Material Handling: Is Viscosity The Problem?

The food industry processes large quantities of raw materials every day to feed their high volume production operations. Beverage plants require syrups of varying flavors blended to the right consistency. Bakeries utilize jams, icings, and other filler materials which must flow easily during application, but still have the stiffness to hold shape afterwards. Prepared foods are coating with batter and seasonings, both of which exhibit uniform flow behavior to meet required concentration and thickness after application.