical characteristics of inputs.  The units include three distinct dispersing stages which allow for the creation of extremely fine suspensions from a wide range of solid raw materials.  Different rotor/stator dispersing heads are available allowing the machine to be optimized to your particular process.  Capacities are available from 500 to 35.000 liters per hour.

High accuracy homogenizing system

Manufacturers need production mixing equipment that is capable, flexible, and easy to maintain. Accurate mixing form a reliable, user friendly machine will give plant managers the peace of mind and worry free operation they need to focus on improving other areas of their process. A high quality piece of equipment allows for low maintenance, easy cleaning, enables the direct feed of solids and liquids, mixing and dispersing of the vessel contents, heating or cooling of the product, and processing under vacuum or under pressure.
<h2> A universal mixing system with precise, reproducible results and safe operation</h2>
The Master Plant homogenizing and emulsifying system from IKA was designed specifically to meet the production mixing needs of the pharmaceuticals industry but has also proven useful in the production of food, beverages, cosmetics, and chemicals.  Several mixing heads are interchangeable depending on the process and desired results.  Each mixing head can be heated or cooled to control product temperature simultaneous to the mixing process. Flexible PTFE scrapers move with the mixing head and keep product from adhering to the vessel walls.  Products of up to 100.000 mPas viscosity can be processed.  The GMP homogenizing systems  can be fully discharged without the need for additional pumping and are available in capacities from 10 to 4.000 liters.

GMP homogenizing system

Manufacturers of cosmetic products need mixing equipment that is capable, flexible, easy to maintain, and low-cost to stay competitive.  Accurate mixing from a reliable, user-friendly machine will give plant managers peace of mind and worry-free operation to focus on improving other areas of their process.
<h2>Consistent mix quality from an easy-to-use, low-cost system</h2>
IKA's SPP Standard Production Plant is a simple yet very capable system for all standard mixing processes, such as homogenizing, emulsifying, stirring, and dispersing ingredients.  The emulsifying system includes a robust anchor agitator with a fixed flow breaker which moves the entire batch volume even for mixes of high viscosities.  A highly advanced scraper design keeps the vessel walls free from scaling, and unique vessel geometry allows the processing of small batches down to 30% of the rated working volume.

The system includes interchangeable dispersing tools and adjustable speed control, dispersing quality and options for a heated or cooled double-walled vessel, and vacuum degassing of the working chamber, among others.  The unit is easy to clean using a CIP system, and maintenance and inspection is simplified by concentrating major components in easily accessible areas.  This design also helps keep the required floor space of the units as low as possible. The SPP is available in working capacities from 25 to 4.000 liters.

Cost-effective homogenizing and emulsifying system

Producers in a wide variety of industries benefit from equipment that can continuously create highly accurate homogeneous mixtures of liquid and solid ingredients.  The use of a continuous process requires less floor space for storage and greatly reduces production times.  Closed systems eliminate the creation of dust thereby enhancing safety and efficiency.  Equipment that offers all these characteristics will give its users an edge over the competition.
<h2>Continuous dispersion of solids into liquids without the generation of dust</h2>
IKA's mixing Plant MHD includes a mixing machine, metering units, an electrical control system, and peripheral equipment which is customized to meet the customer's facility and process needs.  The Plant MHD is a homogenizing system that allows the dust-free mixing of liquids and solid granules or powders in a continuous process.  The ingredients are continuously fed into the plant's working chamber in the precisely controlled ratios required by the final product, where they are mixed and then dispersed.  In this way, a ready-to-use final product is produced in just one pass.

The units can handle mixtures of up to 80% solid content and viscosities of up to 50.000 mPas.  Since the only agitation of the solid occurs within the machines working chamber after the liquid components have been introduced, no dust is generated.  A wide variety of solid feeding systems is available and IKA can help select the process that is best suited to your needs.  The Plant MHD unit is available with capacities from 200 to 40.000 liters per hour.

Dust-free continuous homogenizing system

Innovators in process development need laboratory equipment that helps their ideas be reliably scaled up to production.  For dispersion equipment, this requires important process parameters like circumferential speed, tool, and mixing chamber geometry to be structurally identical to production level equipment.
<h2>A highly adaptable dispersion machine for the lab, designed for reliable scale-up</h2>
IKA's Labor-Pilot is a versatile, compact, and highly reliable inline laboratory dispersing machine.  It is designed for solid-liquid mixing, homogenizing, emulsifying, suspending, and wet milling.  It is designed specifically to match process characteristics of larger dispersion machines so developed processes can be reliably scaled up.  The units can work at elevated temperatures, pressure/vacuum conditions, and with abrasive substrates.  Changeout between the several different working modules is quick and easy with each module giving the machine the particular characteristics needed to perform particular tasks and work with a particular type of product.  Compared to stirrers, mixing time for a wide variety of dispersions from coarse to fine can be reduced by up to 50%.

