Course offering number:1206-201
Course ID:
777
Powder Mixing Technology
4-7 June 2012
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals who are concerned
with blended powder R&D and production technology in
managerial, operational and supervisory positions involved in
such industrial applications as powder metallurgy, food,
pigments, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals,
propellants, ceramics, plastics and fertilizers. This includes:
• Physical Scientists
• Quality Control Specialists
• Mechanical Engineers
• Chemical Engineers
• Industrial Engineers
• Chemists
• Physicists
• Pharmacists
• Statisticians
Description
The course presents the principles and techniques of mixing
free-flowing or cohesive powders. Selection of suitable
industrial equipment for particular mixing duties will be
discussed analyzing mixer performance in terms of process
advantages, mixture quality and the flexibility of the mixer for
multi-product manufacture.
Other topics to be covered include powder sampling
techniques, a practical discussion of the statistics of mixing,
the significance of statistics in powder formulation, the
aggregation of mixtures, and the use of lubricants and flow
aids for powders.
There will be special emphasis on the mixing of cohesive
powders and the opportunities this can present to produce
superior quality mixtures. The handling, packaging and
marketing of powder products will also be discussed.
Throughout the course, the faculty will relate principles to
specific industrial problems.
The practical industrial application of powder mixing,
powder aggregation and handling principles can be
extended with an optional day visit to Hosokawa Micron at
Doetinchem.
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