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Batch Mixer Enables Precise Powder Formulations for Nutraceuticals

Munson Machinery’s rotary blender solves a challenge for contract manufacturer NRS by reliably microencapsulating supplement powders, increasing their potency while reducing production downtime in the process.

Supplement powder NRS Arizona Munson Machinery
NRS uses the Munson Machinery 700-TS-50-SS Rotary Batch Mixer to produce 500 kg of supplement powder per batch. The continuous blending option coupled with a variable-frequency drive saves time and energy between batches.
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The market for nutritional supplements has grown substantially in recent years, due to many people prioritizing preventive self-care in their daily lives since the pandemic., The global market for supplements was valued at nearly $359 billion in 2021, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.3% into 2030, according to Grand View Research


One of the major players in North America for nutritional supplements is Nutraceutical Research Sciences (NRS) in Tempe, Ariz. The contract manufacturer produces a wide variety of products for a number of clients, including anti-aging supplements, sports nutrition powders and drinks, vitamins, and meal replacements.

The company was founded by John Anderson, who spent more than 40 years in the dietary supplement industry before he passed away last October. Anderson had many innovative ideas and formulations that helped his company grow over the years. In 2020, Anderson identified an alternative use for a rotary batch mixer from Munson Machinery that had been used primarily in the baking industry. He thought the machine could help NRS process supplement powders with aqueous and oil-based liquids.

“We found that micro-encapsulating the particles in powders with certain liquids increased their potency, so we needed a fine spray when we were blending, but nobody was really doing that at the time. So, we got together with Munson and told them what we wanted to do,” says Brian Martin, vice president of operations at NRS. “I believe we were the first nutraceutical company to customize this kind of mixer for nutraceutical production.”

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