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Equipment for Mixing Powder Product
Greetings Everyone!
I’m Mich from Singapore and I have a small cosmetics manufacturing business (mainly segmented on the handcrafted/organic market segment) dealing with color cosmetics, specifically loose mineral foundations.
When I started the business, I was using a simple Waring Laboratory Blender to mix my filler powders and grind my pigments, and as I grew, I invested in purchasing Robot Coupe Blixers and they’re working just fine. However, due to a very glowing surge of media attention, I’m looking to procure an industry standard (if there’s any) Powder/Pigment mixing equipment that won’t only mix my loose foundation product well, but also help me in improving the quality of my product.
For reference, my bread and butter product is a mix of Boron Nitride, Mica, TiO2, Zno, and Coated Iron Oxides.
I really hope you can help me through your suggestions. Hope you all have a nice day!
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This is as close to industry standard as I know. It’s not what I’d consider top-of-the-line, but I think it’s used the most.
Both machines are needed together unless you are buying pre-pulverized pigment dispersions.
https://www.hmicronpowder.com/products/product/mikro-pulverizer-hammer-and-screen-mill
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Hi Bob!
Thank you for your response! Yes, I do buy pre-milled pigments from Japan and it saves us a lot of time.
I asked for a demo of a V-Blender. It does look like a normal tumbler but hopefully I’d be able to see its merits.
For the longest time we’ve been using a Food Processor-like equipment to mix our powders, and so far I haven’t encountered any problem. However, it was only a natural progression coming from mixing pigments and powders with a coffee grinder, and then procuring a bigger unit that resembled that. Thanks to your feedback, I at least had a glimpse on how the big guys at the industry process their products.
Btw, we usually only mix 5kg batches as we’re doing 24 shades of the foundation so far.
Just curious.. what will you consider to be a top-of-the-line mixer Bob?
Many thanks!
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Sorry, but that’s a little too close to what I consult on to answer.
I will point out though, that the Ross and similar blenders are different from the cheaper chinese v-blenders on ebay. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/262593718998?chn=ps&dispItem=1). You get what you pay for.
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Hi Bob!
Many thanks for your feedback! Yes! I did inquire the V-Blender from Ross. It’s actually between that V-Blender from Ross or if our budget permits, I was advised to get the Hosokawa Cyclomix instead.
Cheers!
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would it be out of line to ask about the costs of these two mixers. I just dropped a large chunk of my startup money on a homogenizing mixer that is strictly lab scale. I am looking for a small powder mixer in that vein but 2 liters is the smallest I can find. During research I’m trying to do VERY small scale as the raw materials get used quick. Once I’m targeting in a formula I will scale up but for now the mortar / pestle route is just not getting the colorations mixed in well enough.
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