Mixing and Blending
MIXING AND BLENDING CASE STUDIES, WHITE PAPERS, & APPLICATION NOTES
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![Charles Ross Feature]( "Recommended Mixing Equipment For Catalytic Slurries")
Recommended Mixing Equipment For Catalytic SlurriesCatalytic slurries consisting of solid catalysts and support materials suspended in a liquid medium are commonly prepared in batch tanks agitated by low-speed mixers such as propellers, anchor paddles and pitched blade impellers. These devices can sometimes suffer from long cycle times and inadequate dispersion especially in large batches. Technologies like the Ross Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM) offer a more practical method of wetting out powders and quickly achieving the desired particle size distribution in high percent solids slurries.
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![Charles Ross Feature]( "Recommended Mixing Equipment For Polyvinyl Alcohol Solutions")
Recommended Mixing Equipment For Polyvinyl Alcohol SolutionsPolyvinyl alcohol (PVOH, also referred to as PVA) is a versatile polymer that plays multiple roles in the manufacture of adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, paper, textiles and many other products. This paper describes the benefits of preparing PVOH solutions in a well-designed Multi-Shaft Mixer capable of bulk agitation, high shear deagglomeration, and superior heat transfer.
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![Trees are growing.jpg]( "Pesticide Gel Production In A Ross VersaMix Triple-Shaft Mixer")
Pesticide Gel Production In A Ross VersaMix Triple-Shaft MixerHerbicides and insecticides in gel form enable easy, accurate and controlled application for increased efficacy and safety. Compared to traditional pesticides that are sprayed or sprinkled, gel formulations are smeared onto targeted surfaces which reduces the risk of chemical runoff and contamination.
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![Charles Ross Feature]( "Mixers that Gel With Your Application")
Mixers that Gel With Your ApplicationA global cosmetic company with the goal of expanding their gel manufacturing capabilities found a solutions with the 100-gallon VersaMix Multi-Shaft Mixer.
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![Charles Ross]( "Sanitary Mixing In Multi-Agitator Systems")
Sanitary Mixing In Multi-Agitator SystemsMulti-shaft mixers are versatile systems used in the production of food, beverage, pharmaceutical and medical products. This bulletin discusses a few equipment features commonly supplied on multi-shaft mixers intended for sanitary applications.
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![Choose The Right Inline High Shear Mixer For Your Process]( "Choose The Right Inline High-Shear Mixer For Your Process")
Choose The Right Inline High-Shear Mixer For Your ProcessThis white paper presents some ideas for selecting the right inline high shear mixer for your process based on a company’s collective experience as a mixing equipment provider to process industries.
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![stepsincreaseenergy_efficientmixing.jpg]( "5 Steps To Increase Energy-Efficient Mixing")
5 Steps To Increase Energy-Efficient MixingMixer testing simulation trials are needed to confirm the suitability of a specific mixing strategy. This white paper explores five ways to increase energy efficiency in new and existing mixing processes.
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The Quest For Clean Mixing
Mixing is one of the most common operations in food processing, but comes with challenges -- batch-to-batch uniformity, optimizing blend times, and most importantly: improving cleanliness.
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![Charles Ross and Son Company - mixers, blenders, dryers and dispersion equipment]( "Solutions To Batch Mixing Issues")
Solutions To Batch Mixing IssuesMixing processes vary from one application to another and there are no fix-all solutions.This white paper presents some strategies for improving commonly encountered batch mixing problems.
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![EfficientPowder.jpg]( "Efficiencies In Powder Dispersion For Manufacturers")
Efficiencies In Powder Dispersion For ManufacturersUniformly dispersing powders into a liquid batch in a practical amount of time is a common problem for F&B manufacturers. This white paper explores five tips for dispersing powders more efficiently.
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How To Optimize Solid-Liquid Mixing
This paper provides practical information on the efficient use of specialty mixing equipment for the preparation of low, medium and high viscosity solid-liquid mixtures under low and high shear conditions.
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![Charles Ross and Son Company - mixers, blenders, dryers and dispersion equipment]( "How To Easily Scale-Up Mixing Systems")
How To Easily Scale-Up Mixing SystemsWhen selecting mixing systems, foresight for scale-up is important for long-term success. A quick shift between systems can be the difference between economical success and a financial disaster.
MIXING AND BLENDING PODCASTS, VIDEOS, AND MORE
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High Viscosity Mixing Using Change Can Mixers
Mixing challenges throughout the process industries are heightened as the viscosity and complexity of the mixture rises. This webinar reviews the numerous options that are available to help select the most efficient mixer for a users requirements.
