When the topic of agglomeration comes up, it’s natural to think first of the unit operation of size enlargement— causing particles to adhere to each other — and the benefits this process provides for many dry bulk products. Yet agglomeration isn’t always a positive thing. Unwanted agglomeration is a natural...

Introduction to Bulk and Tapped Density The bulk density of a material is the ratio of the mass to the volume (including the interparticulate void volume) of an untapped powder sample. The tapped density is obtained by mechanically tapping a graduated cylinder containing the sample until little further volume change...

Across the process industries, a wide range of powder blends are produced in a ubiquitous workhorse that is the ribbon blender. From seasonings and beverage mixes to pharmaceutical, chemical, plastic, and agricultural powders, a reliable method for solid-solid blending is at the core of production and the ribbon blender is...

Vortex conical screw blender/dryer are ideal design for vacuum drying with a wide range of applications in both solid and liquid forms, such as powders, pellets, granules, fibers, slurries, pastes and etc. Conical screw vacuum drying blender features of a gentle-action auger screw that gently lifts batch materials updates as...

The segregation is one of the three key issues facing those that handle powders. It is responsible for unscheduled downtimes due to quality issues. The mitigation of segregation is a primary objective when handling mixtures and blends. Segregation is a mechanistic phenomenon. For example, fine particles may sift down through...

Vortex Industrial Technology Company based in Shanghai city was found in 2000. And now is a fully developed custom contract manufacturer of mixer and blender. The main products are ribbon blender, plough blender, tumble blender and etc. Vortex Ribbon Blender There are two designs of ribbon blender, one is horizontal...

Vortex produces ribbon mixers used in the process industries for rapid, thorough and dust-free blending of powders, granules, pellets and fibers and other bulk solids. Available in many standard sizes from 100 liters to 50000 liters working capacity, vortex ribbon blenders are manufactured for a wide range of bulk densities...

Choosing the right powder blender for your business can be a daunting task. There are so many different options available on the market today. If you make the wrong choice, not only is it likely to affect your bottom line but it will drive you to distraction as you attempt...

Aimed to better meet to the customer’s requirements, Vortex ribbon blenders are fabricated in standard and sanitary designs with customizable features for increased trustworthy of powder to powder, solid to solid and liquid to solid mixing actions. Available in the capacity from 50L to 10000L, Vortex ribbon blender could handle...

Many product flours milled from other grains are occasionally used in wheat flour, for example, corn meal, rice, millet, soy, oat, buckwheat and barley flours. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has started a sampling and testing program at milling plants in the UK to test for the presence of soya...