Marchesini Group Beauty unveiled the Turbo-Mek 150 at Cosmopack 2026, featuring an in-house process called Turbo 3D that lets producers of emulsions, solutions and suspensions tune turbine geometry during runs. The system, developed by Dumek and patent pending, allowed operators to change rotor-to-stator gap and turbine diameter from the operator panel, with automatic rpm and gap adjustments to match lab shear rates on larger machines. The updated HMI included new hardware and a redesigned interface that displays the whole machine for easier management of utilities and formula-driven settings. By enabling real-time phase optimisation and very high shear for nano-stable solutions while monitoring shear stress, the Turbo-Mek 150 reduced cycle times and energy use. For formulators and manufacturers this meant more consistent scale-up, lower raw-material waste and faster production, aligning with trends for flexible, data-driven cosmetic manufacturing.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Real-time Turbine Geometry Tuning
- Enables on-the-fly adjustment of rotor-to-stator gap and turbine diameter during production, creating possibilities for continuous optimization of shear conditions across scales.
- Formula-driven HMI and Digital Twin
- Combines a redesigned operator interface with formula-linked settings and machine visualization to support predictive scale-up and reproducible utility management.
- Nano-stable High-shear Emulsification
- Delivers very high shear with monitored stress to produce nano-stable solutions and suspensions, reducing cycle times and raw-material waste while improving batch consistency.
Sectors Adopting This
- Cosmetics and Personal Care Manufacturing
- Greater control over shear profiles and real-time parameter adjustment can shift production toward smaller, faster product runs with consistent sensory and stability profiles.
- Pharmaceutical Formulation and Contract Manufacturing
- Precise scaling of lab shear rates to production equipment introduces new options for producing complex suspensions and nanoscale formulations with stricter regulatory reproducibility.
- Specialty Chemicals and Materials
- Ability to tune mixing geometries during runs supports tailored dispersions and advanced material properties, enabling bespoke small-batch materials with reduced waste.
