TY - JOUR AB - The duplex/disintegrator/ dissolver, which is a recent addition to the Silverson range of mixing equipment, is actually two machines combined into one. It has always been a feature of Silverson equipment that an individual machine could be adapted by rapidly‐interchangeable working heads. In the manufacture of paint, a change‐over of heads in the middle of the process has proved to be an advantage, and in certain cases a necessity. With this in view research resulted in the development of the duplex/ disintegrator/dissolver, which incorporates two separate heads on a single frame. The function of the upper head is the disintegration of large solids and the instantaneous wetting of difficult powders. It is virtually a separate mixing chamber into which all solids and powders are drawn, instantly dispersed or size reduced before being allowed to pass into the mix. The result is a significant increase in high‐velocity capability and reduction in processing time. VL - 2 IS - 1 SN - 0369-9420 DO - 10.1108/eb040890 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb040890 PY - 1973 Y1 - 1973/01/01 TI - Equipment T2 - Pigment & Resin Technology PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 26 EP - 27 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -