APV Flex-Mix Pilot Mixer

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SPX FLOW, Inc. has unveiled the APV Flex-Mix Pilot Mixer, which enables food and beverage customers to test small-scale pilot batches of low- to high-viscosity product samples using just a single unit.

The unit can be bought or rented by users to conduct tests at their own facilities, including developing recipes for everything from infant formula, ice cream and plant-based products to dressings, sauces and high-protein yoghurts. The in-house tests give users a better sense of whether products and recipes can be replicated on a bigger scale. In addition, by conducting the tests on a smaller scale, users can avoid shutting down their production lines for a long time.

The pilot mixer is also suitable for small-scale production or craft producers looking to make a variety of products in small batches. The pilot mixer has a compact, ergonomic design, which is easy to move and requires just one operator.

The mixer is also designed to help users cut costs and reduce waste. By conducting the tests in their own facilities, users won’t have to pay to travel or ship raw materials to a different laboratory. And since the batch size is small, there can be less waste during the testing phase.

Equipped with all the features of a full-size mixer, including heating jackets, agitators, scrapers and semi-automation systems, the pilot mixer can incorporate mixing, direct heating and jacket heating/cooling.

A single pilot mixer also enables users to test three different types of mixing techniques available in the full-scale APV Flex-Mix series:

Atmospheric mixing: For low-viscosity products like ice-cream mix and recombined dairy products. It uses internal recirculation and scales up to the Flex-Mix Liquiverter mixer.

Vacuum-mixing: For low-viscosity products like infant formula and plant-based products. It uses external recirculation and scales up to the Flex-Mix Instant mixer.

All-in-one mixing with or without vacuum or heating: For medium- and high-viscous products like processed cheese and meat products. It uses internal recirculation and scales up to the Flex-Mix Multiverter mixer.

The Flex-Mix Pilot Mixer can test a variety of ingredients, including liquids, dry powders, soluble pastes, coarse grinds and solids.

A webinar about the Flex-Mix Pilot Mixer is being held at 7 pm AEST on Wednesday, 16 November. To register for the webinar, click here.

For more information: https://bit.ly/3sQWRq2.