When it comes to blending ingredients together, whether, for food products or pharmaceuticals, companies have traditionally relied on one of two methods. These are:
- Batch tanks
- In-tank mixes/blenders
However, increasingly more companies are turning to technological advances to improve their overall productivity as well as to ensure consistent quality products. They are installing an inline blending system.
Why Choose an Inline System?
Inline blending systems are alternatives for liquid blending. They are a better option for many companies. The reasons are multiple. They include:
- Initial lower capital expenditure compared to a full batching system
- Demands less storage space, therefore no need to invest in expensive storage tanks for each variant of formula you produce
- Can easily adjust SKUs to address customer demands for small, medium or large batches
- Capable of producing a wide variety of different variants easily, quickly and accurately, therefore reducing the time between production and market
- Produces consistent/uniform results – even when the demand is for multiple ingredient products
- Improved levels of hygiene resulting from fewer contacts with humans or other system components
- Most systems are easy to maintain
- Fewer waste results from using inline systems than found for traditional blending processes
- Preparation times are briefer
- Digital controls for such systems provide companies with increased accuracy of different aspects of the blending process while enhancing monitoring
Overall, installing inline systems for blending is a means of saving money and time while decreasing waste and improving quality.
Inline Blending Systems
When it comes to optimizing production while reducing cost and waste, food, beverage, and pharmaceutical companies can turn to technology. In particular, they can rely on the capabilities of inline blending systems to deliver the results they need, and their customers demand. By combining such systems with other advanced means of production and processing, companies can reduce errors and improve the quality of the product they produce.
