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Silverson has grown to become a world leader of High Shear Mixers, having customers in over 150 countries and representation in over 50 countries around the globe, such as Advanced Packaging Systems for New Zealand.

Time after time, organisations specify Silverson mixers as the “standard” equipment for their manufacturing process. Advanced Packaging Systems supplies Universities throughout New Zealand with Silverson Laboratory Scale Mixers, to assist in the creation of new product formulations.

Key Features

Expertise as standard. When you choose Silverson you get more than just a mixer, you receive mixing solutions. Their unmatched level of expertise is transferred through Advanced Packaging Systems to ensure that you receive the most suitable mixer for your application.

Silverson mixers are exceptionally fast, reducing processing times by up to 90%, when compared with conventional agitators and mixers.

The advantage of installing a Silverson for mixing, is that it can perform all of the duties that may have required several different pieces of process equipment in the past. The range of mixing applications that can be performed by any one Silverson mixer are:

• Blending
• Disintegrating
• Emulsifying
• Homogenizing
• Suspending
• Solubilizing
• Particle Size Reduction

Key Equipment Examples

Flashmix Powder/Liquid Mixers

At its core, the Flashmix is engineered for precision. Its unique design employs a high-shear mixing head, which rapidly disperses and hydrates powders into liquids. This innovative technology ensures the production of smooth, lump-free mixtures in record time, reducing processing steps and minimizing downtime.

What sets the Flashmix apart is its adaptability. With the ability to handle a wide range of viscosities and accommodate powders of various particle sizes, it’s a versatile workhorse for industries spanning dairy, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, chemicals, and more. Plus, its hygienic design makes it ideal for applications demanding strict cleanliness standards.

In-Line Ultra Sanitary Mixers

The Silverson Ultra Sanitary series of multipurpose In-Line mixers can perform the widest variety of applications – mixing, emulsifying, homogenising, disintegrating and dissolving, with an efficiency, flexibility and sanitary construction unmatched by other machines. UHS range mixers are 3-A TPV (Third Party Verification) Certified and are fitted with EHEDG Certified Mechanical Shaft Seals, fully EHEDG-certified models are available. They are designed to comply with both FDA and cGMP guidelines.

Features:

• Self-pumping
• Aeration free
• No bypassing
• Interchangeable workheads
• Self-draining tangential outlet
• Ultra Sanitary single mechanical shaft seals, easily converted to double mechanical shaft seals
• No manual dismantling and cleaning is required, significantly reducing maintenance, operating cost, increasing reliability and increasing productivity

Batch Mixers

Silverson offers a complete range of multipurpose batch mixers. These mixers are capable of performing the widest variety of applications, such as:

• Mixing
• Emulsifying
• Homogenising
• Disintegrating
• Dissolving

The Silverson range of High Shear Batch Mixers offer efficiency and flexibility that is unmatched by other mixers. They are of robust and simple construction, ensuring that cleaning and maintenance is kept to an absolute minimum.

Each mixer is precision-engineered with an extremely close tolerance rotor/stator workhead which far outperforms conventional mixers. Reducing processing times by up to 90%, while improving product consistency and quality.

The range is divided into two distinct categories – medium range and large range models. Having capacities from 5 to 30,000 litres.

L5M-A Laboratory Mixer

The versatile L5M-A Laboratory Mixer features touch pad control with a digital tachometer displaying RPM, an amperage display and a programmable integral timer. These functions are invaluable when creating formulations and reproducibility is required.

The L5M-A can be connected to a computer via an optional USB port for use with the Silverson “DataLogger” program. Allowing monitoring and recording of speed and power draw during operation.

The L5M-A comes complete with the standard two frame arm mixing assembly. This includes a General Purpose Disintegrating Head, Square Hole High Shear Screen, Standard Emulsor Screen, and Axial Flow Head. Advanced Packaging Systems holds the standard assembly in stock, and can supply various other interchangeable assemblies on request.

Ask us for a free of charge trial loan on an L5M-A Silverson Laboratory Mixer today.

Russell Finex understand that product quality is essential in the pharmaceutical industry and have over 90 Years’ experience removing contamination from ingredients and final products. And they comply with regulatory standards such as HACCP, HAZOP, GMP, FDA, 3A and USDA.

Russell Finex provides the industry with Sieving and Filtration Equipment, such as:

Key Equipment Examples

3 in1 Sack Tip Station Sieve

Protect your products and your operators. The Russell Compact 3in1 Sieve™ is designed to screen bagged powders and remove ferrous contamination before mixing or blending. The platform gives your operators a comfortable bag tipping height. The dust hood allows connection to a dust extraction system, safeguarding your operators’ health and safety.

The Russell Compact Sieve® technology provides high performance screening, ensuring the quality of your ingredients by removing oversize contamination. It is extremely quiet and doesn’t need any tools to disassemble. All the contact parts are easy to clean so change overs are quick and improve your productivity. An integrated magnetic separator removes ferrous particles smaller than the mesh size.

For more information and detailed specifications on – Russell Compact Sieve® technology.

Finex Separator Grading Sieve

The Finex Separator™ is a high performance round separator, that provides increased capacity, improved product quality and easy cleaning between product batches. The separator can be installed with up to 4 sieve decks, so that powders can be separated and graded into 5 different size fractions in one pass. The Finex Separator™ offers measurable operating benefits over traditional spring mounted separators, such as accurate particle size separation and increased separation efficiency.

For more information and detailed specifications – Finex Separator™.

Self-Cleaning Filters

Provides continuous removal of contamination from liquids. The Self-Cleaning Russell Finex Eco Filter® range improves liquid quality and keeps operators safe from product exposure. It offers many advantages over screeners, bag, or cartridge systems.

