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Strong increase in orders in a challenging environment

The mixing technology specialist ystral has recorded a very good order trend in…

Batch vs continous inline Mixing

Mixing and dispersing processes can be realized both in a batch process and in…

POLYOX™ - A polymer with unbelievable properties

Due to its high molecular weight, it has an enormous wet adhesion, which is also…

Mixing and dispersing technologies for fragrance production

The fragrance products of a fragrance manufacturer have special requirements in…

Innovative paint and coating manufacturing: flexibility is crucial

In the production of lacquers and paints, flexibility has become a crucial…

R&D System for the production of battery slurries

ystral supports the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production…

ystral rolls out continuously operating disperser

The mixing and dispersion technology specialist ystral extends its machine…

Battery cell production in the PreFab: YSTRAL Batt-TDS

The YSTRAL Batt-TDS Navi dispersing system was developed specifically for R&D…

More efficient production of antifouling coatings

Steen-Hansen had problems with heavy foaming during the production of a new…

The PiloTec-Plant in Detail

The latest generation of the multifunctional YSTRAL PiloTec processing system…

Innovation beats tradition - more flexibility, safety and quality

The optimization of processes is the key area in which innovations have a major…

30,000 Times Higher Dispersion Power: A Revolution in Paint and Coatings Production

Dispersion is the most important step in lacquer and paint production. The…

Whitepaper "Innovation beats tradition"

"Tried and tested" production methods and technologies in process engineering…

Innovation beats Tradition: Optimization in Process Technology

Innovation instead of tradition is one of the major topics in process…

Highly efficient mixing and dispersing

Optimized processes in paint and lacquer production not only reduce energy…

Ready for the battery production of tomorrow's gigafactories

On a production scale, the new machine achieves more than 10 times the…

Efficient cleaning

The hygienic design of machines and process systems and optimized cleaning…

Chemistry is NOT only, when it stinks and bangs

Homogeneous mixing and high-shear dispersion are core processes in chemical…

New Food - Processing protein powders

The most important ingredients in these "new food" products are proteins, so far…

Saving energy by more effective process engineering

With modern mixing and dispersing technology, the energy requirement can be…

8 levers for lowering the energy requirement in process engineering

Innovative mixing and dispersion technologies achieve enormous improvements with…

Trouble with problematic powder?

Do you also know this situation: Everything is actually running quite well, only…

Whitepaper trends & mega trends in process technology

Find out which trends and megatrends will shape the future of mechanical process…

New Food - New Process Technology

The production of New Food products sets completely new requirements for process…

Saving energy by more effective process engineering

Manufacturing processes in the coatings, chemical, pharmaceutical and food…

Cleaner, Cosmetics, Home & Personal Care: More effectively produced with ystral

Cooperation with Fraunhofer FFB in the battery cell research production project

We are supporting the battery cell research production project in Münster with a…

Contactless support in real-time: ystral introduces new digital service concept with YSTRAL EYE

ystral, the German specialist for mixing and dispersion technology, can still…

You will taste the difference! Food production with modern process technology

Three in one go: more efficient, faster, cheaper

For manufacturers of paints and coatings, more efficient production is becoming…

Particles at a distance

Dust, agglomerates, microfoam in the product: Conventional processes for adding…

ystral - 110% MIXING SOLUTIONS corporate video

ystral is a fast-growing, owner-managed company active in mechanical and…

Your process translates into added value | ystral - In our heads always with your mixing process

Do you know the feeling when an idea won't let you go? That's how our process…

Conti-TDS Technology

Increase the economic potential of your processes with YSTRAL Conti-TDS: Dust…

Process system with YSTRAL Conti-TDS and PE Hopper

3D Animation of ystral process system with PE Hopper

Induct, wet and disperse…

Rely on our improvement options, because Your process translates into added value!

Are you really exploiting the full potential of your production?

The choice is…

13 trends & mega trends in process technology

Process technology is changing: New technological possibilities, changed…

Palm oil milk concentrate

Cheese making usually involves a certain number of separate processes and…

Plant fertiliser

For a chemical customer focused on fertiliser production, we were able to offer…

Chocolate mass

Our customers include some of the leading manufacturers in the food industry. We…

Spray emulsion

Spray emulsions are used, for example, in cosmetics, but also in cleaning agents…

Pilot plant for product and process development

The pilot plant should be as small as possible and as large as necessary so that…

Hardeners or resin formulations

The Conti-TDS technology is ideally suited to the production of hardeners or…

Fibres

Our customer is a manufacturer of fibres, among others for the textile…

Decorative Emulsion Paint

Our customers include the world’s leading manufacturers of dispersion paints…

Foil Coatings

One of our customers wanted to optimise or replace an existing film coating…

Pigment pastes

Our customers are among the leading suppliers in the field of pigment pastes.…

Thickener solutions

Thickeners, stabilisers and polymers require high colloidal breakdown and…

Fragrances

Very different raw materials are used in fragrance production. As the…

Continuously working emulsifying and mixing plant (KEMA)

Sodium lauryl ether sulphate, short: SLES, is the basis of many hygiene products…

Wax emulsion

The cosmetics industry relies on cost-effective and smooth-running process…

Tablet coating

Tablet coating is an important process step in pharmaceutical production.…

Pharmaceutical gel

ystral was able to support the Waisenmedizin e.V. in the technical challenge of…

Technical plant for product development

Technical plants serve product and process development as well as scale-up to…

Printing inks

The ystral process system fully met the expectations of the customer. The high…

Trends and mega trends in process engineering

Titanium Dioxide: Dispersing to right distances is so much better than just grinding and dust-free processing

Powder application in liquids

Dust, agglomerates, microfoam in the product: conventional processes for adding…

I'm stung by the oats

ystral, the Dispersing and mixing technology specialist, has realized two…

New technology displaces conventional methods – Espec. in the production of lacquers, paints and coatings

