SOP for PLANETARY MIXER
- Read the SDS for all materials.
- Before starting undertake a general security check:
- Ensure the mixer is dry and place it in a dry area.
- Ensure if the machine is mounted on a raised platform that the platform is of sufficient strength and the mixer is securely fastened to the platform.
- Ensure that the power supply matches the rating on the machine.
- Work area should be clean and free from obstructions, e.g., nothing placed on or around the machine, such as scrapers, knives, etc.
- Worker not wearing loose-fitting clothes.
- Make sure that electrical service specifications match those of the mixer as printed on the mixer’s nameplate.
- Mixer bowls and agitators should be thoroughly washed with hot water and mild soap and rinsed with clean water before being put back into service.
- The bowl must be installed first and fully lowered.
- Place the agitator in a bowl, push it up on the agitator shaft and turn it clockwise to seat the shaft pin in the slot of its shark.
- The supply cord on this machine is provided with a three-prong grounding plug.
- All models are furnished with a digital timer and electronic 5-speed control.
- First, powders and excipients are taken in the mixing bowl.
- Connect the machine to the min supply.
- Choose desired speed with the gear selector.
- Press the green START button next to the gear selector located in the machine.
- Mixing blade starts to rotate around itself as well as travel in the bowl thereby achieving intimate mixing.
- During this process Teflon scraper is adjusted to apply light pressure to the wall of the vessel continuously which removes any product adhering to the side of the wall bowl.
- Press the red mushroom STOP button after completing of operation.
- Clean the apparatus and machine area after use.
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