Step 1 – Submit Your Application
Complete the Product Trial Request form with details about your product, process, and production objectives.
Mixing & Blending Equipment Trials
Validate Inline Mixing, Powder Incorporation, and Homogenization Performance Before Investing in New Process Equipment
Mixing & Blending Equipment Trials
Mixing and blending performance plays a critical role in product quality, process efficiency, and production consistency across hygienic manufacturing applications. Whether you are improving powder incorporation, evaluating inline homogenization, or transitioning from traditional tank mixing, Fristam product trials allow manufacturers to validate process performance under real production conditions while assessing the most suitable mixing technology for their application.
Supported by Fristam sales engineers, trials help production and engineering teams reduce process risk, support equipment specification, and generate the technical data needed for internal capital investment approval.
More than 90% of Fristam mixing and blending trials lead to equipment implementation because customers quickly validate measurable improvements in process performance, consistency, and efficiency.
Product Trial Request
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Why Fristam Offers Mixing & Blending Trials
Selecting new process equipment is a significant operational and financial decision. Fristam trials are designed to help manufacturers evaluate process performance before committing to equipment implementation.
A structured trial allows engineering and production teams to evaluate the process using their own product and operating conditions before making long-term process changes. For customers, trials provide an opportunity to:
- Validate process performance and application suitability
- Compare inline mixing against existing tank mixing methods
- Evaluate powder incorporation, emulsification, and homogenization performance
- Support process validation and production scale-up activities
- Reduce implementation risk before capital investment
Step 2 – Application Review & Alignment Meeting
Fristam engineers evaluate your process requirements, application suitability, and trial objectives to determine the most appropriate equipment configuration.
Step 3 – Trial Coordination
Our team coordinates equipment selection, logistics, and installation requirements with your production team prior to the trial.
Step 4 – Process Evaluation
The equipment is evaluated under real operating conditions with support from Fristam sales and application engineers throughout the trial period.
Step 5 – Performance Review
Following the trial, Fristam works with your team to review process results, performance improvements, and long-term application suitability. We also identify whether any custom optimizations are necessary to meet your goals.
Product Trial Request
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Want to know more about Mixing & Blending Equipment Trials?
Check out our Mixing trial FAQ section to find answers to most of your questions.
Equipment Available for Trial
Depending on application suitability and equipment availability, Fristam may offer trials for:
- Inline shear mixers – Fristam FS Shear Blender
- Complete powder mixing systems – Fristam PM Powder Mixer
- Colloid mixers – Fristam FCM Colloid Mixer
- Powder induction systems – Fristam PL Powder Mixer
- Hygienic pumps – Fristam Pumps Website (opens new tab)
- High viscosity mixing systems - Fristam PMD Powder Mixer
Fristam trial systems are regularly used across food processing, beverage production, pharmaceutical manufacturing, personal care production, and chemical processing applications involving powder incorporation, emulsification, homogenization, and hygienic inline blending.
Customer Trial Experiences
“The trial provided valuable validation data before implementation.”
We required several customizations to suit our pharmaceutical process and validation requirements. The Fristam trial allowed our team to evaluate batch repeatability, mixing consistency, temperature stability, and CIP performance before final equipment specification. Having access to real process data under production conditions made internal validation and approval significantly easier.
“The trial removed the uncertainty.”
We were initially hesitant about transitioning to inline mixing technology because our existing process had been in place for years. Fristam worked closely with our team throughout the trial, adjusting speeds, recirculation methods, and operating conditions until we achieved the best possible process performance.
“Easy to operate and understand.”
The mixing technology itself was surprisingly easy to operate, but having Fristam explain the process in detail and support the setup gave our team real confidence to continue using the system independently throughout the trial period and after purchase.
Product Trial Request
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Frequently Asked Questions – Mixing & Blending Equipment Trials
Yes. Fristam equipment trials are performed directly within customer production environments using real operating conditions and product.
Yes, depending on the equipment you require and the trial objectives. Fristam equipment trials can also be conducted in one of our workshops.
Depending on application suitability and availability, Fristam may offer trials for inline mixers, powder mixers, colloid mixers, blending systems, and hygienic pump technologies.
Customers typically need the following available on the day of the trial:
- Electrical connections
- Fluid/process connections
- Product for testing
- Appropriate utilities
Customers are responsible for freight costs to and from the site, but the trial itself is free for 30 days from delivery until return shipment to Fristam. Trials lasting longer than 30 days may result in additional charges calculated on a case-by-case basis.
Yes. Fristam sales and application engineers support the setup, operation, and evaluation process throughout the trial.
Depending on the application, customers may evaluate:
- Powder incorporation rates
- Homogenization performance
- Batch consistency
- CIP performance
- Process temperatures
- Recirculation behaviour
- Overall production efficiency
Yes. Fristam engineers support the trial process by helping optimize speeds, flow rates, recirculation methods, and operating conditions to achieve the best possible process performance.
Yes. Fristam engineers provide on-site support during the trial period and ensure operators and production teams are comfortable using the equipment before the trial concludes.
Trial duration depends on the application, production schedule, and validation requirements. Fristam works with each customer to define an appropriate evaluation period before shipment, although a typical evaluation window is 30 days free of charge from the date of delivery.
Yes. All units must be returned clean, or an additional cleaning fee may apply.
The trial mixer must be returned clean, complete with all supplied components and documentation and securely packed in its original custom packaging. Additional charges may apply if the original packaging is damaged, missing, or replaced with another box for return.
In most cases, yes - it is possible to keep a trial unit on site and purchase it from Fristam. Although we handle this on a case-by-case basis.
Trial equipment must be operated in accordance with Fristam manuals and within rated limits. Customers are responsible for damage resulting from misuse, improper assembly, running equipment dry, or processing unapproved materials. Full terms and conditions will be provided in advance.
Many manufacturers successfully transition from traditional tank mixing to inline processing with minimal production disruption. Fristam provides technical guidance throughout the process.
Yes. Many customers choose to keep their existing tank systems and use a Fristam inline powder mixer alongside them.
Inline mixing improves homogenization, reduces batch times, improves powder incorporation, and increases repeatability. A product trial is a great way to validate these improvements.
Yes. Trials can support process validation activities by allowing manufacturers to evaluate batch repeatability, mixing consistency, temperature stability, cleanability, and overall process performance before final equipment specification.
Yes. Trials can support pilot testing, process optimization, and production scale-up activities prior to full production implementation.
Do you have any questions so far?
Please don’t hesitate to contact our customer support. We’re happy to answer any questions you may have about our trial and provide effective solutions tailored specifically to your needs.