Advanced Powder Solutions: Optimizing Mixing & Drying for Food Manufacturers
Powder processing is a key part of food manufacturing, ensuring ingredients blend properly for flavor, nutrition, and convenience. From protein powders and sugar substitutes to dried fruit and drink mixes, maintaining uniformity is crucial. But achieving consistency isn’t always straightforward—moisture absorption, clumping, and uneven blending can lead to inefficiencies and affect product quality.
At Advanced Powder Solutions (APS), we specialize in contract powder manufacturing, helping food producers overcome these obstacles with precise tumble mixing and drying techniques. Leveraging advanced technology from GEMCO, we offer solutions that improve uniformity, texture, and overall product quality while minimizing waste and optimizing production.
Solving Blending Challenges in Food Powders
Food powders come in countless forms, each with unique processing requirements. Ingredients like cranberry and blueberry powders, diabetic sugar substitutes, and protein blends often require specialized handling to prevent clumping, uneven texture, or poor dispersibility.
For example, blueberry powder is widely used in nutritional supplements and smoothies but is rarely found in powdered drink mixes. Why? Because it tends to absorb moisture, forming agglomerated particles that make the drink murky, inconsistent, and visually unappealing. A similar issue occurs with blueberry powder extracts, where large granules negatively affect mouthfeel and blending efficiency.
APS addresses these challenges by using precision tumble mixing and drying—a gentle yet highly effective method for ensuring even distribution and smooth consistency. Our approach breaks up lumps and eliminates moisture-related inconsistencies, delivering high-quality powders tailored for food manufacturing applications.
Benefits of Tumble Mixing and Drying for Food Powders
Beyond basic blending, APS supports complex powder applications, including flavor infusion and ingredient plating. We worked with a customer who needed a premix of fructose, sugar, flavored oils, and coloring agents processed efficiently. Traditional methods struggled to achieve even distribution, but APS’s expertise in tumble drying ensured consistent blending in a single-unit process—something competitors couldn’t match.
With advanced plating technology, APS helps food manufacturers coat granulated ingredients like sugar and fructose without breaking delicate structures. Our methods ensure predictable, repeatable results, making it easier to develop precise formulas and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Why APS is the Preferred Partner for Food Manufacturers
APS stands out because of our commitment to precision, efficiency, and industry expertise. Here’s how we help food manufacturers optimize their powder processing:
✅ Consistency & Predictability – Our methods ensure uniform ingredient distribution, leading to reliable, scalable production outcomes.
✅ Granulated Material Handling – APS excels at coating fragile granules like sugar and fructose without damaging their structure.
✅ Agitator-Controlled Mixing – GEMCO technology prevents clumping and uneven dispersion, ensuring smooth, homogenous blends.
✅ Vacuum Dispersal Technology – APS disperses plating materials under vacuum conditions, minimizing process complexity and improving efficiency.
Unlock the Full Potential of Your Food Powders
APS provides food manufacturers with cutting-edge powder processing solutions that ensure efficiency, consistency, and compliance. If your production process is struggling with inconsistencies in mixing, drying, or ingredient plating, we’re here to help.
Contact APS today to discuss customized solutions that optimize your powder processing and enhance product quality!