The pharmaceutical industry makes small products on a large scale that all look alike on the surface, but the key to success is making them more efficiently than competitors. For various reasons there are bottlenecks, hold ups, and other production reasons why companies may opt to stick with their current technologies. This article will look at the different ways how high shear mixers can enhance inline production.

Pharmaceutical companies depend on making batches quickly and reliably. High shear mixers will give you the ability to dependably and consistently produce high quality large batches. Another important factor is the ability to quickly clean your machines.

When it comes to efficiency, some companies are mired in old technology. Traditional in-tank fluid mixing is simply not as efficient as new high shear mixing solutions. Sometimes companies settle with their current output, not realizing the true potential that exists by updating their production machinery. When your core machines are up to date, you know you will be producing products efficiently and effectively. It’s worth investing in high shear mixers for this reason. Don’t waste time and money on an outdated solution.

Also, new technology has allowed breakthroughs in predictability and consistency that reduces the mixing time and ensures you use less energy. This is beneficial for a number of reasons. Less time means reduced expenses and the potential for higher output. In an increasingly environmentally-friendly world, using less power decreases electric costs and also impacts the scope of your company’s corporate social responsibility.

The good news about this technology is that you don’t need to dismantle all your current machines to get it to work-retrofitting is possible with your existing facilities. Most pharmaceutical, food, and chemical production facilities can greatly benefit from the efficiencies offered by retrofitting a high shear mixer into their current processes lines. There are portable and multi-functional process skids to help serve your needs.

It is important to understand the industrial definition accepted within the pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries. Mixing can be defined as a reduction of inhomogeneity in order to achieve a desired process result. Results can include items like concentration, phase or temperature. Mixing is important because it facilitates such secondary effects as mass transfer, reaction and product properties. Mixers are the next most common piece of process equipment after pumps. Most mixing applications are broken down into one of the following categories: Flow Controlled Process – i.e. blending and solids suspensions, and Shear Controlled Process – i.e. dispersing solids into liquids, emulsifying, gas dispersion, and homogenizing. In high shear mixing energy is transferred to the process fluid via an impeller in the form of ‘Flow’ and ‘Head’. Head produced by a mixing impeller is indicative of its shear level. Shear rates are dependent upon fluid velocity differentials and fluctuations, or simply, the change in velocity over distance. For a given power input, different impeller styles will vary in the proportions of Flow and Head that they impart to the fluid.

The high level of competition in the global pharmaceutical, food, and chemical markets today should encourage companies to stay up-to-date with their production equipment. High shear mixers can help companies in these industries to remain or become market leaders and improve overall production efficiency.

Author Bio: With over 40 years of serving customers worldwide, Quadro Ytron offers the latest in homogenizers and powder dispersion technology to provide business with the most efficient processing solutions possible.

Category: Business
Keywords: high shear mixers, mixing equipment, wet milling, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, industrial