Services


Raw Materials

Durablend has the capability to receive and handle a vast range of raw materials. Our warehouse has been designed to segregate allergens and organic raw materials from general products.

As a contract manufacturer we have no issue with the customer supplying all raw materials, however we do have great purchasing capabilites and relationships with both commodity and specialty ingredient suppliers.



Quality Assurance & NPD

Durablend’s experienced QA team drives the implementation of Durablend’ s Quality Management System and Policy. This means, QA is our priority.

  • Our Facilities are built to Australian GMP specifications, with a further development of a soon to be completed TGA wing in our facility to cater for Listed and registered Primary and Secondary Packaging of Pharmaceuticals (Tablets and Capsules) and small-scale manufacturing of liquids, ointments and creams
  • We are licensed for the manufacture of Veterinary Category 4 Premixes and Supplements under our APVMA Veterinary Chemicals certification
  • The operation of Durablend Pty LTD’s Quality Management System is designed to meet the requirements SQF (Safe Quality Foods) HACCP GMP – Codex Alimentarius Alinorm 97/13 A.
  • Australian Certified Organic ACO certificate allows us to handle organic product for primary production.
  • SAI and Woolworths WQA auditing ensures a standard of high quality is met. This means that we must comply with all Australian and New Zealand food manufacturing and packaging standards.

  • NPD- New Product Development

    New Product Development (NPD) is the process involved in bringing a new product to market. Durablend can assist in the development of your new products. Our strong manufacturing and engineering experience allows us to develop manufacturing methods to reach our customers special requirements.



    Blending

    As our name says, Blending is in the “Heart” of Durablend

    We use many blending technologies far beyond standard ribbon blending techniques to achieve Homogenous blends that fulfill the target requirements in terms of uniformity, taste profile and colour. We have the capacity to mix powders and liquids from Development Batches right through many Tonnes per hour.

    Contract Blending

    Our strength is in our capabilities to blend.

    Our Blending systems have been validated to ensure that we produce high quality homogenous finished product.

    We have a wide range of blending capacities, ranging from small premix and pilot batches right through to full production runs. Some of our blended and packaged products include:

  • Healthcare Nutritional food products in Liquid, Cream and Powder format manufacturing
  • Protein and Meal Supplements
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Pet Supplements, Chewable Tablets, Capsules, and Sachets
  • Veterinary Nutritional Pet Food
  • Weight Loss Shakes
  • Cosmetics and Skincare
  • Milling & Granulation and Sieving/Screening

    Milling & granulation and sieving are an important component to good manufacturing practice to ensure that your product looks, feels, tastes and performs as you intended to be. Durablend utilises a wide range of milling and granulation technologies. Our equipment enables us to carry out milling and size reduction of large and small quantities for a range of applications including food, pharmaceutical, nutrition, cosmetics and industrial.

    We have the capability to mill down to 50 microns whilst still maintaining a tight particle size distribution. This achieved by using a range of classification techniques.

    These include:

  • Hammer Mills
  • Knife Mills
  • Air classifying Mills
  • Lump crushers
  • Attrition Mills
  • High speed Pulverizing Mills


  • Sachet, Can, Jar and Pouch Packing

    Our capabilities range from sachets, can and jar filling, standup pouches, pillow packs, bottles, buckets, sachets right through to 25Kg bags and bulk bags, and buckets, form-fill-seal (pillow packs, block bottom)

  • Bartelt (High speed Horizontal sachet Packaging)
  • Sachet Fillers (Liquids & Powders)
  • Canning Lines- Composite and Metal
  • Powder Filling Lines (Jars, Doy Packs & Tins)
  • Liquid Filling Lines (Bottles, Jars & Tubs)
  • Powder Packing – (into 25Kg open mouth & Valve Bags)
  • Bulk Packing – Bulk Bags and IBCs (intermediate Bulk Bins)
  • Mixing & Blending (Ribbon, Paddle and High shear mixing technologies)
  • Mixing & Granulation of powders


  • Distribution

    At Durablend we offer a full service, we can pickup your materials and deliver your finished products utilising our own internal trucks

    With the capacity of holding over 2,000 pallets, Durablend has to ability to receive and dispatched trucks of all sizes, including B-Double Semi trailers.

    Durablend has the capability to manage deliveries of finished goods, organizing the distribution to the warehouses of our customer's request.