The RK-1 continuous mixing processor from Readco Kurimoto was developed to help product development professionals test new and existing formulations being processed in batches using a continuous process in a controlled, laboratory environment. It offers the company's proprietary mixing technology in a compact, tabletop unit.
Scaled down to process 10 lbs./hr., the RK-1 combines heat transfer, mixing and shear to process multiple powdered, liquid and viscous ingredients in a single step while yielding a high quality, homogeneous product at discharge that meets targeted specifications for moisture, texture, color, uniformity, and other criteria.
The RK-1 features twin shaft, co-rotating screws with a one-inch diameter set within a closed barrel to promote the intimate contact among wet and dry materials needed to achieve the desired level of mixing, blending, reacting, crystallization, and/or encapsulation.