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A Ribbon, Tumble Or Vertical Blender - Which Is Best For My Process?
Dry blenders are typically described as being of horizontal, vertical or tumbling designs. On the surface it would seem that each can be used for the same application, but subtle differences usually make one preferable over another. This webinar helps to narrow the choice of the unit for a particular production requirement.
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Agilent Technologies Introduces The New Stand-Alone Sample Prep System At Pittcon 2011 At Pittcon 2011, Agilent Technologies introduces their new instrument, a stand-alone sample prep system for LC and GC samples.
MIXING AND BLENDING PRODUCTS
How did we create the best pharmaceutical-grade dry solids feeders? Simple. We involved an international group of pharmaceutical manufacturing and process people in the design and development process. Then together, we developed and shaped new patented technology into feeding solutions optimized for jet milling, blending, extruding, packaging, coating and formulating applications.
The Model PD-40 PowerMix is a change-can mixer used for high viscosity vacuum mixing and dispersion requirements
The company has announced the completion of a new brochure describing their line of Sanitary Mixing, Blending, Drying and Dispersion equipment.
The new line of Model 42C Cylindrical Ribbon Blenders are designed to mix dry powders, wet granulations and paste-like materials with densities up to 100 lb/cu.ft. Available in many sizes from 1/2 to 1,000 cu.ft. working capacity, Cylindrical Ribbon Blenders can be built for atmospheric, full vacuum or internal pressure operation. A full range of standard, heavy-duty and sanitary models are offered.
Ross manufactures a range of sizes from ½ through 515 cu.ft. working capacity. Ross blenders are supplied with several agitator design possibilities including continuous or cut-out ribbons for center or end discharge, a paddle design is also offered for shear sensitive blending applications.
Double Cone Blenders are most often used for the intimate dry blending of free flowing solids. The solids being blended in these units can vary in bulk density and in percentage of the total mixture. Materials being blended are constantly being intermixed as the Double Cone rotates. Normal cycle times are typically in the range of 10 minutes, however they can be less depending on the difficulty of blending.
Charles Ross & Son Company’s Sanitary PVM 200-gallon VersaMix was designed to produce sanitary emulsions in short mixing cycles...
MIXING AND BLENDING NEWS
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![saw]( "Charles Ross Announces Ultra-high Shear Homogenization And Particle Disintegration")
The Ross MegaShear Ultra-High Shear Mixer is designed for homogenizing dispersions and disintegrating large solid particles or droplets suspended in liquid. A unique inline rotor/stator design, the MegaShear’s mixing head (US Patent No. 6,241,472) turns at tip speeds well over 11,000 ft/min and generates extremely complex flow patterns without sacrificing throughput
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![dualagitatorPD.jpg]( "New Model PowerMix Design Offered By Ross")
Ross now offers a new design of the PowerMix (Planetary Disperser) for the mixing of viscous mixtures requiring a combination of slow and high-speed agitation. -
![Charles Ross And Son Company Introduces Ross PowerMix Supplied With Control System]( "Charles Ross And Son Company Introduces Ross PowerMix Supplied With Control System")
A Ross PowerMix was recently introduced with a special touch screen control system. The touch screen package allows easy user interface and entry of standard recipes' by operators. -
![3000th-Ross-Double-Planetar]( "Ross Completes Its 3000th Double Planetary Mixer")
Charles Ross & Son Company, a manufacturer of specialty mixing, blending, drying and dispersion equipment, recently completed its 3000th Double Planetary Mixer.
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![185GallonStainlessSteelKettles]( "Charles Ross Announces Mixing And Melting Kettles")
Charles Ross & Son Company, maker of Ross mixers, dispersers and blenders, also caters to custom fabrication projects including storage tanks, pressure vessels and reactors. -
![Ross-Test-&-Development-Cen]( "Ross Expands Mixer Testing Capabilities")
Technical Director Ken Langhorn announces the addition of new mixing and blending equipment at the Ross Test & Development Center located at the company’s headquarters in Long Island, NY. The new additions include a 1-cu.ft. -
Ross Mixers are used for processing a wide range of materials in many different industries. While processing, the mixer can provide a sealed processing environment to enable processing under vacuum
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Ross has announced the completion of a new Dual-Shaft VersaMix design incorporating a special helical agitator and high speed dispersion blade
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The Ross PowerMix is ideally suited for the dispersion of minor ingredients into a major carrier...
