Category: mixing
adhere academy: how to prepare two-part cartridges for dispensing
Many adhesives, sealants, and potting materials are packaged in two-part side-by-side cartridges, which are convenient for material application on the production line or in the field. Cartridges don’t require you to measure out materials in the correct ratio, and by adding the manufacturer’s recommended static mixing nozzle, fully mixed and homogeneous material can be dispensed […]
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Accurate, repeatable mixers in scientific research
In the scientific community, particularly in universities, THINKY Mixers are becoming more prominent as a way to mix challenging liquids, pastes, and powders in research into nanotechnology, batteries, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and many more applications. A simple Google Patents search for “THINKY” demonstrates the huge number of technology and scientific breakthroughs that relied on the abilities […]
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Avoiding voids in aerospace potting applications
Formulators of potting materials for aerospace electronics applications are careful not to supply products with entrapped air. Consequently, entrapped air is usually a processing issue which can compromise thermal conductivity and heat dissipation, or the electrical insulation properties. Voids and delamination can also provide pathways for moisture and other contaminates, weaking the physical structure. If […]
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Preparation of advanced coatings on cathode materials using Thinky mixers
A shout out to Ed Harrison, a student at University of Birmingham. In the summer of 2022, the Faraday Undergraduate Summer Experience (FUSE) internship programme provided internships for undergraduate students to undertake paid eight-week placements with battery researchers from partner universities, and Ed was a part of this programme. His poster on Making and Testing […]
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Case study: protecting rugged, outdoor work lights from the elements
Venta Global is a tier one supplier of lighting solutions to vehicle and machinery manufacturers, offering a complete service from custom design to delivery. It has made significant investment into new technology for its UK production facility in Hampshire that deskills processes to enable consistent and reliable results, removes inconsistencies due to operator variance, and […]
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Case study: potting a bespoke telematics system
Bulk Tainer Logistics provides bespoke transport services for the shipment of bulk liquid products globally, operating a fleet of 12,000 chemical, feed, and food grade tank containers. To optimise the performance of its fleet, the company wanted to fit its tanks with smart monitoring devices that tracked the movement of the tanks and the condition […]
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Case study: improving mixing accuracy and repeatability for 3D printed bioelectronics research
To improve the way recovery from injury and the progression of neurological/musculoskeletal conditions are monitored, the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (ACSE) team at the University of Sheffield is developing a diagnostic glove that includes several flexible bioelectronic sensors. The sensors are formed from elastomers mixed with various conductive nano or micro particle […]
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Case study: epoxy mixed by THINKY headed to the Moon
It’s been 50 years since the USA softly landed a spacecraft on the Moon’s surface. Something Intuitive Machines, based in Texas, is looking to change. When sending expensive, often delicate, machinery and equipment into the depths of space, achieving the most reliable bonds between components is mission critical. For this very reason, Arnab Roy, Production […]
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Take the guesswork out of your THINKY mixing process development
Turning your THINKY planetary mixing machine up to 11 for a long period of time may mix most materials homogeneously, but for other, heat sensitive components, it could do more harm than good. To enhance your process understanding and help keep those mixing speeds optimal, our partner, mixing and degassing machine manufacturer THINKY, has created […]
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Case study: improving sealing quality while maximising productivity in gas sensor manufacture
When gas sensor manufacturer DD-Scientific wanted to improve the accuracy, repeatability, and productivity of an epoxy sealing process, they asked us. DD-Scientific now benefits from robot-mounted preeflow® eco-DUO precision metering, mixing and dispensing systems, which save the company 23 days of staff time per year, while maintaining the high-quality the company’s products demand. DD-Scientific’s sensors […]
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Achieving a fast, repeatable mixing process without air bubbles
Transforming multiple parts of liquids, pastes and powders into homogeneous, ready-to-use materials which are air and bubble free – that’s what our THINKY planetary mixers do. Our newly released Technical Bulletin Achieving a fast, repeatable mixing process without air bubbles summarises the capabilities of these machines: Planetary mixing Degassing Mixing under vacuum Which capabilities you […]
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Achieving return on investment (ROI) with a mixing process
When mixing liquids, pastes and powders during an industrial process, you may identify issues that lead you to consider alternative methods. Common areas for improvement include variance due to a manual process, difficulty validating the process, or a high defect rate. You may also have productivity reasons to change your mixing processes, such as to […]
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How to degas a syringe using a THINKY ARE-250 mixing and degassing machine
How to degas a syringe using a THINKY mixing and degassing machine is a visual guide to removing air from syringe packaged materials. Suitable for degassing materials from low to high viscosity the THINKY ARE-250 can also uniformly mix your compound, epoxy, adhesive, silicone, paste, powder or other material before being decanted into syringes and degassed ready […]
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How to get started with your THINKY ARE-250 mixing and degassing machine
