Small labs - how do you mix and cook your formulations

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Small labs - how do you mix and cook your formulations

Posted by VitalikButerin on February 14, 2019 at 10:46 am

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?!

VitalikButerin replied 5 years, 9 months ago 9 Members · 24 Replies
24 Replies

Fekher

Member
February 14, 2019 at 11:09 am

@VitalikButerin actually i work in stainless steel tank.
belassi

Member
February 14, 2019 at 3:03 pm

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

Member
February 14, 2019 at 8:00 pm

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

Member
February 14, 2019 at 8:00 pm

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin actually i work in stainless steel tank.

chinese?
Microformulation

Member
February 14, 2019 at 10:10 pm

VitalikButerin said:

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin actually i work in stainless steel tank.

chinese?

No, the missionaries were American.
Dr Catherine Pratt

Member
February 14, 2019 at 10:42 pm

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

Member
February 14, 2019 at 10:42 pm

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

Member
February 14, 2019 at 10:49 pm

Hey Mark were the Chinese ones Natural?
mikethair

Member
February 16, 2019 at 6:15 am

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

Member
February 16, 2019 at 1:34 pm

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

Member
February 16, 2019 at 1:35 pm

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

Member
February 16, 2019 at 1:35 pm

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

Member
February 17, 2019 at 2:29 am

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

Member
February 17, 2019 at 5:11 pm

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

Member
February 17, 2019 at 5:15 pm

I am struggling to find the filling tool for airless bottles
VitalikButerin

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February 18, 2019 at 10:59 am

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

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February 18, 2019 at 11:00 am

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin actually i work in stainless steel tank.

do you recommend any brand?
VitalikButerin

Member
February 18, 2019 at 11:01 am

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

Member
February 19, 2019 at 11:36 pm

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

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February 26, 2019 at 12:11 am

Fekher said:

@VitalikButerin actually i work in stainless steel tank.

how do you monitor temp? and control it
VitalikButerin

Member
February 26, 2019 at 10:48 am

I found mash kettle should do the job
VitalikButerin

Member
March 6, 2019 at 8:41 pm

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

Member
March 9, 2019 at 3:17 am

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

Member
March 9, 2019 at 11:27 am

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?