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![Ross-100-gallon-Double-Plan]( "New Ross Double Planetary Mixer With Special Finger Blades")
Ross introduces a new agitator blade design for their line of Double Planetary Mixers. Pictured is a 100-gallon model equipped with two identical rectangular stirrers with upward rake fingers.
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Ross has announced the completion of new 14-page literature covering its line of Control Systems used with Mixing, Blending, Drying and Dispersion equipment.
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![Ross Interfacial Surface Generator (ISG) Static Mixer]( "Charles Ross Announces ISG Static Mixers For High Viscosity (Laminar Flow) Applications")
The Ross Interfacial Surface Generator (ISG) is a patented Static Mixer (US Patent No. 3404869) designed for laminar flow processes such as blending a minor component into a viscous stream.
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![Mixer-system.jpg]( "Ross Builds Special 600 Gallon Mixing System")
Charles Ross and Son Company announces the completion of a special 600 gallon Dual Shaft - Mixing and Dispersion and Control System -
![RossCylindricalRibbonBlender]( "Charles Ross Introduces A New Line Of Cylindrical Ribbon Blenders")
Ross introduces a new line of Model 42C Cylindrical Ribbon Blenders designed to mix dry powders, wet granulations and paste-like materials with densities up to 100 lb/cu.ft. Available in many sizes from 1/2 to 1,000 cu.ft. working capacity, Cylindrical Ribbon Blenders can be built for atmospheric, full vacuum or internal pressure operation. A full range of standard, heavy-duty and sanitary models are offered.
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![Ross Pressure Vessel]( "Mixer Manufacturer Offers One Stop Custom Fabrication Service")
Providing one stop fabrication service to manufacturers throughout the process industries, Ross, a world leader in mixing and blending technology, designs and builds storage tanks, pressure vessels and reactors for virtually any process or application.
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![Ross 4-gallon VersaMix Triple-Shaft Mixer]( "Charles Ross Announces R&D And Pilot-Scale Mixers")
Ross manufactures a wide range of bench-top mixers for R&D and pilot-scale requirements, with many selections for multi-viscosity processing, dry solid-solid blending, powder wet-out, inline (continuous) mixing, agitated vacuum drying, homogenization, emulsification and particle size reduction/wet milling.
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![jpg.jpg]( "Charles Ross Announces New Solids Powder Wetting System Offered")
Charles Ross & Son Company, the world leader in rotor/stator mixing technology, recently announced a new in-line powder induction system. -
![vertcal-blender.gif]( "Ross Vertical Blender Offers Gentle Blending Action")
The Ross Vertical Blender is ideal for the blending of easily degradable solids. The mixing screw rotates around the periphery of the cone, and simultaneously lifts materials from the bottom to the top of the blender -
![RossDPPM-2.jpg]( "New Mixing System Introduced By Ross")
Charles Ross & Son Company recently introduced a new mixing and dispersion system. The new system combines a Ross High Shear Mixer and a specially designed PowerMix for use in manufacturing fine dispersions. -
![V Blender b.jpg]( "Ross Now Stocks Three Sizes Of Sanitary V-Blenders")
The V-Blenders design is most often used for the intimate dry blending of free flowing solids. The solids being blended in these units can vary in bulk density and in percentage of the total mixture. -
![SlimA.jpg]( "Ross Slim System Accelerates Powder Induction")
Charles Ross & Son Company, the world leader in rotor/stator mixing technology, offers a new in-line system that dramatically improves powder induction in a liquid stream. -
![Ross-Dual-Shaft-Mixer-with-.jpg]( "New Surface Treatments And Coating Options Offered On Ross Mixers")
Charles Ross & Son Company now offers a variety of surface treatments, coatings and alternative materials on its full range of mixing, blending, drying and dispersion equipment for the processing of high-purity, sensitive, corrosive or abrasive products.
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![Ross-Tumble-Blenders-(300-d.jpg]( "Fast Delivery Of V-Cone And Double Cone Tumble Blenders")
Fully-equipped Ross V-Cone and Double Cone Tumble Blenders are now available from stock or with fast delivery times.
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![Ross-100HP-High-Speed-Dispe]( "Charles Ross Announces High Speed Dispersers For Large Scale Production")
Ross manufactures a full range of High Speed Dispersers suitable for high-volume mixing in vessels up to 6,000 gallons or larger.
