How to define the duration of the blending process quickly and effectively

Determining the optimal blending time is a key factor that has a direct impact on the profit of a blending company. The optimal duration should be the minimum possible time in which homogeneity and uniform mix quality are achieved.

However, the blending industry is well aware that this is not a simple process. Whether it is functional blends, baking blends, spice blends or other types of blends, determining the optimal blending time requires some type of experiment that replicates the conditions of the final product.

Chemometric Brain provides a simple solution to this problem, with results in seconds. Want to know how?

Recently a company in the agri-food industry was starting the manufacturing process of an ingredient blend for a new product and needed to optimize the ingredient blending process.

Samples were taken from the first manufacturing batch after 4, 6 and 8 minutes of blending at five different points in the vessel and at three different levels (top, middle and bottom).

To evaluate the process duration, a PCA model was built in Chemometric Brain software with all validation samples, defining a99% confidence area.

The ellipse surrounding each group of samples describes the variability of the samples, suggesting higher or lower homogeneity of the blend at a specific time.

As can be seen in Figure 1, the size of the ellipses differs with time. Considering that a smaller area of the ellipse indicates a higher homogeneity of the samples, the Chemometric Brain model suggested that the optimal duration to obtain a homogeneous blend was 8minutes.

In just a few seconds, and with a very easy-to-interpret result, the company received valuable information to produce more efficiently and achieve homogeneous products with the right texture and yield.

You too can benefit from quality control solutions that ensure the homogeneity and suitability of your products throughout the entire production process, without the need for large investments or specialized technicians.

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