Case Studies

Mixing cocoa powder: Fristam Powder Mixer saves ingredients

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A large dairy processor in Iowa, USA, producing flavoured milk for retail and school contracts, was searching for a more efficient way to disperse cocoa powder into milk. Their aim was to improve the mixing process and reduce ingredient waste in the production of chocolate milk — packaged in both small cartons and half-gallon containers.

Starch production: Fristam PM improves safety & cuts process time

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A food ingredient manufacturer producing cooked starch experienced significant safety and efficiency challenges with its existing batch mixing process. Operators were manually lifting and dumping heavy sacks of dry starch powder into a large batch tank using scaffolding and ladders — a practice that posed a serious safety hazard due to repetitive lifting, elevated work platforms and airborne dust.

Mixing canola oil in cheese sauce with the Fristam Colloid Mixer

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A mid-sized co-packer in the American Midwest specialising in processed cheese sauces was seeking to replace an ageing piston homogeniser. The unit was operating inefficiently and generating increasing maintenance costs, averaging $500–600 per month in repairs.

Creating a nano-emulsion for dietary supplements - Fristam FCM

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A leading nutraceutical manufacturer specialising in premium dietary supplements required a nano-emulsion of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) to improve absorption in a turmeric-based liquid formulation. The formulation included CoQ10 powder, xanthan gum, polyglycerol monostearate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, MCT oil, sunflower lecithin, and water.

Emulsifying cedar oil: High performance homogenisation

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A leading consumer goods manufacturer, known for established household brands across North America, partnered with a contract packager in Wisconsin to launch a new eco-friendly insecticide formulation. The product was based on cedar oil — a natural essential oil derived from cedar trees — selected for its effective pest-repellent properties and plant-based sustainability profile.

Mixing oil-based inhaled therapies with the Fristam Powder Mixer

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A pharmaceutical manufacturer specialising in oil-based inhalation treatments needed a more effective method to fully emulsify oil-based medication with dry powders – essential for producing the fine mist required for inhalation therapies. They needed to achieve consistent, high-quality emulsions with batch sizes of less than 100 litres.

Mayo production emulsification - Cutting costs and boosting quality

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A prominent U.S. food manufacturer producing classic mayonnaise blends was facing major productivity and maintenance challenges. Multiple production lines utilized a competitor’s colloid mill that could not be cleaned in place (CIP). The requirement for manual Clean-Out-of-Place (COP) drastically increased labor time and exposed staff to safety risks, as well as driving frequent wear and damage to the mill. This resulted in approximately $100,000 per year in spare parts and maintenance costs.

High-viscosity milk of lime production sped up with Fristam PM

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A US baking ingredient processor producing milk of lime faced significant challenges with its existing 700-gallon (2,600-liter) mixing tank. Operators manually added calcium hydroxide powder into the open tank and relied on a top-entry agitator to form the suspension.

Eliminating pigment rub-out in water-based coatings

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

To maintain colour consistency and surface quality, the customer needed a mixing solution capable of applying sufficient shear to deagglomerate pigment particles and achieve a particle size below approximately 10 µm, while also enabling rapid and homogeneous incorporation of colour paste into base paint.

Blending Carbopol for hand gel application in first pass

webmaster@fristam-mixing-blending.com (Fristam Mixing & Blending) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT

Customer brief

A personal care products manufacturer was experiencing significant challenges in dispersing and hydrating Carbopol® 940—a common thickener used in gels, hand sanitizers, lotions, and similar formulations. Carbopol must be thoroughly wetted and activated in water, but the conventional batch process was not achieving this consistently.