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Your Partner in Manufacturing
Let us put our manufacturing expertise to work for you. At Shamrock, we are technological leaders in particle size reduction, classification and micronization. We have more than 55 years experience as a premier supplier of micronized waxes and specialty additives. As such, we understand the importance of controlling particle size to meet the exacting specifications required for today’s additives ingredients.

Shamrock offers excellent flexibility for all of your manufacturing needs – from finished products to quality toll services. In addition, we recently added a state-of-the-art clean room where products can be ground, classified and blended using various technologies. This facility includes a terminally filtered HEPA system and undergoes stringent cleaning procedures to eliminate contamination.

Whether you have an ongoing need for manufacturing services or a special one-time project, Shamrock can provide a practical solution to meet your needs. Call or visit us today.

Manufacturing Expertise
At Shamrock, we offer customized particle size reduction and powder processing services. We can help your organization deliver products with well-defined particle size requirements – even in the single micron range. Our capabilities include:

  • State-of-the-art, full-service clean room
  • Micronization (1 to 20 microns average particle size)
  • Coarse grinding from 30 to 1,000 microns
  • Outstanding scalability from 100 grams to truckload quantities
  • Wet or dry blending
  • Dispersing
  • Cryogenic processing
  • Screening
  • Air Classifying
  • Pulverizing

Analytical Capabilities
Shamrock’s onsite analytical laboratory is equipped with the following technologies:

  • Microtrac Legacy SRA 150 and X-100 Particle Size Analyzers
  • Malvern Instrument Mastersizer 2000 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (wet and dry attachments)
  • Arizona Instruments Computrac Max 1000 Moisture Analyzer
  • Hosokawa Micron International Alpine Air Jet Sieve
  • PerkinElmer Spectrum GX FT-IR Spectrometer
  • PerkinElmer Lambda Bio 40 UV/Visible Spectrometer
  • Micrometrics BET Surface Area Analyzer
  • Extensive optical microscopy equipment with digital color printer
Equipment
Process
Product
Equipment
Capacity
Irradiation Polymeric materials
  • 1 million – 4 million volt high energy electron beams
1 - 5,000,000 lbs.
Micronization Powder
1 to 30 micron particle size
  • Air Jet Mills
  • Impact Mills

  • Media Mills

  • Fluid Bed Mills
0.1 - 500,000 lbs.
Grinding Powder
3 to 500 microns
  • 10 - 145 hp Air
    Classifying Mills
  • 0.5 to 35 hp Hammer Mills
1 - 500,000 lbs.
Dispersions Micronized powder dispersions
  • 10 - 20 hp open-head,
    high shear dispersers
  • 50 and 350 gal vacuum,
    high shear, jacketed, side
    scraping mixers
  • Colloid Mill for in-line homogenization
  • Versator for de-aeration
25 - 500,000 lbs.
Microcrystallization Sub-micron particle dispersions
  • Votator
1 - 500,000 lbs.
Dry Blending Powder blends
  • 8, 40 and 200 cu. ft. Ribbon Blenders
  • 2 cu. ft. Paddle Blender
25 - 500,000 lbs.
Melt Blending Prill, pastille or ground blends
  • 35 gal. direct fired kettle
  • 1,200 gal. jacketed kettle with hot oil heat
150 - 500,000 lbs.
Classification Powder
3 to 20 microns
  • Air Classifiers
10 - 500,000 lbs.
Screening Powder
  • Turbo Screening to 500 mesh
  • 48” Vibratory Screener for coarser separations
100 - 500,000 lbs.
Bulk Packaging Drums (fiber, steel), pails, liquid pack, bags, and super sacks
  • Volumetric and Loss-in-Weight Feeders
100 - 500,000 lbs.
Drying Powder and granulation
  • Tray oven to 800°F with multiple cycle partial
    integral derivative (PID) controller
100 - 100,000 lbs.

Commitment to Quality
At Shamrock, “quality” is not just a program but rather an overall approach to business. We employ a powerful set of tools and techniques to provide quantifiable results and complete customer satisfaction. This significant investment and attention to detail help to ensure the highest degree of product quality.

Our cleaning procedures are specific to each product and are documented using validated analytical methods. The results are specific, quantitative and consistent.

Hallmarks of our quality commitment include:

  • Separate processing rooms with 99.9% HEPA filtered air
  • Customer-specific standard operating procedures
  • Installation, operational and process qualification documentation

Technical Support
Over 20 scientists and engineers specializing in powder processing and handling are available to help you with your project. A fully equipped development laboratory and pilot plant also are available for developmental projects.

For more information, please call us at
800-349-1822 (U.S. toll-free) or 973-242-2999,
ext. 1034
or use our Technical Assistance form.


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Shamrock Technologies, Inc.
Foot of Pacific Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114
Phone: (800) 349-1822 or (973) 242-2999 Fax: (973) 242-8074

e-mail: marketing@shamrocktechnologies.com

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