Cosmetic Liquid Foundation Manufacturing

Background/Requirement

• Incorporation of gums and polymers without agglomerates or “fisheyes”
• Fine dispersing of pigments in re-circulation loop with kettle
• Setting of final, high viscosity water/silicone emulsion with a single pass prior to packaging
• Quick and easy cleaning

 

Quadro's Approach

 

• ZC3 in line disperser, skid mounted with a dual PD pump arrangement for performance with high viscosities and high solids addition rates.
• Automated powder-in-hopper detection and valve actuation.
• Controls to allow (4) pre-set operating points.
  • Single pass solids incorporation, water feed.
  • Solids incorporation, re-circulation set-up with kettle.
  • Final emulsion setting from kettle
  • Operator PID backpressure control of discharge pump for additional flexibility in processing

 

Batch System

Water is added to the vessel. A pump delivers the surfactant concentrate to the bypass assembly of the Jet Mixer. The bypass assembly provides instant sub-surface dispersion and blending of the viscous concentrate due to the close tolerance of the bypass and the high speed rotor. The Jet Mixer delivers a pure axial flow pattern to provide an instant homogeneous blend of the solution.

 

 

Inline System

 

The Inline system involves pumping or metering the concentrate into the water source which is processed through the Inline Z Emulsifier for single pass blending of the solution.

 

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