Pilot dispersing machine for testing and scale-up

Innovators in a wide variety of industries need laboratory equipment on which processes and products can be developed and reliably scaled up to production.  For dispersion equipment, this requires important process parameters like circumferential speed, tool, and mixing chamber geometry to be structurally identical to production level equipment.
<h2>A highly adaptable dispersion machine for the lab, designed for reliable scale-up</h2>
IKA's Processs-Pilot is a versatile and highly reliable inline laboratory dispersing machine.  It is designed for solid-liquid mixing, homogenizing, emulsifying, suspending, and wet milling.  It is designed specifically to match process characteristics of larger dispersion machines so developed processes can be reliably scaled up.  The units can work at elevated temperatures, pressure/vacuum conditions, and with abrasive substrates.  Changeout between the several different working modules is quick and easy with each module giving the machine the particular characteristics needed to perform particular tasks and work with a particular type of product.  Compared to stirrers, mixing time for a wide variety of dispersions from coarse to fine can be reduced by up to 50%.

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In-line laboratory dispersing machine

If you work with fat-based center masses and cremes, is your current aeration and crystallization machinery leading to more wastage and higher power consumption than it should? By changing to a revolutionary crystallization process that improves the mass quality and reduces complexity and cost you will see immediate benefits.


<h2>Save production time and reduce wastage with next-generation aerator and crystalliser</h2>
The Aasted SuperNova Orbit is able to crystallize fat-based masses to a near solid state which means direct transfer to open hoppers and extruders without any pre-cooling required. This saves production time and reduces wastage.

If the mass is also to be aerated then gas is injected in the middle of the crystallisation process which ensures it is fully and equally dispersed without the need for a traditional mixing head - this more simple design improves reliability and uptime. Gas injection can be switched on and off allowing the unit to be used for a wide range of fat-based masses, increasing flexibility.

SuperNova Orbit features a planetary action which ensures a constant scraper velocity throughout the unit resulting in a more homogenised product than traditional systems are able to deliver.

Available in up to 1,800kg/h versions, a wide range of options brings unparalleled flexibility to your production line. Options include flavour injection, piping, water system for piping, 16 bar mono pump and more.

Aerator for fat based masses and crème fillings

Aerators are devices used for mixing air (oxygen transfer) with a liquid such as water or oil to form a homogeneous product. Selecting an industrial aeration system involves choosing a suitable mixing head and considering the desired input and output flows, temperature, level of aeration, properties of the liquid phase, and the degree of automation and pressure control. Aerators are used in the food industry for the production of fat-based center masses and crèmes and in the chemical industry for wastewater treatment. When it comes to water treatment, surface aerators are most commonly used.

Aeration

<span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s vital that small units for experimentation can scale up with 100% accuracy. Ease of use, reliability and simple maintenance means increased work efficiency, and rapid cleaning and suitability for sanitary uses increase flexibility and improve return on investment.</span>
<h2>Cost-effective benchtop homogenizer with reliable and consistent process for R&amp;D</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Nano DeBEE from BEE International is a market-leader in laboratory-scale homogenizers. Designed for maximum flexibility, the Nano DeBEE can be used for a range of procedures including cell disruption, particle size reduction, nano/micro emulsions and nano/micro dispersions. Despite the minimum sample size of only 5ml, the results obtained from the DeBEE are guaranteed 100% scalable to production processes.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Offering excellent value for money, the Nano DeBEE can operate at up to 45,000 PSI of pressure and yet it is simple to clean and maintain and it’s suitable for sanitary applications where required. A further major benefit is that DeBEE will provide new staff training for the lifetime of the product.</span>

High pressure electric laboratory homogenizer

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Offering lab-scale to small pharmaceutical production scale output for in one unit means maximum cost-benefit when acquiring a homogenizer. Capable of achieving a range of processes including cell disruption, particle size reduction, creating stable nano/micro emulsions and working with polymers and liposomes, this benchtop scale unit can operate at up to 15 litres per hour capacity, yet still offer lab quality results.</span>
<h2>Air-operated, compact, bench-top homogenizer suitable for a broad range of applications</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Micro DeBEE from BEE International is a compact, laboratory-scale homogenizer that can also be used for small-scale production. This is an air-powered unit that can process as little as a single 5ml sample, up to as much as 15L per hour, offering exceptional flexibility.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Features that make it an excellent R&amp;D machine include maximum pressure of 45,000 PSI/3100 bar (at 150 PSI, 55 CFM). In addition, the back pressure can reach 5,000 PSI/350 bar, but this is adjustable to your specific process.</span>

Micro DeBEE is simple in operating, and exceptionally easy to maintain and clean (with no disassembly required), adding further to the value proposition.

