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5 Things to Look for in a Quality Cover for a Mixer
When it comes to choosing a mixer, things like trough size and agitator design tend to be the features people think about first. While these are important features to consider, mixer covers should also be top of mind.
6 Things to Check Before Ordering Processing Equipment Parts
Before you place your next parts order for a mixer, blender or related type of processing equipment, there are a few things you should check to make sure you are getting the right parts – and the most value – out of your machine.
The 3 Most Common Processing Equipment Installation Mistakes
Successful material processing equipment installations don’t happen by osmosis.
3 Mixer and Blender Parts to Keep on Hand to Avoid Downtime
When it comes to processing equipment like mixers and blenders, it’s often not a question of if, but when a crucial component will start to wear out.
When Does Refurbishing Make More Sense than Buying New?
While we’d love it if everyone bought new mixers and blenders all the time, the truth is it’s not always necessary.
Mixer Refurbishment— Refresh and Reset for Improved ROI
Facing a dwindling budget for capital expenditures? Need to improve the performance of your existing equipment? Even firms with the capital to spend find supply chain issues can delay new plant and processing equipment purchases or force a change in...
Cleaning Food Processing Equipment: Making CIP Work for You for Sanitation, Avoiding Cross-Contamination and More
What does it actually mean when you say "clean?" After all, every industry, environment, product line and process will involve somewhat different definitions of the words: clean vs. sanitary vs. 3A certified vs. contamination-free and more....
Mixers for the Chemical Processing Industry
Manufacturers are presented with numerous choices when it comes to process mixers for the chemical industry. Some mixers last 20, 30, 40 years or more. Deciding on an investment that is flexible and durable enough to take your company into the...
Marion Process Solutions Announces Updated Website
Marion Process Solutions, a division of AMP Advanced Material Processing, announces the launch of a redesigned company website, https://www.marionsolutions.com/.
New Business Partner Announcement / Nouveau Partenaire Commercial
In order to continuously improve our customer satisfaction, our European territory coverage and our reactivity, it is our great pleasure to announce you that we have appointed the company PBH France as our new exclusive sales representative within...
Industrial Horizontal Mixers: Back to the Basics
Three Key Considerations for Selecting Horizontal Mixing Equipment When it comes to mixing and blending, as in any established industry, the fundamentals can easily be taken for granted or, worse yet, completely overlooked. We'd like to argue the...
Horizontal Batch Mixers: How to Make the Right Choice
The Heartland OX Delivers All The Functionality You Need Whether you are in the market for a mixer to integrate into an existing processing line or you are looking for equipment to support a start-up, selecting quality equipment is critical. Mixers...
Overview of New Product Offerings from Marion
Keeping the Momentum with our Heartland Values An Overview of Marion’s recent updates to their product lines
New Ox Horizontal Mixer
New Heartland Ox Horizontal Batch Mixer further expands product offering from industry leader.
ADVANCED MATERIAL PROCESSING ANNOUNCES NEW DIVISION
Thermal Process Group Will Leverage Current Portfolio as Consultative Sales Leaders
Marion Takes Home Awards for Educational Material
Marion’s educational campaigns for thermal processing, industrial mixing and food mixing were declared winners in the 18th annual Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) awards.
New Lump Breaker Product from Marion Process Solutions
News Release: Marion Process Solutions Introduces Another Momentum Series Product
Marion Achieves Patent Pending Status on Cannabis/Hemp Industry’s Premium Terpene Extract Technology System
New Solvent-Free Technology Achieves Performance Breakthrough in Purity, Throughput and Efficiency
Kason and Marion Name Process System Integrator ABM Equipment As Exclusive Cannabis Sector Partner
Two of the industry’s process equipment leaders in mixing/sorting/drying, Kason Corporation (www.kason.com) and Marion Process Solutions (www.marionsolutions.com), have come together to form an exclusive cannabis systems engineering and integration...
Momentum Series New Products
Fluidizing Paddle Mixer, V Cone and Double-Cone Blenders new additions to Marion Process Solutions’ product line.
Leaning In: Safety in Cleaning Mixers
Leaning into your mixers is just one way to keep them clean. As you can see in this infographic, Marion makes it easy for you to keep your mixers clean. Don’t compromise on these features when you are choosing an industrial mixer. Customization's...
Testing Mixers for Food Refining and Processing: How We Work
When making a purchase of a mixer for any type of industrial processing, there is only so much you can read and learn. In the end, you want to know how the mixer will perform. Any reliable vendor will have several machines at their facility where...
Industrial mixing for food
Find out the differences between four different types of food mixers.
Reducing the Risk with 3-A Authorization and Food Sanitation
3-A Symbol Authorization program is a certificate that represents the pinnacle of quality for hygienic standards of processing equipment in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. 3-A Authorization is based on ANSI requirements and allows...
Repurposing and Upgrading Industrial Mixers: Aftermarket Services that Extend the Life of Your Equipment
Industrial mixers are built to last, but what do you do when your needs change significantly? As much as we try to build mixers that anticipate future needs of our customers, after a decade or two—anything can happen. For customers in fast-moving...
Cleaning Food Processing Equipment: Is CIP Right for You?
Clean-In-Place (CIP) often appeals to food processors because on the surface, it seems like an easy methodology that can save labor costs and time in cleaning food processing equipment. Purchasing CIP equipment is a major investment, so it is...