The units will increase your productivity, protect your environment, and minimise maintenance costs. On offer, a range of options and can customise equipment to suit your application and installation perfectly. Equipment types include:

• Self-Cleaning Russell Finex Eco Filter® – Improve your liquid product quality with continuous removal of contamination.
• Russell Hygiene Filter™ – Designed for optimum cleaning to meet the demands of the food and pharmaceutical industries.
• High temperature filters – A self-cleaning filter for liquids up to 250°C (480F) safeguarding your operators without jeopardising your product quality.
• High flow filtration – High flow self-cleaning strainers achieving flow rates of up to 200,000 l/hr (50,000 g/hr).
• Russell Filter Management System™ – Removing operator involvement, providing automation by continuously monitoring the filtration process.

For more information and detailed specifications – Self-Cleaning Russell Finex Eco Filter® 

The Wire Belt Company offers many styles and specifications of woven wire mesh conveyor belts to suit your specific application and improve your process efficiencies.

Advanced Packaging Systems are the exclusive agents for Wire Belt UK, providing wire belt conveyor belts for industries such as:

• Food Processing
• Textiles
• Electronics
• Agriculture
• Automotive

Key Equipment Examples

Flat-Flex

The Flat-Flex® wire conveyor belts offer unique features which increase productivity, help contain costs and improve your overall line efficiency and product quality, including:

• Large open area – up to 86%
• Small transfers
• Non-slip positive drive
• Very low belt mass for improved operating efficiency
• Accurate tracking
• Hygienic design, Easy to clean, clean-in-place capability
• USDA accepted
• C-CureEdge™ available on a range of selected specifications

Balanced Spiral Weave

Wire Belt Company’s Balanced Spiral belt is an extremely popular mesh design, found in almost every manufacturing industry throughout New Zealand and the rest of the world. Having the capability of being used in a variety of applications due to an extremely wide range of mesh specifications, and having an excellent strength to weight ratio.

Balanced Spiral mesh features a simple yet effective design, constructed from alternating left and right hand spiral coils. These coils are held in place by interconnecting crimp rods which run through the width of the belt. The edges of the belt can be supplied either welded or with a knuckled selvedge.

Eye-Flex

The Eye-Flex® stainless steel conveyor belts are engineered for extremely harsh applications which require a heavy-duty, long-lasting belt. Eye-Flex’s greater strength, carrying capacity, and open flat surface profile is what makes it the ideal solution to all your heavy-duty conveying needs.

Eye-Flex® has almost unlimited options with custom designed configurations to meet your requirements.

For more information and detailed specifications on the full Wire Belt range.

Dinnissen’s solutions encompass a diverse range of industries, from food and feed production to chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Whether it’s precision mixing, efficient grinding, or state-of-the-art conveying systems, Dinnissen delivers tailored Powder Processing Equipment solutions that optimise processes, enhance product quality, and boost productivity. These include:

• Bulk Bag Handling
• Feeding & Weighing
• Ultra Hygienic Blending
• Milling & Grinding
• Centrifugal Sifting
• Vacuum Coating
• Moisture Conditioning
• Total System Integration

Key Equipment Examples

Pegasus Mixers

Dinnissen has developed a series of mixers that combine the mixing of a batch of granules or grains with other applications. The Pegasus® Conditioner gently heats the mixture to the desired temperature, preventing de-mixing. The Pegasus® Thermal Mixer enables steam sterilization and drying of your product. The Pegasus® Vacuum Mixer combines mixing with vacuum technology, while the Pegasus® Acidification Mixer adds a finishing touch of fresh sour taste. The Pegasus® Dry Mixer combines mixing and drying and the Pegasus® Coating Mixer merges mixing and top coating.

• 100% product preservation, 0% waste
• Always a homogeneously mixed batch
• Predetermine your desired temperature
• Determine liquid content in the product
• Mixer adapted to the process and the product

More information on the range of  Pegasus Mixers.

Vacuum Coaters for Pet Food

Everyone wants the best for his or her pet. Therefore, a dog or cat pellet must contain healthy nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. The Vacuum Coater ensures that these substances are absorbed easily and quickly by each pellet. Subsequently, a layer of slurry can be added. This slurry ensures the animal likes the smell and taste of the pellets. Because a slurry makes the pellets sticky, a powder coating can be added for a dry and solid pellet.

Through the Pegasus® Vacuum Coater, your product contains all the fats and oils it needs without the outside feeling sticky or greasy. The adjustable vacuum allows liquids to penetrate deep into your product. An active zone of product mixing is created between the two paddle shafts. Oils and water-based substances are sprayed over the pellets and because of the mixing in the active zone, each pellet receives the same amount of liquid. After this, the vacuum ensures that all substances are absorbed by the grains. This then allows a top coating to be added to the product.

• A dry and manageable product that contains all the necessary fluids
• Liquids and powders can be added to your product in large quantities
• Due to the vacuum, added liquids infiltrate into the core of the grain

See more information and detailed specifications – Pegasus® Vacuum Coater.

Big Bag Emptying station

The Modular Big Bag Unloading Station comes in various versions. For example, an extra vibration can be activated for poorly flowing products, so that as little residue as possible remains in the Big Bags. In addition, the unloading station can be extended as desired with an integrated hoisting system, a bag dump cabin and an automatic weighing and dosing system. A negative pressure chamber can be added especially for the unloading of toxic products. Implementation can be adapted to your requirements.

• Expansions are possible both before and after the unloading process
• Available in ATEX execution
• Low-contamination finishing
• Also suitable for toxic products

For more information and detailed specifications on the full Dinnissen Big Bag range.