High pressure air powered laboratory homogenizer

<span style="font-weight: 400;">For maximum value, a high-pressure homogenizer that’s suitable for both laboratory and pilot/small scale pharmaceutical production is the ideal choice. Full control over all process elements and 100% scalability coupled with cost-effective electric operation offers substantial cost-savings over alternative options.</span>
<h2>Cost-effective unit suited for both laboratory and pilot use</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mini DeBEE from BEE International is hydraulically driven homogenizer that is suitable for both laboratory use and in pilot plants or in small-scale production. Offering the highest process intensity available in its class, it will disrupt the toughest cells with the highest yield, or obtain the smallest particle size.  </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">With proprietary modular homogenising cell, the Mini DeBEE offers completely independent control of pressure, flow, cavitation, impact, shear and process duration. The minimal sample size of only 10ml makes it an excellent choice for R&amp;D and lab work. Because it guarantees 100% scalability, it can easily be transferred to pilot operations, or the machine itself can also be used for small-scale and batch production, offering continuous flow of up to 15 litres per hour.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">PLC control with digital interface means simple operation and monitoring, with user-adjustable operating pressure from 2,000 to 45,000 PSI. Coupled with a wide range of options, this makes the Mini DeBEE suitable for application in the pharmaceutical, biotech, chemicals, cosmetics and food industries.</span>

Pilot high pressure homogenizer

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The production of high quality pharmaceuticals often requires mixing of suspensions and similar solutions. A key challenge to overcome is the unwanted incorporation of air to the mix. Air incorporation causes major problems in processing and end-product quality. Air in the product may </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">cause excessive foaming, increased fouling in heat exchangers, and cavitation in homogenizers. A modern vacuum mixing solution can overcome these problems, as well as ensuring efficient operations with longer production hours, lower maintenance costs, and a safe, high-quality end product.</span>
<h2>Mobile and fixed vacuum mixing units for pharmaceutical production</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The vacuum mixer range from Ipros has been designed specifically for the pharmaceutical industry, and units are tailor made to suit your exact solution production requirements.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Based on an all-stainless GMP frame design, the vacuum mixer range is available with vessel sizes from as small as 30 litres up to 500 litres in a portable format, and from 500 litres up to 1000 litres in fixed format with forklift supports. This makes the range suitable for all scales of production.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ipros vacuum mixer units can run with a vacuum down to -1 bar, and can be specified with heating or cooling elements, and as insulated or non-insulated vessels as your requirements dictate. All vessels can be designed to connect to a wide variety of automated, semi-automated and manual process systems for simple integration.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Perfect for use in the most stringent pharmaceutical production environments, the vacuum mixers have integrated cleanable and sterilisable energy connections, GMP motor and utility housings, and are supplied with an operator panel and software allowing for full process control. These mixers can be used for any ATEX compliant executions.</span>

Vacuum mixer for suspensions

When manufacturing toothpaste, dispersing and mixing powders into liquids to create a consistent, homogeneous product is among the most difficult and challenging of mixing applications. The main problem associated with mixing powders into liquids is aeration and foaming. Unwanted air and oxidation can increase the risk of browning, off-flavors, and result in the loss of essential nutrients, like Vitamin C. Thus, it’s essential to use the right mixing equipment.
<h2>Precisely mix powders into liquids</h2>
The continuous plant type zoatec® CPU by AZO LIQUIDS is designed with a flow meter for liquid dosing and a loss-in-weight feeder for extremely precise powder dosing, thus allowing continuous production of high-quality products. It boasts intelligent control engineering and ensures optimum process control.

The machine is unique compared to conventional homogenizers as its flow direction is turned into the opposite direction of the drive. The mixer can also be used as a clean-in-place (CIP) pump due to its high pump capacity. It works by continuously dispersing and mixing variable amounts of dry solids into low viscosity to pasty liquids. Operators don’t need to premix raw materials, which makes the entire process easier.