Perish the Thought: Mixing of Perishable Foods
Food processing always requires a high level of sanitation, as outlined in our blogs Reducing Risk with 3-A Authorization, Leaning In: Safety in Cleaning Mixers, and Top 3 Considerations in Choosing a Mixer for Food Processing.
Top 3 Considerations in Choosing a Mixer for Food Processing Solutions
The top 3 considerations in food processing are sanitation, sanitation, and sanitation. For that reason, you’ll find plenty of information on sanitation in our Food Processing Handbook as well on our blog Reducing Risk with 3-A Authorization and the...
Choosing the Right Agitator for your Application
The agitator is the heart of your industrial mixer. Agitators have different qualities that are appropriate for different mixes. Sanitary agitators need to have welded rather than bolted surfaces. For some types of mixes, gentle mixing is...
Choosing The Right Thermal Processing Equipment For Cannabis and Hemp
Selecting the proper thermal processing equipment is a critical decision for companies in the burgeoning cannabis and hemp market. It’s not just about the immediate capital cost of the machine, which represents a significant investment, but the...
Batch Mixing vs. Continuous Mixing
Tips to finding the right mixer for your application.
How Do They Do That: Industrial Microwave Thermal Processing
The first commercial microwave oven was officially introduced in 1946. Commonly referred to as the Radarange, it was an innovation derived from short-range radar technology originally developed in World War II. Microwaves have been used for...
Avoid the Burn with 6 Tips to Avoid Material Loss
Thermal processing is a key component in the production of many types of foods, supplements, chemicals, biomass and pharmaceuticals today. As manufacturing scales up, one of the hidden costs associated with thermal processing is material loss due to...
New Cannabis Processing Product: WaveMix™ Cannabis
The heat is on when it comes to competition in the cannabis processing industry, and processors now have a new ally when it comes to increasing quality and throughput. Marion Processing Solutions announces its newest product: WaveMix™ Cannabis,...
6 Benefits of Moving to Microwave Processing
Indirect heating methods have played an important role in industrial thermal processing for more than a century. Yet increasingly, producers are using industrial microwave technology to replace and/or supplement their existing equipment with...
5 Things to Look for in Your Hemp Drying Equipment
Hemp and cannabis processors are turning to industrial drying equipment as they ramp up the volume of product being processed. Choosing the right equipment will help bring capacity, quality and profits into alignment. Below are a few tips to help...
Cannabis Processing: The importance of thermal processing equipment
Cannabis as a whole represents an exciting business opportunity, especially given the explosion of the global hemp market, which is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of close to 35% per annum over the next 5 years.
Heat Sensitive Products and Thermal Processing
While industrial microwave heating has been around for more than seventy years, it is in the last few decades where it has evolved as a serious contender in thermal processing applications. That’s due to the higher overall efficiency of microwave...
Five Key Considerations: Choosing the Right Thermal Processing Technology
Choosing the right thermal processing equipment is a decision that will affect your production line for decades. It’s not just about the immediate capital cost of the machine, which represents a significant investment, but the long-term costs that...
I AM SAFETY
I Am Safety – I Own It. This is our mantra at Marion Process Solutions. Not only is safety one of our core behaviors, it resides at the top of the list. It’s a simple concept really, but profoundly important in any manufacturing facility.
Prevention is the Best Cure for Safety and Productivity
Benjamin Franklin said, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and that certainly rings true today, especially in the processing industry where safety and efficiency are of the utmost concern. That’s why preventative maintenance should be...
Achieve Maximum Blending Results with High-Speed Choppers
Mix times got you down? Experiencing trouble breaking up agglomerates in your blend? Results not where they should be? Well… sometimes you just have to whip it – whip it good. Let’s talk about high-speed choppers and the benefits they can deliver in...
Paddle, Ribbon, Or Hybrid? How to Choose the Right Mixer Agitator for Your Application
Confused about which agitator to choose for your customized mixer? You’re not alone. Turns out, many of our customers have the same concern, and rightly so, because it’s one of the most important decisions you’ll have to make. That’s because the...
Avoid the hidden costs of generic mixers
Consider customized mixers for your industrial needs Your industrial mixer will likely be with you 20+ years, so it’s important to make a choice that will serve your production line long-term. If you’ve come from an industrial planning background,...
Three Tips for Choosing the Right Mixer for Your Application
You’ve prepped for months, maybe even years to purchase a new mixer for your application only to find you made the wrong choice. Now you’re fraught with buyer’s remorse - not sure what to do next. If you’re having mixed feelings about your next...
Smart Solutions for Better Shaft Sealing from Marion Process Solutions
At Marion Process Solutions, we’re always looking for new ways to make your job easier. With over 80 years of applications experience we understand the challenges you face in your day-to-day manufacturing operations. That’s why we put our best...
Analyzing the Technical Features and Benefits of Agitator Shafts
A horizontal agitator inside a mixer is a device used to put materials into motion by lifting and scooping or scrubbing the particles against each other. They can come in many sizes and varieties, depending on the task at hand. In general, agitators...
Making the Grade in Sanitary Standards | 3-A Sanitary Standards
When it comes to providing the highest level of sanitation standards, does your blending equipment make the grade? Unless it’s 3-A authorized, the answer is no. 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation...
Efficient and Effective Solutions for Plastics Applications From Marion
The plastics industry has faced some significant challenges over the past few decades brought on by growing regulations that govern the production, disposal and cleanup of hazardous chemicals, as the usage of plastic products contributes to...