Laundry Detergent

Precise delivery of the correct ingredients to the blend

Nowadays, laundry detergents are provided in many different forms and sizes: from powders and liquids to tablets, capsules, and even pods. Apart from the commercial form and packing of the product, the correct and exact formulation of a detergent is of utmost importance to both producer and consumer. The consumer expects his or her demands on washing efficiency to be met while at the same time keeping effort, costs and energy consumption low and avoiding environmental pollution. The laundry detergent industry recognizes its responsibility to introduce new, cleaner technologies and products and to encourage healthy and environment-friendly consumer behavior.

Laundry detergent production is typically a continuous production process. There are a large number of ingredients which must be continuously, simultaneously and accurately fed into a mixer or onto a conveyor belt, which in turn supply the continuous mixer. Coperion K-Tron provides the systems, equipment and expertise required for the safe and efficient production of this type of product.

Typical materials handled by the powder feeders include: sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium perborate tetrahydrate, sodium sulphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium silicates, sodium percarbonate, anionics, encapsulated enzymes, coloured beads, anti-foaming powder, polymers that release stains, polymers that prevent new stains.

Typical materials handled by the liquid feeders include: sodium silicates, anionics, non-ionics, perfumes.