Fluid Bed Dryer
(FBD).
Bulk drying at the speed of fluidisation.
Dryer
Overview
Engineered for repeatability.
Fluid Bed Dryers suspend wet granules in a column of warm air — drying happens in 20–40 minutes versus 6–8 hours in a tray dryer. The standard pharma post-RMG drying choice.
Construction & Specs
Specifications
What's standard. What's optional.
| Charge size | 30 · 60 · 120 · 250 · 500 kg |
| MOC — bowl | SS 316L |
| MOC — air handler | SS 304 cladding · insulated |
| Inlet air | Electric heater & / or steam radiator |
| Filters | Bag filters · HEPA option |
| PLC | 21 CFR Part 11 option |
| Compliance | GMP · cGMP · ATEX (option) |
- Drying time 20–40 min vs 6–8 hrs tray dryer
- Even moisture profile across bed
- Bag filters & HEPA — no product loss
- Optional sampling port
- Integrated bowl-trolley discharge
Applications
Where they go to work.
Rx
Tablet granule drying
Post-RMG drying of wet granules before milling/blending.
Nu
Nutraceutical
Bulk drying of vitamin & herbal granules.
Fd
Food
Drying of starches, sugars, instant powders.
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