amixon® plans scale-up tests in the pilot plant so that the operator's target parameters, realistic product quantities and an appropriate size scale are brought together early. Mixing time, circumferential speed, fill level, liquid addition and other relevant parameters are varied systematically and documented with the original product. A particular advantage is that amixon® can secure mixing quality even with very large recipe ratios, up to 1:100,000 and with a coefficient of variation below 5 %. The results therefore transfer soundly to production before any investment is made.

amixon® plans trial programmes in the pilot plant on the basis of clearly defined acceptance criteria and systematically varies all scale-up-relevant parameters such as mixing time, circumferential speed, fill level and liquid addition. Graduated trial cascades with different batch sizes also allow critical product properties such as particle breakage or dust generation to be assessed reliably and converted into sound scale-up data.

Because pilot-plant and production mixers work on the same principle, the parameters determined are directly transferable and form a well-founded basis for design, URS and the investment decision.

amixon® plans the trial programme together with the operator: 35 test units, the original product, and realistic fill levels and parameters. Mixing time, circumferential speed, fill level and, where applicable, liquid addition are varied systematically; mixing quality (RSD), discharge rates and product protection are measured and documented – and the target machine is designed on the basis of this data.

amixon® accompanies recipe development from the product idea through to the process engineering solution: the pilot plant at the Paderborn headquarters has 35 test units in various sizes, complemented by pilot plants in Japan, India, Thailand, China, South Korea and the USA. Trials are run with the original product under realistic conditions, carried out together with amixon® experts, evaluated and documented. Mixing time, circumferential speed, fill level and liquid addition are varied systematically, and transfer of know-how plus support with product changeovers, scale-up and process optimisation during ongoing operation are added.

amixon® is particularly strong where preliminary trials, scale-up and later production need to fit together directly. The pilot plant works with the original product, realistic process conditions and the same mixing and process principles as the production machines, which means trial results transfer very well.

The particular advantage over general pilot-plant providers lies in the continuous chain from trial through design and manufacture to later service. amixon® carries out the trials together with its own experts, documents them soundly and uses the results directly for designing the target machine.

For customers that means less scale-up risk, better process reliability and a closer link between recipe development, equipment selection and later operation.