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Problems Associated with the Conventional NC Machines, Advantages of the CNC Machines

This article describes the problems associated with the conventional NC machines and the advantages of CNC machines over the NC machines.

Published by Haresh Khemani (23409 pts) on Nov 15, 2009 to
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Applications of the CNC Machines

This article describes the applications of the CNC machines in different industries.

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What is the CNC Machine? How CNC Machine Works?

This article describe what the CNC machine is and how the CNC machine works.

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Components of the NC System

This article describes various components of the NC machines like program of instructions, controller unit, also called as the machine control unit (MCU) and machine tool

Published by Haresh Khemani (23409 pts) on Nov 12, 2009 to
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What is Numerical Control Machine?

This article describes what the numerical control machine is, brief history of the NC machine, and the advent of the CNC machines.

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Material Properties Affecting Solids Blending and Blender Selection: Bulk Density

The bulk density of powders is one of the most important properties to be considered while designing blender. The quantity of material that can be blended per batch and the power required for blending depends largely on the bulk density of ingredients. This is explained using sample calculations.

Published by Jayesh Tekchandaney (1037 pts) on Oct 25, 2009 to
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V-Blenders

The V-Blender is a popular tumble blender commonly used in the pharmaceutical and food industries. This article explains the design, construction, and operation of the standard V-Blender and the V-Blender with intensifier bar. The advantages and the disadvantages of the V-Blender are highlighted.

Published by Jayesh Tekchandaney (1037 pts) on Oct 23, 2009 to
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Ribbon Blenders

Ribbon blenders have been the workhorses for blending applications and are very common in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. This article explains the construction, operation and applications of a ribbon blender. It elaborates on the design options that make the equipment versatile.

Published by Jayesh Tekchandaney (1037 pts) on Oct 22, 2009 to
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Continuous Mixing

Continuous mixing and batch mixing are the two modes of mixing operation. This article discusses continuous mixing operations. The concepts of continuous mixing system and continuous mixers are explained. Continuous mixing applications, advantages, disadvantages are discussed in detail.

Published by Jayesh Tekchandaney (1037 pts) on Oct 9, 2009 to
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Batch Mixing

Batch mixing and continuous mixing are the two modes of mixing operation. This article differentiates the batch and continuous mixing operations. The different types of batch mixers are listed. Batch mixing applications, advantages, disadvantages are discussed in detail

Published by Jayesh Tekchandaney (1037 pts) on Oct 9, 2009 to
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