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Tuesday 15 March 2022

Why inline blending beats batch mixing ?

 Can Inline integration systems be used to eliminate other bulk mixing limits?


Drum pumps may be used to transfer liquid to the tank based on weight. Small pairs of material will be rolled up to the top of the tank and discarded by hand. A centrifugal or PD transfer pump can be transported by wheels and connected to a tote as many of the materials used are also transmitted by weight gain.


Inline Homogenizer

Large production sites with a large budget process can be complicated in their own way by making these transfers automatically and will generate mass storage compared to tote, drums, etc, where possible. These ingredient supplements are still discarded one at a time by weight. Load cells or floor scales should take into account the weight of the tank, so their adjustment is usually poor when it comes to small dumping of the ingredient, thus providing poor balance control between the ingredients.



The most advanced industries can use expensive bulk flow meters to fly in liquid vessels at the same time, but without a guarantee that the right amount was discarded, as flow meters will not take into account the residual in plumbing, drainage rates, etc. Usually, manufacturers' recipes include large amounts of water or a specific ingredient. Transferring water to a bulk tank is a wasteful practice, but we will get to that later.


What exactly is linear integration?

Mixing is done in one tank where all the ingredients are usually added one at a time. This method has many problems:


  • A large, expensive tank is needed. 

  • The tank (s) use an important floor area. 

  • The ingredients are usually added one at a time.

  • A bulk material or water that is transferred to this tank consumes an important area. High movement HP is required in the tank. 

  • The rate control is inaccurate due to low adjustment flow rates or load cells. 

  • Many tanks are added, and more ground space is used as the demand for additional capacity increases.

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