Whitepapers to aid successful bulk solids processing and powder handling. Providing valuable insights on topics including allergen handling, pharmaceutical manufacturing plant design and the pros and cons of typical Sports Nutrition factory layouts.
Allergens
Create a flexible, efficient production system that manages the risks presented by allergens.
Pharmaceutical
Handling tablets in larger batches reduces labour to move containers and make/break connections.
Sports Nutrition
Selecting the correct factory layout is key to efficient manufacturing and flexible production.
Blending
Find out how to create a flexible manufacturing system that gives you a competitive advantage.
Pharmaceutical
Discover how a change in materials handling can give you an ‘edge’ over the competition.
Sports Nutrition
Implement a flexible manufacturing solution, that will take you from a start-up to global nutrition brand.
Blending
Find the weakest link in the production line and see how much it slows down all the other processes.
Powder Problems
Bridging, blocking and powder segregation are the traditional powder handling challenges. Read here how to solve them...
Hygiene
See how to reduce the burden of cleaning without compromising on high hygiene standards.
Discover how we help companies around the world resolve their powder handling issues and develop lean, flexible manufacturing facilities.
Sports Nutrition
Discover how True Protein implemented a system that enabled scalable growth potential.
Bakery
Develop a more agile system to cope with small batch runs, recipe variety and handle allergens safely.
Pharmaceutical
Increase capacity and throughput but were experiencing issues with powder flow, downtime, and waste.
Animal Nutrition
Increasing manufacturing capacity to deliver a wider range of tailored, high-quality orders quickly and efficiently.
Beverages
Discover how a coffee mixes manufacturer installed a new production facility that enabled faster response times.
Infant Nutrition
Replace the cumbersome pre-mixing in fixed mixers which was creating bottlenecks in production & reducing flexibility.
Nutraceuticals
Double production rates and future-proof their manufacturing facility without adding resources or increasing factory space.
Flavourings
Replace the fixed mixer system which took 4-6 hours to clean per changeover & reduced manufacturing efficiency.
Process Flexibility
Deliver highly variable, recipes and batch sizes, whilst implementing effective measures to counter cross-contamination.
Process Efficiency
Meeting varied consumer demand with efficient manufacturing to save over one hour of production time per batch.
Animal Nutrition
Implement an upgrade in their manufacturing practices to stay competitive and be a leader in their industry.
Beverages
To install a system that would provide exemplary hygienic manufacturing & superior product quality standards.
Process Efficiency
Discover how efficiency improvements and high OEE rates were gained in their powder & tablet handling.
Pharmaceutical
This solid dosage production facility achieves containment down to 1ug/m³ with full CIP – download the case study to read more.
Powder Discharge
A Matcon Cone Valve IBC System could guarantee a reliable, consistent feed of the blended batch to the roller compactor.
Blending
A Matcon IBC Blending system was instrumental to the Lean Manufacturing goal and generated an instant return on investment.
Powder Discharge
Read how cohesive and poor flowing lime powder was easily dosed with Matcon Cone Valve technology.
Matcon is a one stop solution for all your powder handling needs. We provide industry-leading powder handling equipment, including our patented Cone Valve technology, to overcome all of your powder flow challenges. Our product range includes equipment for Recipe Formulation, Powder Blending, Final Packing and IBC washing solutions.
Equipment
Discover our IBC range, expertly designed to process, store and transport bulk material solids, powders, granules and tablets.
Powder Discharge
Matcon Cone Valve technology can overcome powder handling issues such as bridging, blocking and powder mix segregation.
Powder Discharge
The Matcon Manual Cone Valve IBC removes the risk of powder mix segregation or rat-holing that can be experienced with butterfly valve IBCs.
Powder Discharge
Designed to equip Silos and Hoppers with Cone Valve technology so that powder discharge can be more controlled.
Equipment
Formulate recipe batches directly into IBCs using the Matcon IBC Filling system.
Equipment
An automated, flexible recipe batch formulation system for larger throughput requirements.
