The Hanningfield Kwik-Sift offers fast and effective powder screening, helping to guarantee the integrity of a material through the capture of alien objects. The Kwik-Sift can also serve to deagglomerate materials which have become compacted during transportation or storage.
It is common to perform security screening prior to processes such as blending or pack-off. This helps guarantee material integrity (free of alien objects) and prevents undesirable large agglomerates from being carried downstream.
Material Types
The Kwik-Sift is perfectly suited to the following materials;
> Sports nutritional powdered drink mix ingredients
> Botanicals & other nutraceuticals
>Mineral and vitamin supplements
> Adult nutritional and protein formula powders
> Bakery pre-mix ingredients
> Baby formula powders
Kwik-Sift System: Typical Applications
In-Line Screening before Blending
The Kwik-Sift serves the dual function of de-lumping bulk solid ingredients while capturing tramp and other foreign substances.
Sifted material prior to blending / mixing significantly improves mix integrity, while reducing blend times. Integrated systems available for both direct vacuum filling as well as indirect filling for non-vacuum rated processing vessels.
Finishing Process after Mixing / Blending / Drying
The Kwik-Sift integrates easily with a mixer, blender and dryer discharge. In many cases, the Kwik-Sift can process the mixed materials as quickly as the mixer discharges. Agglomerations occur in the mixing process as liquid ingredients such as fats, oils, water-based colourants etc are introduced into the mixer process.
The Kwik-Sift solution to finishing dried and mixed materials fits in most process streams by virtue of its small footprint and small headspace without additional ancillary equipment. All the process material is ‘finished’ perfectly homogenised and nothing is wasted.
Fill & Weigh Dispensary / Pack-Off Station
Bulk powders stored in either rigid IBCs or flexible IBCs can pick up moisture and create agglomerations. Integration of the Kwik-Sift in a gain in weight pack-off station can render the process material agglomeration-free while capturing foreign extraneous matter.
Conditioned powders are accurately dispensed in a variety of container types while maintaining dust containment and ensuring high weighing accuracy.
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