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For cosmetic manufacturers, success relies on delivering a flawless product consistent in texture, color, and performance. The continuous mixing processor from Readco Kurimoto is engineered to provide consistency and complete complex formulations while maintaining hygiene and safety.
This automated, world-class solution enables you to meet customer expectations and protect your bottom line. We recognize that no two cosmetic production lines are the same, so we work closely with you to design a custom mixing solution tailored to your specific production needs.
Our continuous processor (CP) provides a constant, automated process, allowing you to eliminate batch-to-batch variation. The processor precisely meters raw materials into the mixing chamber at a consistent ratio and constantly discharges a homogenous product. The result is a perfectly uniform end product, every time, safeguarding your brand’s reputation for quality.
With a durable, high-shear design, our CP mixer handles considerably thick materials. You can also configure it for gentle kneading of low-viscosity serums. For delicate, heat-sensitive ingredients, optional heating and cooling jackets maintain the product’s integrity, promoting the stability and efficacy of your most complex formulations.
The CP mixer features a fully enclosed mixing chamber, which prevents airborne contaminants from compromising your product. This design, combined with the self-wiping action of the paddles that minimizes material buildup, maintains a sterile environment. For the most stringent requirements, we design and build our machines to meet USDA 3A Dairy compliance standards, reflecting our highest commitment to a sanitary design.
As a strategic upgrade that replaces inefficient batch methods, our continuous mixing processor streamlines production to increase throughput, consume less energy, reduce material waste, require fewer personnel, and occupy less floorspace, directly improving your bottom line.
The versatile CP mixer handles liquids, powders, and solids. It also performs various processes, including mixing, reacting, compounding, kneading, shearing, and encapsulating, allowing you to address the challenges of your cosmetic production lines.
The challenge is creating a perfectly smooth and stable emulsion by combining the water and oil phases. The high-torque, co-rotating twin shafts of the CP Mixer apply intense, continuous shear to the ingredients. This action breaks down and disperses the oil and water phases into a fine, uniform emulsion.
Optional cooling jackets can maintain the ideal temperature throughout, keeping the emulsion stable and delivering either a silky, lightweight lotion or a luxurious, uniform cream.
Achieving absolute, repeatable pigment dispersion is essential as even the slightest variation causes a noticeable color shift between batches.
Our CP Mixer provides flawless color consistency through precision engineering. It integrates seamlessly with Loss-In-Weight (LIW) feeders to maintain an exact ratio of pigment to base. We have configured its shear intensity to deagglomerate pigment particles for optimal dispersion without damaging them.
The short and consistent residence time ensures every drop of foundation experiences the exact same processing history, eliminating batch-to-batch color variations and providing a uniform texture.
The challenge in this use case is rapidly hydrating polymers without creating “fish-eyes” (undissolved clumps) and evenly dispersing active ingredients or abrasives within the thickened base.
Our processor’s liquid flow and paddle design create a zone of high turbulence, where your crew strategically introduces ingredients such as polymers and zinc oxide directly. This instantaneous, high-energy mixing immediately wets out every particle, preventing clumping.
The subsequent kneading action of the paddles enables the gel or stick structure to develop fully or the solids in a paste to be perfectly and uniformly suspended. The result is a crystal-clear gel, a smooth deodorant stick, or a consistent paste.
Choosing Readco Kurimoto means investing in a partnership built on trust, confidentiality, expertise, and a shared commitment to your success. We stand out from competitors with machines engineered to meet stringent ASME and ASTM standards.
Our solutions use 316 stainless steel for all wetted parts and specialized materials, such as Hastelloy® or Alloy 20, for rugged or harsh operating environments.
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Whether mixing powders, liquids, or solids, Readco Kurimoto’s continuous mixing processor for the cosmetic industry delivers your desired consistency.
Contact us online today to request a quote. You can also request a case study to see how our solution has helped other businesses.