Basics of Powder wetting

When dispersing powder into liquids, the size of the powder particles plays a…

YSTRAL Batt-TDS: Supercharge your battery slurry process

The Batt-TDS™ inducts powders dust-free under vacuum into a stream of liquid,…

„Wow“- effects in process engineering: Clever solutions required

Paint, lacquer and adhesive production

Our customer is a manufacturer of paints, lacquers and adhesives for, among…

Jetstream Mixer versus Agitator – Mixing 10 times faster than before

The masters of the process

ystral is an expert in process optimization for mixing, dispersing and powder…

"Wow"- effects in process engineering - Exceptional tasks and clever solutions

There are many clever and sometimes surprising solutions in all branches of…

Subsecond dispersing of powders in lithium-ion battery slurries

It's the paste that counts

If e-mobility is to really take off, more batteries are needed. Production must…

Emulsion broken, dispersion flocculated, air bubbles and shock phenomena: Troubleshooting in the dispersing process

Emulsions, dispersions and scale-up irritations – Batch or inline – that is the question

How about more thickener? Or just a better technique

Nice machines don´t explode! Explosion protection during powder incorporation into liquids

Riots under vacuum: Conti-TDS in Practice

When using the Conti-TDS, the primary particles of the powder are separated by…

Riots under vacuum: Association of powder and liquid

Down to the tiniest particle

The production or refinement of pharmaceutical products often involves…

Avoid agglomerates when dispersing

Proteins often form highly adhesive agglomerates when mixed with liquids. These…

Swiss army knife among mixing machines

Conventional mixers move the liquid in the container horizontally. But…

Dominik Seeger - with heart and soul into the future

The coronavirus hit unexpectedly and hard. The lockdown was a shock for…

Sought and found

A paint and coatings manufacturer was looking for a new solution for its powder…

Mixing It Up

Denis Hunn from ystral takes us inside the world of the mixer, highlighting how…

Mixing of electrode slurries – shaken, not stirred

Mixing of electrode slurries – shaken, not stirred

Better clear than cloudy

Naturally cloudy or filtered? The Germans have a clear answer to this question.…

More security, less process time required

Numerous powders are processed in the production of plastics. These have a wide…

With the power of the vacuum

Anyone who produces plastics usually needs powders. They can be used to…

Disperse powder correctly

In the production of plastics, complete wetting and optimum dispersion of…

Powder processing under dust and gas explosion conditions

Explosive dusts often occur during the processing of powders. To prevent dust…

Dispersing without Destroying

In home and personal care products, many hydrocolloids are used as thickeners…

Keeping distance

Dispersing under vacuum expansion creates paints and lacquers with high colour…

The perfect mix

Everyone knows it: as soon as the cocoa powder ends up in the milk, there are…

More effect through distance

Dispersing under vacuum expansion produces paints and varnishes with strong…

All process steps in one machine

Powders are used in the production of many different products. Whether in…

No cloud, no danger

Preventing dust when powders and liquids are mixed together makes work safer. No…

Disperse powder effectively and gently in diary products

With the Conti-TDS technology from ystral, food manufacturers can effectively…

High efficient mixing in fragrance and flavor application

One of the most undervalued step in modern manufacturing processes is the mixing…

Maximum dispersion at the right moment

When polymer powders are added to the surface of the liquid, numerous…

Reduction of raw material consumption due to more efficient dispersing

Whether in the Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetics or Food Industry, the costs…

Mix sensitivel products gently

Thickeners and stabilizers are shear-sensitive. Mixing them in liquids initially…

Conti-TDS - A New Dispersion Technology in Lacquer and Paint Production

YSTRAL's Conti-TDS - a new and advanced dispersion technology - has started to…

High efficient dispersion in lacquer and paint production

Dr. Hans-Joachim Jacob, Ystral, discusses the latest dispersion technology,…

Clean, dust-free and no agglomerates

You could be forgiven for thinking that mixing powders into liquids is easy:…

Advanced Dispersion Technology in Paint and Lacquer Production

Advanced dispersion technology for paint, coating and lacquer production that is…

The answer is in the air

Only after being mixed into liquids do powders fulfil their real and final…

No chance for agglomerates

Mixing powders into liquids is a complex task. The quality of the final product…

Dispersing with a lighter touch

Using a powder wetting machine allows light, dusty fillers to be incorporated…

Highly effective manufacturing of paint and coatings

Dominik Seeger, Ystral GmbH, discusses the efficient and dust-free production of…

Controlled conditions

When large quantities of powders such as starches, hydrocolloids, Emulsifiers or…

From the laboratory to the technical center

The "Micro-MoFa" module is part of the modular production technology. The system…

Light as a feather on the road

Lightweight fillers such as expanded and expandable hollow microspheres can be…

Fix rebuilt

Flexibility is one of the most important requirements today. Production must be…

The modular paint factory in miniature

The modular paint factory, the so-called "MoFa", now has a little sister, the…

Constant performance

The flavor manufacturer Symrise has high standards when it comes to the…

Powder Induction and Dispersion, dust free and effective

Powders are used in almost every product in the lacquer and paint industry. They…

Retrofitting always possible

What has been tried and tested for Mixers and Batch Dispersers for several years…

Conversion possible

Universal changes over machines allow flexible processes and are the basis for a…

Cleanly vacuumed

Whether as a pigment or as a flame retardant, whether to increase conductivity,…

Innovation with all aspects

Modular lacquer and paint manufacturing follows a completely new concept...

Induction instead of raising dust

It is very easy to incorporate powder into a liquid. You simply pour it onto the…

When solid with liquid ...

Mixing and Dispersing powdery solids with liquids is not that easy. The raw…