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Dry Processing Technology

Blending system allows the weighing of product in motion

Muesli cereal line required a system to help blend multiple ingredients with accurate proportions.

August 7, 2014

In January 2014, Bob’s Red Mill was planning to buy a new blend system for its Muesli line, which required blending multiple ingredients with accurate proportions to create the cereal.

Dry Products

Portable powder blender

June 6, 2014

The Blendhub Portable Powder Blending Factory incorporates automatic liquid injection into the food powders blending process by developing a parallel module installed into the plant through connectors.

Technology Sourcebook

Vertical blender

June 3, 2014

Designed for vacuum operation up to 29.5 in. Hg, the Ross 1-cu.-ft. vertical blender has a screw agitator and orbital arm driven by 2 separate 100 and 2.5 rpm variable speed motors.

Technology Sourcebook

Cylindrical ribbon blenders

May 7, 2014

Available in sizes from 1/2- to 1,000-cu.-ft. working capacity, Ross Model 42C cylindrical ribbon blenders mix dry powders, wet granulations and paste-like materials with densities up to 100 lb./cu. ft.

Dry Processing

Tubular drag conveyer

April 8, 2014

The Hapman tubular drag chain conveyor is engineered to maintain the integrity of blended product and eliminate segregation.

Depending on the recipe chosen, the spice-blend system delivers the correct proportion of spices via twin-screw, loss-in-weight feeders to the continuous mixer below.

Dry Processing Technology

The right blend of automation

Shane O'Halloran

April 8, 2014

Increased production capacity demands lead dry seasoning processor to more efficient and flexible product transfer system.

The Spiroflow inline twin-screw, continuous proportional blender

Technology Sourcebook

Inline twin-screw blender

April 7, 2014

The Spiroflow inline twin-screw, continuous proportional blender has an adjustable blend ratio to facilitate the addition of flavorings, seasonings and other food ingredients for mixing applications.

Ampco dry blending and powder mixing equipment

Technology Sourcebook

Blending/mixing equipment

April 7, 2014

Ampco dry blending and powder mixing equipment is used for applications from the simple reconstitution of milk powder to the addition of starches or stabilizers.

The heart of Tastee Choice's new line is the Ishida CCW-R-224 waterproof blending weigher

Field Reports

Updated line alleviates processor’s growing pains

A new weigh-blending system and multi-spectrum metal detector increase meal kit productivity and reduce giveaways.

Wayne Labs

January 10, 2014

The humble shrimp has been the mainstay of the Choice Canning Company for more than 50 years. Already a leading supplier of shrimp in North America, the processor expanded into the ready-to-cook meal market in 2006. It now produces 12 IQF skillet meals under the Tastee Choice brand and distributes them to retail grocery stores throughout the Eastern, Midwestern and Southwestern states and Canada.

Technology Sourcebook

Vertical blenders

August 8, 2013

Designed for the low-shear blending of powders, pellets, granules, fibers and other solids, Ross vertical blenders feature an auger that turns on its own axis and a mechanical arm that rotates the auger around the conical vessel.