Powder-based food and drink dispenser

Our client asked:

Our client wanted to get a consistent, complete and cost-effective dispense of powder-based food and drink from a simple consumable. To include dispensing to the right concentration, lump and bubble-free, and effective at different temperatures.

The project story:

Sagentia’s chemists worked around the principles of dissolution and dispersion. The impact on solubility of factors such as surface fat, powder age, salt ion content, residual moisture, and the manufacturing process were investigated.

The team explored options to avoid clumping, discounting any options that involved dead-spots within the pod as well as the use of stirring and agitation, which helped break up clumped material.

Results: deliverables and outcomes

We delivered a low cost, non-contacting, novel dispensing appliance for effectively dispensing powder-based food and drinks to a consistently high quality.

Using a unique water injection technique, the device met the requirements for dispensing a lump-free, low foam product, using all of the available powder and without risk of blocking.