Fully automated plant for formulating new adhesives from Füll Lab Automation mixes with Hauschild SpeedMixer®

Germany's Füll Lab Automation GmbH has developed a plant for a major chemical and consumer goods company that performs fully automated dispensing, mixing and application to produce new adhesive formulations for a wide range of applications. The heart of the system is comprised by four Hauschild SpeedMixer® integrated into the robotics, some of which operate under vacuum to ensure that the adhesives are mixed homogeneously and, above all, bubble-free and efficiently without the use of stirring tools.

Füll Lab Automation GmbH develops and distributes innovative automation solutions for high-throughput research and development as well as quality control of liquid, powder and viscous materials. In addition to standard modules, customized solutions are also developed. The systems are suitable for a wide range of applications and industries, including paints and coatings, cosmetics, chemicals, adhesives and sealants, and crop protection.
When such automation systems also involve mixing difficult materials such as adhesives and sealants, Füll Lab Automation works with Hauschild Engineering. The family-run company has been the global industry leader in laboratory mixing equipment with centrifugal technology for nearly five decades. Developed in-house by Hauschild and manufactured in Germany, the "Hauschild SpeedMixer®" is used in laboratories in research and development work, as well as in companies that require small batch mixes in quality assurance or for short production runs. Within minutes and without the use of stirring tools, it mixes different liquids with pastes/powders, pastes with powders, powders with powders even of different chemical and physical properties without bubbles. The weight and volume of the mixing results range from a few grams or milliliters to ten kilograms or ten liters.

Symbiosis of experts in handling adhesives

Hauschild, like Füll Lab Automation, is a proven expert in handling difficult materials such as adhesives. In 2021, Füll Lab Automation was assigned by a multinational chemical and consumer goods company to develop a fully automated adhesive dosing-mixing-and-filling system for an adhesive research laboratory with a staff of 500 people. Both partners were in agreementr that the four DAC (dual asymmetric centrifugal) mixers required for the system had to be Hauschild SpeedMixers®. Together, the two companies optimized the interaction of their inventions: Hauschild SpeedMixers work with the "BLS syringe" patented by Füll. With this technology, a direct application of the mixed formulation is possible without decanting and cleaning. When mixing adhesives, this is a significant step in process simplification and acceleration.

Three of the devices integrated into the automation system are Hauschild SpeedMixers® of the new SMART generation with vacuum option and robotics capability. Thanks to their extremely precise control and mechanics, these mixers can stop the mixing cup with centimeter accuracy, thus ensuring access by means of a robotic arm.

Dr. Roland Emmerich, authorized signatory and head of sales and business development at Füll Lab Automation describes the automation system. "The system we developed and built, includes 21 active stations over a length of ten meters and a width of four meters. In this sytem a wide variety of adhesives are formulated fully automatically in various containers and applied loss-free to sample carriers so that coated substrates or manufactured adhesive test specimens can be scientifically investigated further. Our system relieves chemists from manual sample handling and being able to carry many samples, the research laboratory gets a solid basis for statistical evaluations. In this way, new and also customized adhesives are always being developed for a wide range of industries."

"The core competencies of Füll Lab Automation and Hauschild Engineering complement each other perfectly," says Fabio Boccola, Managing Director of Hauschild Engineering. "In automation projects, handling adhesives and raw materials for adhesive production requires a high level of know-how and experience. Raw materials and their consistencies range from powdery, solid, paste-like or highly viscous to liquid. You need to find a handling process that allows as many different formulations as possible from these raw materials. We know how to mix them bubble-free and homogeneously, Füll Lab Automation knows how to dose and fully automate the individual process steps. Together, we have created the perfect solution for automated adhesive development."

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US distributor contact details of Hauschild Engineering:
Hauschild SpeedMixer Inc.
37735 Enterprise Ct, Suite 300
Farmington Hills, MI 48331, USA
Mr. Davide Davi (CEO Americas)
Phone: +1 (877) SPDMXER
Fax: +1 (469)581-9981
Web: www.hauschild-speedmixer.com
eMail: info.us@hauschild-speedmixer.com

Press Contact
Mareike Boccola
Hauschild GmbH & Co KG (Hauschild Engineering)
Waterkamp 1, 59075 Hamm, Germany
Phone: +49 2381 482050
Fax: +49 2381 4820517
Web: www.hauschild-speedmixer.com
eMail: pressoffice@hauschild-speedmixer.com

The family-owned company Hauschild Engineering employs around 40 people and has been developing and producing the Hauschild SpeedMixer® at its headquarters in Hamm/Germany since 1974, selling it directly or with partners all over the world.
The original Hauschild SpeedMixer® offers perfect mixing results from a few grams or milliliters up to ten kilograms or sixteen liters. The machines are mostly used in laboratories that mix substances as part of their research and development work, as well as by companies that require small batch mixes for quality assurance.
Within few minutes, different liquids can be mixed with pastes or powders, pastes with powders, powders with powders, and substances with different chemical and physical properties - all without the use of stirring tools. The Hauschild SpeedMixer®, including all components, are manufactured according to a highest-quality standards - made in Germany.

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