Industrial Process Mixing Systems

Mixing Systems:

Semi or fully automated mixing plant systems are often incorporated into pilot plants. When designing an industrial level batch mix plant our focus is on accuracy and consistency over time. Selecting the right mixing equipment is essential to control costs while ensuring accurate end-products. The controls and programming are crucial to the process, and EPIC can deliver everything from simple user interfaces to more complex recipe management systems.

Blending Systems:

Blending systems are similar to mixing systems, but have subtle differences. Generally, blending is gentler process and more often applied to solids or solid-liquid combinations. Efficiency and sustained accuracy are the goals to this process, with a focus on ingredient additions and consistent end-product. Like mixing systems, blending systems can be incorporated into your demonstration or pilot plant as either batch (most common) or continuous systems.

Inline Systems:

Chemical injection systems, or inline blending systems, are a common version of continuous mixing/blending systems. These systems can be built in skid form, and generally require less space than a traditional system. Other benefits include less equipment requirements, minimal costs for new ingredients/variants and rapid expansion of product offerings with quick additions for flavors, fragrances and dye. Talk to one of our engineers to see if inline blending systems are the best system for your application.

Dispersion Applications:

The most common application for dispersion mixing systems is powders into liquids, which can be difficult to design without an experienced engineer. Dust containment, process contamination and avoiding clumping in the mixing process are major concerns that can turn into big problems. If designed incorrectly, processing time will increase and heavier-than-necessary equipment may be employed to deal with breaking up lumps and agglomerates. EPIC’s team has many years of experience designing proven dispersion mixing systems, and we will help you design an optimal system that delivers consistent end-product.

Suspension:

Mixing systems that suspend non-soluble particles in a fluid are similar to dispersion and provide unique challenges. Common application include: industrial chemicals, agri-chem and oil. EPIC provides a turnkey pilot plant that optimizes suspension. The keys to long-term ROI for suspension mixing systems are: Correct particle size and distribution; Complete particle suspension, which keeps your ingredient dissolution on track; Minimal settled solids; Efficient mass transfer during reactions involving catalyst particles. We thoroughly outline your process goals and key success metrics for the system, then design and select equipment that is most appropriate for your end-product and budget.

Emulsion Systems:

EPIC delivers experts emulsion systems that efficiently mix your dispersed phase into your continuous phase. We have developed successful emulsion systems for a wide variety of applications, including food, consumer products, industrial chemicals and bio-chemicals. Several technologies are available for industrial emulsion systems from simple stirring to process intensification using ultrasound technology. Whether your process calls for regular emulsion, micro-emulsion or nano-emulsion, EPIC will provide a proven system with long-term ROI and consistent output.