I'd like a recommendation for a homogenizer for lab/small-scale manufacturing use. I know that Silverson is popular here, but I can't find any for sale right now. Is there an equivalent? I see lots of IKA Ultra-Turrax and Polytron Kinematica homogenizers for sale new and used on eBay, but I don't know if they are any good (or as good as Silverson). I'd like to keep it under $2K if possible.
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I'm currently buying a refurbished Silverson FX and it's got the general purpose head coming with it.
Considering that my main goal here is to create emulsions. What other heads should I get from the company?
The current brochure, the heads are on page 5:
http://www.silverson.com/images/uploads/documents/Silverson_Brochure_US.pdf
I was thinking that the square hole high shear would be the most important one for me.
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The difference between R&D batches and scaled up ones is the rotor speed I use. For a shampoo system of 3500 brookfield I use for a small scale batch of 1kg 800rpm and for production of 50kg 2800rpm.
If i had to opt for a new machinery Silverson will be again my first choice. I have to say through that there are occasions that I need the more rpm that an IKA mixer offers. Making microemulsions is easier in an IKA machine and then you can easily add it as part of a formula in a larger scale production using a Silverson high shear mixer
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I finally bought the Silverson L5M-A. I am quite happy with him, He is strong enough and very versatile if need it thanks to all the accessories you could have. Having a Silverson is a quality guarantee and more people can offer you support because it is a wide used brand. It is a hard machine and I hope it will be with me almost the rest of my professional life