Food & Beverage Asia June/July 2022

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FIRST LOOKS
Gericke delivers
compact industrial
mixing solutions
Gericke delivers compact industrial mixing
solutions. With the new GMS Compact
and the GBM Mini Batch Blender, Gericke’s
technology can now be used for smaller
mixing volumes.
The GMS Compact Mixer brings the GMS
family to the laboratory, R&D and pilot
plant batch sizes, with useable volumes
from one to 20 litres. It uses the same
superimposed mixing tools as the bigger
GMS mixers. This allows for accurate
process and recipe development, and with
its fully industrial design it can be used for
pre-mixes or other direct process related
process steps. The GMS compact empties
completely after a batch and is therefore
preferred for frequent recipe changes.
GBM MINI BATCH BLENDER
The Gericke Mini Batch Blender is a
semi-continuous inline approach to
make continuous manufacturing suitable
GERICKE GMS Compact Mixer
for low dosage, low volume, highly potent
products. It combines advantages of the
traditional batch and true continuous
manufacturing processes to generate a
simplified system. The user chooses between
the integrated Gericke Formulation Skid GFS
or standalone equipment for early phase
development. With minimal batch sizes below
1kg and the simple control strategy related
to a batch mixing process it combines many
advantages of batch and continuous processes.
GCM CONTINUOUS MIXER
Continuous mixing systems are known for
their efficiency for large production
capacities. Gericke GCM mixers are used
for small throughputs as well. The Gericke
Continuous Mixer GCM offers the optimum
combination of radial and axial mixing
(dispersion), ensuring highest homogeneity
with low RSD. The shape, layout and
adjustment of the Gericke mixing tools
have been developed based on upon 50
years of experience in continuous mixing
and in collaboration with universities.
The residence time and the energy input
can be adjusted easily, and capacities
as low as 1kg/h are possible. ■
Mencom offers
toolless rectangular
connectors for
10,000 mating cycles
There are industrial applications that
require frequent mating cycles throughout
life such as measuring/controlling
drawer-mounted equipment, molding
control equipment, and replaceable
tools. Since the connectors of these
applications need to be connected
and disconnected several times a day,
failing to install high-performance
connectors with a sufficient mating
cycle rating could result in unstable
connections with lower reliability,
which will cost more in the long run.
Mencom offers the new Squich HNM
(high number of mating) inserts
designed to maximise ease of use
while minimising maintenance
downtime. These rectangular inserts
feature special contacts with galvanic
high-performance gold plating and
lubrication, which allow up to 10,000
mechanical mating cycles when
installed in compatible HNM enclosures.
In addition, the Squich spring clamp
technology with actuator buttons
provides not only fast and reliable
wiring, but also high resistance to
vibration from industrial applications.
The standard HNM inserts (RSH) are available
in six, 10, 16, and 24 poles, and the highdensity
versions (RDSH) are available in
nine, 18, 27, and 42 poles. The high-density
versions (RDSH) feature probing points for
multimeter measurements on each contact
and an additional coding system. ■
FOOD & BEVERAGE ASIA JUNE / JULY 2022