Drying Equipment

Drying Equipment Plants

Mechotech designs and manufactures turnkey drying equipment as part of our process equipment range — supplying the complete machinery train engineered around each application and target specification.

Applications

Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical process manufacturing
Botanical and herbal extraction industries
Food and flavour processing
Export to regulated-market equipment buyers

Key Features

Compliance
GMP hygienic design; full documentation for qualification. Stated on 9 of the 10 product pages in this range.

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Freeze Dryer / Lyophiliser

A freeze dryer (lyophiliser) dries heat-sensitive materials by freezing them and then removing the ice by sublimation under vacuum, so the product is…

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Spray Dryer

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the Spray Dryer as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and botanical processing…

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ATFD – Agitated Thin Film Dryer

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the ATFD Agitated Thin Film Dryer as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and…

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FBD – Fluidised Bed Dryer

A fluidised bed dryer (FBD) dries granular and particulate solids by passing heated, filtered air upward through a perforated bed so that the…

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ANFD – Agitated Nutsche Filter Dryer

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the ANFD Agitated Nutsche Filter Dryer as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and…

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RCVD – Rotary Cone Vacuum Dryer

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the RCVD Rotary Cone Vacuum Dryer as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food and…

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RVPD – Rotary Vacuum Paddle Dryer

Mechotech engineers and manufactures the RVPD Rotary Vacuum Paddle Dryer as turnkey process equipment for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and…

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VTD – Vacuum Tray Dryer

Mechotech designs and manufactures the VTD Vacuum Tray Dryer as turnkey process equipment for the static drying of solids under vacuum. Material is…

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Vacuum Paddle Dryer

Mechotech designs and manufactures the Vacuum Paddle Dryer as turnkey process equipment for the batch drying of wet solids and pastes under vacuum. A…

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Tray Dryer (Electrical / Steam)

Mechotech offers the Tray Dryer as process drying equipment for the static drying of wet solids, granules and cakes on trays. Hot air is circulated…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which products are in the Drying Equipment Plants range?

The range has 10 product pages: Freeze Dryer / Lyophiliser, Spray Dryer, ATFD – Agitated Thin Film Dryer, FBD – Fluidised Bed Dryer, ANFD – Agitated Nutsche Filter Dryer, RCVD – Rotary Cone Vacuum Dryer, RVPD – Rotary Vacuum Paddle Dryer, VTD – Vacuum Tray Dryer, Vacuum Paddle Dryer and Tray Dryer (Electrical / Steam). Open a product page for the details Mechotech lists for that product.

How do the products in the Drying Equipment Plants range differ?

The product pages describe each type as follows. Freeze Dryer / Lyophiliser: Freeze drying (lyophilisation) by sublimation under vacuum; Spray Dryer: Atomisation drying of liquid/slurry feed in a hot air stream; ATFD – Agitated Thin Film Dryer: Agitated thin-film drying; FBD – Fluidised Bed Dryer: Hot-air fluidised-bed drying of granular and particulate solids; ANFD – Agitated Nutsche Filter Dryer: Agitated nutsche filtration and drying in a single vessel; RCVD – Rotary Cone Vacuum Dryer: Double-cone rotating vessel, vacuum drying; RVPD – Rotary Vacuum Paddle Dryer: Horizontal paddle-agitated vacuum dryer; VTD – Vacuum Tray Dryer: Static, tray-based conduction drying under vacuum; Vacuum Paddle Dryer: Single-shaft paddle-agitated vacuum dryer; Tray Dryer (Electrical / Steam): Static tray drying in circulated hot air, heated by electrical heaters or steam. The right type depends on the material and the duty, so the page for each product is the place to compare.

Drying Equipment Plants