Brawn Mixer, Inc.


	February 2003 BRAWN MIXERS USED IN MANUFACTURE OF MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY, INC., INNOVATIVE SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS HOLLAND, MICHIGAN – BRAWN MIXER, INC., has received an order for its BTD Series of heavy duty, fixed mount mixers from Microchip Technology, Inc., an Arizona based, global manufacturer of embedded and related semiconductor control products. The new BRAWN installation is located in the advanced waste neutralization facility at a Microchip manufacturing plant, in Gresham, Oregon. Jerry Fleishman, BRAWN’s President noted that this order stemmed from his company’s ability to meet specific customer needs. This included drywell construction for positive prevention of lubricant contamination to the process, along with all-helical gearboxes with horsepower ranges for individual mixers ranging from 3 - 7.5 HP. He added: “Since Microchip is continually developing new products, they need manufacturing support equipment, which we can provide, that has the flexibility to accommodate continually changing process application needs.” Microchip is renowned for the global delivery of innovative semiconductor products for high-performance, broad–based markets. The company is QS9000 rated and 9001 registered. They have operations throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. BRAWN MIXER, Inc., manufactures and extensive range of portable and fixed mount mixers for liquids processing applications. BRAWN utilizes an innovative mix and match modular design that allows for interchangeability between direct drive and gear driven models. This enables BRAWN the flexibility to produce more than 1200 different mixer configurations to meet specific customer application needs. BRAWN mixers serve the chemical processing, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paint and coatings, pulp and paper, mining, electronics, water and wastewater markets, and wherever liquid mixing is required, as well as where solids in liquid suspension must be maintained. BRAWN is ISO 9001 registered. For more information, please contact BRAWN. Return to News Releases