The latest addition to our YouTube channel features an explanation of just how quick and easy it is to get going with a THINKY mixing and degassing machine. THINKY Mixers are industrial non-contact “planetary” mixers for all engineering compounds. They mix, disperse and degas your materials in seconds to minutes, in a sealed or lid-less […]
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Side-by-side syringe cartridges – dispensing two part adhesives
Some of the two-part adhesives, sealants and other materials we supply are packaged in side-by-side syringe cartridges. In this packaging, the materials are already pre-measured in the correct ratio, saving time and material handling. The correct amounts of material are fed into a static mixing nozzle, which ensures thorough mixing whilst no air is introduced. The entire cartridge does […]
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Precision metering, mixing & dispensing facilitates miniaturisation
Trends in miniaturisation call for smaller, more precise and ever more repeatable metering, mixing & dispensing units for two-part materials. The preeflow® eco-duo330 sets new standards in micro-dosing for two component systems by providing dosages as small as 0.2 to 32ml/min with precisely mixed material, complete repeatability and exceptional control. This is expected to be of particular value […]
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Thinky Mixer improves bonding processes in optical instrument manufacture
The engineers at optical instrument makers Gooch & Housego use a high specification UV cure adhesive in a military application. It is premixed with microspheres to ensure bondline thickness. However, there were problems in getting a homogeneous dispersion of microspheres in the mix – which could lead to poor fitment of the optical element and […]
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THINKY ARV-310 video shows mixing and degassing under vacuum
New on our YouTube channel: a video from THINKY on its ARV-310 non-contact planetary mixer showing how the addition of a vacuum improves the bubble-free mixing of materials which might in the past been impossible. The THINKY ARV series combine mixing and vacuum degassing in one machine. The video depicts the mixing of LED phosphor […]
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Precision metering, mixing and dispensing of two part adhesive and resin systems
The preeflow® eco-DUO450 is a two-component precision volumetric, positive displacement, dosing/mixing/dispensing system that gives you accuracy and repeatability. The preeflow eco-DUO450 uses the precision dispensing technology of the preeflow eco-PEN – by integrating two eco-PENS through a manifold and a static mixing nozzle, and provides extremely precise metering, mixing and dispensing of critical two-part materials like epoxies and silicones. The preeflow® eco-DUO450 can dispense as […]
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Centrifugal THINKY twin mixer with 1 litre capacity
The THINKY ARV-930Twin has twin mixing containers, with the capacity to process a maximum one litre of materials. It is equipped with a vacuum function in order to achieve deaeration/degassing/de-foaming at the sub-micron level – so the THINKY ARV-930Twin can completely mix and degas your materials at the same time. The twin cup capacity can be […]
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Knowing your mix is completely homogeneous and air free
We have published a presentation which gives an introduction to the THINKY Mixing and Degassing Machines as well as the concept of planetary centrifugal mixing. THINKY Mixers are industrial non-contact “planetary” mixers for all engineering compounds. They mix, disperse and degas your materials in seconds to minutes, in a sealed or lid-less container such as […]
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Perfect mixing and degassing
Here is a preview of our lastest advertisement for THINKY Mixers. They mix, disperse and degas your materials in seconds to minutes, in a sealed or lid-less container such as a jar, beaker, syringe tube or cartridge. Those hard-to-mix, hard-to-degas or hard-to-wet materials can be mixed and degassed fast and effectively in a single step.
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Video explains mixing and vacuum degassing machine
We have just uploaded a new video to the THINKY Mixing and Vacuum Degassing Machines webpage. It gives a really good overview of the technology, and how these benchtop centrifugal planetary mixers give completely homogeneous, air free mixes of your technology materials.
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Video – mixing and degassing LED phosphors
We just added a video to our page about the THINKY Mixing and Vacuum Degassing Machines. It demonstrates the successful mixing and dispersion of LED phosphors into a silicone resin with absolutely no air bubbles.
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Difficult to mix pharmaceuticals and cosmetics?
Our Thinky mixers can give a proven solution to some of the most difficult mixing problems found in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. They will non-invasively mix materials from low viscosity to semi-solid or dry particle with in-situ vacuum degassing. In the field of pharmaceuticals, Thinky mixers are useful for reagent research and development, the […]
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Solder paste conditioning
If you store your solder paste in the fridge, then you need a process for getting it onto the production line and ready to use – which means it must be at room temperature and correctly mixed. The THINKY SR-500 Solder Paste Mixer and Conditioning Machine makes this process quick and foolproof. It is quick, […]
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Mixing glass powders into resin
James Kent (Ceramic Materials) Ltd had relied for many years on a manual mixing system for their research and quality control of specialist glass powders, but embarked on a search for a process solution that would be more effective, more consistent, quicker and simpler. The glass powders produced by James Kent Ltd are tailored to […]
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Getting the gas out
Removing air bubbles from materials like epoxies and inks which you mix up yourself can be an irritation. Often some form of vacuum chamber is used to degas the mixture – it is time consuming and not easy! One of the advantages of our Thinky ARE-250 Mixer is that it does not put air into […]
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