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The handling of particles, powders, grains and other bulk solids is crucial to a majority of modern industries. However, the design and maintenance of bulk-handling systems is a complex task subject to many – often unforeseeable – pitfalls.

MercuryLab offers state-of-the-art virtual prototyping software for the design and optimisation of bulk-handling machinery, specialising in industrial mixing processes, helping you get a top-quality product to market in the shortest timeframe possible.

Our aim is to offer a faster, cheaper alternative to conventional prototyping, helping you to design, improve and optimise particle-handling systems and processes effectively and efficiently. In particular, we can help you:

- Identify and solve mixing or flow problems

- Rapidly optimise system design

- Visualise your processes in full 3D

- Improve efficiency

- Reduce running costs

We offer a range of services, including:

Consultancy

If you have a specific mixing or flow problem that needs fixing, or a system that needs designing or optimising in a short timescale, our specialist consultants have the expertise and cutting-edge tools needed to get the job done rapidly and effectively.

The unpredictable behaviours of dynamic particulate systems make the design of new industrial equipment intended to handle powders and grains an extremely complex and risky task.

Although many attempt to resolve the above issues by constructing scaled-down model systems, this somewhat archaic approach is not only a slow but expensive process.

MercuryCloud

The future of industrial system design – run computer simulations to optimise your machinery and processes anytime, anywhere, with unlimited computational power.

Training

Knowledge is power, and the key to staying ahead of your competitors is ensuring that you and your staff have the most cutting-edge skills and knowledge.

We offer a range of courses covering all aspects of particle handling technology, ranging from on-site training in the usage of particle handling equipment to intensive courses through which you can learn to apply the state-of-the-art particle simulation software MercuryDPM to the design and optimisation of your equipment.

What our clients say about us

“MercuryLab has been a key partner for us in developing state-of-the-art simulation models for powder packaging applications. They have deep expertise on the modeling of highly challenging powder materials and their calibration process. We have adopted their MercuryCloud solution, which is a highly customizable user-interface based cloud platform, that allows democratized simulation tool access for our teams. MercuryLab has offered us high quality services in these areas. They are a highly responsive and diligent partner to work with. We look forward to continuing building our partnership with MercuryLab.”

Ashutosh Rajiv Gandhi

R&D Manager

Unilever Nutrition & Ice-cream Global R&D

“MercuryLab has delivered state-of-the-art models that have been instrumental in optimising the manufacturing processes of our product and a production line. They provided valuable insights into processes we have struggled to model for many years, significantly contributing to the success of this development. We highly recommend their services and look forward to continuing our collaboration. Their team is responsive, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to work with.”

Ruan Fouchee

Process Development Manager

Anglo American

“MercuryLab offered us a wide range of services related to the characterization, calibration and simulation of powder processes and DEM models. Finding a unique set of material parameters to accurately model powder rheology under different circumstances is challenging. We appreciate MercuryLab’s state-of-the-art academic expertise in this field and look forward towards adopting more of it in industrial applications.”

Dr. Rakulan Sivanesapillai

Expert Modeling Formulation Processes

Bayer AG

Engineering & Technology

Formulation & Processing Technologies

Granular and particulate materials are ubiquitous in both industry and our everyday lives; in fact it is likely that you have already encountered at least one granular material today, whether by walking along a gravel path, eating a bowl of cereal or brushing dust from a surface. Indeed, granular media are the second most manipulated substances on the planet after water.Yet despite this fact, our understanding of granular materials and their dynamical behaviours is shockingly incomplete compared to our knowledge of the flow behaviours of classical molecular fluids.

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