Step 1: Product Analysis & Development
The first step in our process with new customers is an evaluation of the material to be dried. If we don’t have experience with your product, we will ask you to send a 3-ounce sample to our Payson, AZ plant for a bench-top analysis. There is no charge for this, and we’ll get back to you with an analysis of the feasibility of pulse-drying your material. Ship all test materials to the Demonstration and Facility. (Note: The Bench Test consists of a simple “pan-drying” in our Sartorius Moisture Balance, and does not create any “powder” for your evaluation. We can predict how your material will handle in our Pulse Dryer by examining the dry material left on the sample tray.)
If the benchtop results are positive, or if we have already been successful in drying a material similar to yours, we will propose a day or two of testing on our PCS Model P-50 pilot-scale dryer. This dryer has an evaporative capacity of 40 pounds of water per hour, and is the platform we use for evaluation, product development, and optimization of drying parameters.
Normally, if your product has already been successfully spray dried, it can be pulse-dried to a better result. We can also pulse-dry some materials that can’t be spray dried, such as materials high in viscosity or solids content. We can also handle feedstocks having suspended particles that would clog the nozzle of a conventional spray dryer.
During a day of testing, we will use 10-20 gallons of liquid, and will produce 4 to 6 powder samples by varying the drying conditions in an effort to maximize powder quality and dryer yield. At the end of the trial, we will send you the powders and our report.
We encourage our customers to attend these Pilot trials so that we can get instant feedback on powder quality. Please contact us for a fee quotation.
Visit our development lab page to learn more about product testing or see our PCS Model P-50 pilot-scale dryer page for a tour of our equipment.
Step 3: Dryer Purchase
We offer all of our PCS dryer models for sale. They range in capacity from 40 to 2,000 pounds per hour of water evaporation. Please get in touch for a custom price quote.
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