Mixer Selection – An alternative consideration! - Sponsored Whitepaper

On a regular basis, we speak with dozens of experienced manufacturers of coatings, cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals, plastics and adhesives – virtually every process industry alive and thriving at this day and age. They are experts in the chemistry of their product formulations and the dynamics of producing them. They understand every nuance of color development, particle size reduction, viscosity build-up, etc. They can predict the effect of a subtle change at any step in their process. Yet, when we speak of mixing equipment, we invariably go right back to basics.

Most agree that a periodic review of the basics in mixer design is valuable, at least to make sure that their process lines are still competitive. Technology is evolving quickly in many categories of mixing equipment, and a quick review of the “new” fundamentals may reveal that last year’s workhorse in your mixing operation is now obsolete.

This article gives an in depth look at the fundamentals of choosing the correct mixing equipment for your product.