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Candy drying system

October 6, 2015

Engineered for candy processing, the Witte drying system also can be used with agglomerated coffee, breakfast cereals and other food products. It combines a vibrating fluid bed dryer, cooler, screener and baghouse collector to dry agglomerated sugar, cool it with ambient air and screen out oversized chunks.

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Vertical blender/dryers

October 2, 2015

Ross vertical cone screw blender/dryers offer vacuum drying for a range of applications in a solid or liquid state, such as powders, granules, pellets, fibers, pastes and slurries. The slow-turning auger screw lifts batch materials upward as it orbits around the conical vessel.

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Airslide inlet tray

April 8, 2015

The Witte airslide inlet tray prevents sticky materials from clumping at the entry of vibrating fluid bed dryers and coolers.

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Fluid bed dryers

April 6, 2015

ALMO fluid bed dryers process different kinds of particles such as corn flakes, oats and seeds.

Tech Update: Model Predictive Control

Predict the future: Get control of your process

Model predictive control, often used in high-value chemical/petrochemical applications, has its place in food and beverage applications, too.

Wayne Labs

April 6, 2015

What if your drying operation could run close to the upper moisture limit boundary of your product specification, yet never exceed it?

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Post-baking dryers

March 6, 2015

Radio Frequency Co. Macrowave post-baking dryers eliminate final drying from the last third of an oven line; the radio frequency energy preferentially heats and dries the moist areas of cookies, crackers and snack foods to control moisture and color.

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Cone central shaft dryer

December 3, 2014

Featuring a conical bottom with a central discharge valve, the Condry cone central shaft dryer provides a large static heated surface area (vessel walls) and dynamic heated surface area (heated agitator).

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To market, with just the right taste and crispness

Apple snack maker relies on a precise air drying process to obtain an ideal product.

Shane O'Halloran

October 7, 2014

When Martin’s Family Fruit Farm decided to turn the fruit of its labor into a snack, Kevin Martin drove from Ontario to North Carolina with boxes of apples in the back of his truck.

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Air-/water-cooled dryers

October 7, 2014

Kaeser Secotec TF dryers handle flows from 520 to 1,060 cfm.

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Drying system

June 3, 2014

Compatible with glass, plastic and metal containers in all shapes and sizes, the Gebo Cermex OptiDry drying system features independently adjustable nozzle positioning to target airflows at a container’s neck, body or both.