| MATERIAL: | "Gravy" mixture of various food gums for addition to primary meat blender. | 
| PROBLEM: | Mixing using continuous device with irregular dry feeding rate causing high concentrations of powder to liquid forming lumps. | 
| RESULT: | Elimination of lumps and "fish-eyes" of unmixed gums eliminating occurrence of lumps in cans of petfood.  Elimination of intermediary tank before meat blender. | 
| AB MIXER: | Model D-6000 Dispershear with dry solids feeder for direct delivery of gravy mixture to meat blender. | 
| BENEFITS | Lumps in gravy additional eliminated, quality of final can product improved, no over shearing of gum material causing on shelf separation. |