A process for hot application of an adhesive composition (80) on a support (96), by means of a nozzle (50) applying the adhesive composition (80), a line (88) supplying the nozzle (50) with the adhesive composition (80) to be applied in fluid form, a mixer (30) positioned in the line (88) for the homogeneous mixture of the main components of the adhesive composition before its application; the applied adhesive composition (80) including a silylated prepolymer, a compatible tackifying resin; the adhesive composition having a cross-linking catalyst; the process involving: supplying the line (88) with the silylated prepolymer separated from the cross-linking catalyst, the mixing of the cross-linking catalyst with the main components by the mixer (30), the hot application of the mixed adhesive composition (80) onto a support (96).

Apparatus and methods for food production including a food preconditioner (228) operable to heat and partially pre-cook food ingredients, and a twin screw extruder (20) operable to further cook the preconditioned ingredients to create final food products. The extruder (20) includes a pair of hollow core extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) having elongated hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) equipped with helical fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) along the lengths thereof. The fighting (132, 134, 194) is also of hollow construction which communicates with the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192). The fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) also includes forward, reverse pitch sections (64, 162, 216). The extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) are designed to impart high levels of thermal energy into materials being processed in the extruders (20), without adding additional moisture.

A stirring device related to one example of the present invention comprises a stirring vessel including an inner chamber having a stirring space and an outer chamber surrounding the inner chamber, and having a vessel cooling space provided between the inner chamber and the outer chamber, a stirring part including a stirring rod disposed in the stirring space and provided to stir a stirring object accommodated in the stirring space, a plurality of cooling rods each protruding from the inner chamber of the stirring vessel into the stirring space, and connected to the vessel cooling space to enable fluid movement, and a cooling drive part provided to supply cooling water to the vessel cooling space.

A stirring device related to one example of the present invention comprises a stirring vessel including an inner chamber having a stirring space and an outer chamber surrounding the inner chamber, and having a vessel cooling space provided between the inner chamber and the outer chamber, a stirring part including a stirring rod disposed in the stirring space and provided to stir a stirring object accommodated in the stirring space, a plurality of cooling rods each protruding from the inner chamber of the stirring vessel into the stirring space, and connected to the vessel cooling space to enable fluid movement, and a cooling drive part provided to supply cooling water to the vessel cooling space.

A beverage mixing system/method allowing faster mixing/blending of frozen beverages is disclosed. The system/method in various embodiments utilizes inductive coupling to introduce heat into the frozen beverage during the mixing/blending process via a rotating driveshaft and attached mechanical agitator to speed the mixing/blending process. Exemplary embodiments may be configured to magnetically induce heat into the driveshaft and/or mechanical agitator mixing blade to affect this mixing/blending performance improvement. This heating effect may be augmented via the use of high power LED arrays aimed into the frozen slurry to provide additional heat input. The system/method may be applied with particular advantage to the mixing of ice cream type beverages and other viscous beverage products.

The invention relates to a device for producing a multi-component mixture, comprising a mixing chamber and a mixing device, wherein the mixing device has a stirrer which is arranged in the mixing chamber and which is rotatably driven about an axis of rotation L, wherein a temperature control channel system for controlling the temperature of the stirrer and through which a temperature control medium can flow is arranged inside the stirrer.

The invention relates to a device for producing a multi-component mixture, comprising a mixing chamber and a mixing device, wherein the mixing device has a stirrer which is arranged in the mixing chamber and which is rotatably driven about an axis of rotation L, wherein a temperature control channel system for controlling the temperature of the stirrer and through which a temperature control medium can flow is arranged inside the stirrer.

An apparatus for mixing two or more substances, the apparatus comprising: (a) a first surface, the first surface having a first profile, (b) a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, the second surface having a second profile, (c) a mixing gap formed between the first and second profiles of the first surface and the second surface, and (d) at least one input channel in liquid communication with the mixing gap, to feed the mixing gap with the two or more substances to be mixed.

A exhaust gas mixing apparatus includes an outer cylinder being configured to an insulating ceramic; fins being configured to an insulating ceramic, the fins being provided on an inner side of the outer cylinder; and an electric heating portion embedded in at least a part of the outer cylinder and/or the fins.

A stirrer includes a magnetic bar and a microwave absorbing layer around the magnetic bar. The stirrer absorbs a microwave and converts the microwave to thermal energy to heat the mixed solution reactant.