Blending
Eliminate the time consuming cleaning associated with traditional static mixers with an IBC Blender.
Blending
The Intensifier introduces high shear mixing to the IBC blending process and expands blending capabilities.
Blending
Automatically inject liquids directly into a powder mix, enclosed within an IBC during its blender rotation cycle.
Equipment
Discharge the IBC directly into FMCG packing systems without the need for any secondary refill devices.
Equipment
Directly dose from Matcon IBCs to fill 10-25kg sacks/bags without the need for screw feeders.
Cleaning
IBC cleaning systems from manual to automatic, air-wash to wet-wash, and without the need to remove the Cone Valve.
Pharmaceutical
Matcon Cone Valve technology is effective in ensuring complete and automatic discharge of solvent rich ‘wet cake’ solids
Pharmaceutical
Improved Product Quality, Homogeneity and Productivity in Wet & Dry Granulation and Direct Compression processing
Pharmaceutical
The Matcon Tablet Handling IBC system gives you the ability to handle tablets in bulk without concerns of breakage or damage.
Blending
Mix a range of IBC sizes and eliminate time-consuming cleaning for fast changeover between product batches.
Equipment
Matcon Cone Valve IBC Systems are suitable for blending, storage and transportation of lithium battery raw materials.
Explore our resources including infographics, checklists and calculators to help you with your day-to-day powder handling challenges.
Discover the savings and efficiencies that you will realise across your production process.
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Use our guide to ensure you ask all of the right questions when selecting an IBC supplier.
Explore Matcon’s latest powder and bulk material handling insights and technical videos. Discover how companies are increasing their process efficiency and flexibility with a Matcon Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) System.
Featured Video
Invented by Matcon, Cone Valve technology offers automatic and controlled discharge of virtually any powder type.
Featured Video
The Vari-Stroke Discharge Station discharges to a linear height sensor, dosing free-flowing powders from the IBC to target weights, removing the need for additional feeders.
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Mix any recipe at any time with Matcon’s IBC Blender. Changeovers are virtually instantaneous for effective blending with no downtime.
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This blending system comparison video provides a visual evaluation of a traditional fixed mixer vs. Matcon’s container-based IBC system.
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IBC cleaning equipment is available from simple manual wash lance arrangements spraying the internal surfaces of the IBC.
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The Matcon Air Wash System provides complete inside wash and dry of the IBC without the need to remove the Cone Valve.
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Decoupling each of the powder processing stages means they can take place simultaneously to increase efficiency.
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This webinar explains how using an IBC System is the perfect solution for companies manufacturing instant coffee and beverage mixes.
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Flexibility and Hygiene in the Dairy industry is a balancing act. In this webinar, we cover the Dairy industries' current trends and challenges.
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This webinar, discusses manual intervention, automated solutions and explains how manufacturers can achieve more effective production practices.
Featured Video
Discover how Wetra, a manufacturer of coffee mixes and beverages enabled faster response times with Matcon.
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We explain how a contract manufacturer installed a Matcon IBC System to produce highly customized food products.
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Rain Nutrience doubled their production rates and increased their blending capacity fourfold by installing a modular IBC System.
Featured Video
Discover the MCV - designed specifically to assist companies who experience problems with butterfly valve or slide valve IBCs.
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Discover how leading bakery ingredient manufacturer, British Bakels handle small-batch runs, recipe variety and allergen segregation.
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Discover Liquid Addition During Blending, an effective and safe way to add liquids during the IBC Blending (Tumble Blending) stage.
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Addressing the pain points encountered in OSD facilities and how Matcon Cone Valve technology delivers free flow of powders to increase productivity.
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If short lead times and varied order sizes are a daily challenge for your operators, then this webinar session is for you.
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How the changing needs of consumers affect manufacturing capabilities and drive change
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A leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in China using a Matcon IBC System in a single-floor Solid Dosage Facility.
Over the years we have seen a wide range of different powder types and production issues that our Cone Valve technology has been able to overcome. This gives us the confidence to believe we can handle any challenge you wish to put to us.
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