Apart from fine powders, it is also able to process granules, and coated pellets, simultaneously. The shear rate can also be varied according to the nature of the materials, making the mixer incredibly flexible. It can thus also be used for the production of hair and skincare products, paint, food pastes etc.

Continuous mixer for toothpaste production

Emulsions enhance foods with a creamy mouthfeel and richer flavors. But the immiscible nature of oil-and-water mixtures makes it challenging to maintain consistency in textures and taste across batches.


<h2>Versatile, powerful, and reliable</h2>
The ProxxD® high-shear emulsifier from ProXES guarantees reproducibility batch after batch. The built-in proprietary automation system hands full control over the shear energy input and other critical parameters.

Droplet distribution impacts emulsion stability and the sensory profile of the final product. FrymaKoruma specializes in droplet size control and is the world market leader in emulsion-based food processing systems.  Its technology solution disperses fine droplets with precision to create superior-quality foods and extend their shelf-life.

The ProxxD® is a highly versatile system that is easily adaptable to match your exact processing needs. Besides emulsification, the ProxxD® performs a range of food processing functions, including dosing &amp; weighing, mixing, and vacuum deaerating.

The integrated unit has been redesigned with a small footprint but large capacities, reaching up to 5,000 kg/hour depending on the product recipe.

Batch processing system for emulsions and suspensions

A smooth finish in paints and coatings depends on the grade of dispersal during mixing. But combining powders into the liquid phase could form clumps, producing poor dispersal and uneven viscosities. To overcome this challenge, manufacturers typically resort to additional equipment, such as recirculating pumps, to process the solution again.


<h3>Mixing fine solids with liquid and pumping out homogeneous mixtures</h3>
The Compact Mixing Plant (XPP) from IKA applies a two-stage mixing technique that prevents clumping and produces homogeneous dispersal of the powders. Using high-shear forces, the system mixes fine solids with liquids for paints, coatings, lacquers, adhesives, and other highly viscous products.

The combined solution is recirculated back into the main vessel without external pumps and remixed until the desired viscosity is achieved. The XPP integrates a stirrer into its compact design to ensure a constant throughput even at high viscosity levels.

Combining the mixing and pumping capabilities into one solution, the Compact Mixing Plant simplifies the process and reduces the footprint for large batch production.

Compact Mixing Plant for Paints and Coatings

Although the first association with almond milk might be the modern plant-based lifestyle trend, it is dated even back to the Middle Ages when it was used as an alternative to cow milk during Catholic fasting. Once harvested, almonds undergo a series of treatments in almond milk manufacturing equipment, such as bleaching, peeling, and grinding, to get the delicious final product for breakfast and desserts.

Almond milk

Creamier, sweeter and versatile are the key adjectives when talking about cashew milk, especially compared to other plant-based milk. Additionally, it is rich in vitamins B and D, as well as essential minerals. Being a blend of cashew kernels and water, the cashew nut milk processing equipment includes a peeling and washing machine, a colloid mill, and a blending tank.

Cashew milk

Choosing a dessert is one of the great dilemmas. The decadent creations that satisfy our sweet tooth come in all tastes and consistencies. Fruit-based or dairy-based, baked or frozen, the possibilities are endless. Thankfully, dessert making equipment is less baffling. Ingredients are mixed, heated, formed, cooled, and packaged. But the process is carefully configured according to the parameters of each product.

Dessert

Energy drinks have come a long way since the tangy, fizzy products popularized in the 1990s. The beverage category today is responding to wellness trends by reducing sugars and adding vitamins. But the basis for making energy drinks remains caffeine anhydrous, which acts as a stimulant. Unique recipes are finished with an array of ingredients, from herbal extracts to taurine to flavorings. Pasteurize the water-based mixture to eliminate microbial growth and extend the drink’s shelf-life.

Energy drinks

Although invented in the 1990s by Rickard Öste, oat milk has only recently grown to be one of the most popular milk alternatives in coffee shops, and it owes it to its smooth mouthfeel and creamy texture. Extracted the plant materials from oats with water, this non-dairy milk is high in fibers, low in saturated fats, and eco-friendly. Oat milk processing equipment helps prepare raw materials, starting with harvest over kilning and making them into flakes or flour, and mixing the prepared materials with water and enzymes.

Oat milk

First mentioned on a stone slab of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China, soy milk has survived centuries and spread from Asia to Global consumption due to the rising popularity of plant-based alternatives. To produce soymilk, raw materials must be harvested, prepared, and blended with water and desired ingredients, such as flavors and vitamins, in soymilk processing equipment.

Soy milk

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