Fristam Powder Mixing improves turmeric supplement quality and reduces batch time – ROI achieved in just 2 months!

Inline powder induction provides instant wetting and rapid shear dispersion within a continuous liquid stream, eliminating the long hydration and circulation periods required in tank agitation. This significantly shortens total batch time while improving homogeneity and downstream processing stability.

Fisheyes typically form when fine hydrophobic powders contact liquid without sufficient shear or wetting energy, trapping dry material inside partially hydrated clusters. Without rotor-stator shear to fully break these structures, agglomerates remain in the final product and can cause filtration losses or filling blockages.

Yes. Variable-speed inline mixing allows precise adjustment of shear energy to balance rapid dispersion with protection of delicate functional compounds, flavours or bioactive components. This flexibility is particularly important in herbal, probiotic and protein-based formulations.

Effective high-shear dispersion minimises undissolved solids and particle clusters, significantly reducing or eliminating post-mix filtration steps. This improves product yield, lowers labour requirements and prevents loss of valuable active ingredients during processing.

ROI is typically achieved through a combination of shorter batch cycles, reduced downtime, lower labour demand, improved product yield and fewer rejected batches. In high-value supplement production, these gains can deliver payback within months rather than years.

Hygienic inline mixers are designed for full clean-in-place (CIP) operation, enabling validated cleaning without dismantling equipment. This supports regulatory hygiene requirements, reduces manual intervention and shortens turnaround time between supplement batches.

Common applications include turmeric, botanical extracts, vitamins, minerals, collagen, proteins, fibres, probiotics and functional plant ingredients. Any formulation requiring rapid wetting, uniform suspension and accurate dosing can benefit from controlled inline shear mixing.

Yes. Inline systems are commonly retrofitted into existing processing layouts with minimal disruption, connecting upstream ingredient preparation to downstream encapsulation, filling or storage while improving overall process reliability.

Upstream liquid handling often uses energy-efficient Fristam centrifugal pumps for low-viscosity carriers, while downstream transfer of thicker nutraceutical suspensions may require gentle positive displacement technologies such as Fristam twin-screw or Fristam rotary lobe pumps to maintain product integrity and stable flow to filling equipment.