Small labs - how do you mix and cook your formulations

VitalikButerin

hi 

Small labs! I'm wondering what type of setup you have to mix and cook, 

Do you have sophisticated machinery or can work your way?! 

Fekher

@VitalikButerin  actually i work in stainless steel tank.
 

Belassi

I use native labour. The main difficulty is cleaning the grease from the big black pots after we finish boiling down the missionaries. 

VitalikButerin

Belassi said:

I use native labour. The main difficulty is cleaning the grease from the big black pots after we finish boiling down the missionaries. 

How do you monitor temperature and heat the pots? 

VitalikButerin

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin  actually i work in stainless steel tank.
 

chinese? 

Microformulation

VitalikButerin said:

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin  actually i work in stainless steel tank.
 

chinese? 

No, the missionaries were American.

Dr Catherine Pratt

Getting the grease off the boiled pots? didn't you have a High Frequency Ultrasonic Wave cleaner handy? I thought they would be just laying around in the fields...

Dirtnap1

Stainless water jacketed tanks for me. Simple drill mixers with various blades depending on formula.

Dr Catherine Pratt

Hey Mark were the Chinese ones Natural?

mikethair

For us, stainless water jacketed tanks made in the USA, commercial mixers used in the restaurant industry.

VitalikButerin

Dr Catherine Pratt said:

Getting the grease off the boiled pots? didn't you have a High Frequency Ultrasonic Wave cleaner handy? I thought they would be just laying around in the fields...

Aren't those cleaners like pots you put objects in? Or is it a hand one? How could he put pots inside that, a pot would be too big? 

VitalikButerin

Dirtnap1 said:

Stainless water jacketed tanks for me. Simple drill mixers with various blades depending on formula.

Does the water jacketed tanks allow you to regulate temp exactly to your needs? 

VitalikButerin

mikethair said:

For us, stainless water jacketed tanks made in the USA, commercial mixers used in the restaurant industry.

Nice use of industrial/heavy duty  food mixers! 

Can you regulate tempt specifically using the jacketed tanks? 

KateCreates

I just ordered a roaster oven that lets you set the temperature fairly low for heating. 

Currently mixing with immersion blender, food processor, and food mixer but they over-aerate.

Probably gonna rig a standard attachment someone linked on mixer direct to a drill or make a box to control a used motor myself if I can't find something more fit to purpose used.  (I'm an engineer so "rig a motor with a control system" seems reasonable but may be a bad idea).  My time might be better spent learning marketing...

Dtdang

My lab is under $500:
Soup warmers: 2   ($120)
Overhead electric with timer and speed stirrer: 2 ($200)
pH meter: 1 ($45)
T meter: 2 ($40)
Funnels: 2 ($5)
Digital scale ( accurate 0.01) 1: $50

Stainless steel

Dtdang

I am struggling to find the filling tool for airless bottles

VitalikButerin

Dtdang said:

I am struggling to find the filling tool for airless bottles

are you wanting to do it semi-automatic? pretty sure you can use a normal nozzle for any other bottle ?

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/JOYGOAL-new-semi-automatic-toothpaste-tube_60575043951.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.74.4ee726e3Rf0aG1

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/G1WY-one-head-liquid-filling-machine_60764367171.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.112.4ee726e3Rf0aG1

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Semi-Automatic-Magnetic-Gear-Pump-Bottle_60503115602.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.186.4ee726e3Rf0aG1

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Bespacker-new-type-semi-auto-liquid_60790385806.html?spm=a2700.7724838.2017115.248.4ee726e3Rf0aG1

VitalikButerin

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin  actually i work in stainless steel tank.
 

do you recommend any brand? 

VitalikButerin

Dirtnap1 said:

Stainless water jacketed tanks for me. Simple drill mixers with various blades depending on formula.

do you recommend any brand for the jacked tanks? which country are they ?

Dirtnap1

Of course- I always recommend Maxant https://www.maxantindustries.com/bottling.html

Honey Industry equipment, but can be used just the same in cosmetics. Jacketed tanks give even temps, not direct hot spots etc. They do take a while to cool if you need to cool the entire tank. Or you can dispense into smaller single walled tanks for cooling. They are in the USA. 

VitalikButerin

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin  actually i work in stainless steel tank.
 

how do you monitor temp? and control it

VitalikButerin

I found mash kettle should do the job 

VitalikButerin

mikethair said:

For us, stainless water jacketed tanks made in the USA, commercial mixers used in the restaurant industry.

mike, do you use electric heated ones or you use a steam generator? 

mikethair

VitalikButerin said:

mikethair said:

For us, stainless water jacketed tanks made in the USA, commercial mixers used in the restaurant industry.

Nice use of industrial/heavy duty  food mixers! 

Can you regulate tempt specifically using the jacketed tanks? 

Can do, electric heater with themostat. We also  monitor with thermometer. All made in the USA. We steer clear of China made equipment.

VitalikButerin

mikethair said:

VitalikButerin said:

mikethair said:

For us, stainless water jacketed tanks made in the USA, commercial mixers used in the restaurant industry.

Nice use of industrial/heavy duty  food mixers! 

Can you regulate tempt specifically using the jacketed tanks? 

Can do, electric heater with themostat. We also  monitor with thermometer. All made in the USA. We steer clear of China made equipment.

Quick question: 

You once spoke about your Chinese homogenizer being rubbish and chucked it away.. 

Did it just stop working? Or was it not doing its job?