Masterblend International completed a three-month, $500,000 renovation of its water-soluble fertilizer blending room, equipment and processes.
The new system decreases start to finish blending time by as much as 75 percent, according to the manufacturer.
“The new system allows us to provide a purer product with a longer shelf life to our customers,” said Mark Jeffries, VP at Masterblend International. “Our products have always been blended with the highest quality components, but the technologies involved in this new process optimize our product even further by dramatically reducing environmental exposure, blending more accurately and efficiently and getting the product into its final packaging faster. These upgrades have made a great product even better.”
The climate-controlled blending room is equipped with HVAC equipment optimized with monitoring systems to control temperature and relative humidity. New blending equipment utilizes a high-speed conveyor to transport raw materials to the blending system and into their final package in less time than the previous system. The high speeds at which materials are transported in conjunction with the shorter route to the blending machine give the materials less time to segregate, resulting in a more thoroughly combined final product.
