Contract Manufacturing - Liquid Blending - Flammable Liquids

Liquid Blending

We can manufacture products using various liquid blending techniques to match the desired product specifications of our customers.

All liquid blending vessels on our plants are abrasion resistant, 316 stainless steel and are mounted onto load cells / weight indicators to allow direct, accurate weighing of raw materials meaning minimal room for error.

Contract chemical blending facilities

ATEX liquid blending:

‘ATmosphères EXplosible’ – this facility is equipped to handle and mix hazardous and flammable chemicals
Has both a high and low shear mixing capability
The volume capacity ranges from 10-10,000L

High shear liquid blending / mixing:

Ytron-Quadro Y series mixers
Volume capacity of 650-7,500L
Allows highly dense solids to blend in aqueous media
Creates immediate re-suspension of sedimented solids via strong axial directed jet streams
Sedimentation and air entrainment are eliminated making a completely homogenous product
Example – Our high shear mixers allow the manufacture of a 2% Xanthan Gum (i.e. consistency of wallpaper paste) solution which is ready for use within one hour

Low shear liquid blending / mixing:

Low shear paddle mixers
Volume capacity of 300-15,000L
Low energy agitators for the blending of components which are easily combined

Off-line blending:

Volume capacity of 10-1,000L
We are able to conduct “figure of eight” rotation for the re-homogenisation and de-sedimentation of sedimented and separated products in IBC’s or palletised cases.

Other chemical blending:

We have access to a large variety of trial and hire units (e.g. Silverson / Ytron etc.) for specific technical use where required
Homogenisation / emulsion / in-line size reduction are also possible techniques using our contract chemical blending facilities

Chemical toll blending capabilities

Our liquid blending equipment allows us to manufacture a vast range of formulation types, including:

Emulsion concentrates
Emulsions – oil in water
Emulsions – water in oil
Suspo-emulsions
Ultra low volume suspensions
Ultra low volume liquids

Filtration & Heating

As complimentary processes to our standard bead milling and liquid blending procedures, we can filter and heat products to aid with product manufacture, or offer these as standalone services.

Filtration

Where materials contain oversized particles or contain impurities, we are able to employ a number of filtration techniques to ensure we meet the customer’s specification.

Mechanical filtration:

Can filter material down to a particle size of 50µm
Standard for suspension concentrate products
Both in-process and standalone capabilities

Bag Filtration:

Filter bags containing holes / mesh of the desired particle size to filter out contaminants – size between 1-1000µm
Ideal for emulsion concentrate formulated technicals and products containing low residual solids
Both in-process and standalone capabilities

Absolute filtration:

The go-to filtration method for when a precise and very low particle size is required
Filters material down to a particle size of 0.45µm
Both in-process and standalone capabilities

Heating and Cooling

Materials that we work with can often require heating to be manageable and worked with on the plant.

We have both a ATEX and non ATEX heating capacity
Products can be heated in the volume range of 10-8,000lts at a time
The possible heating range is from ambient to 105°c
Process heating / cooling – conducted via shell and tubing heat exchange