Spray Drying Process Solutions
Customer stories
Company’s ferrosilicon powder was subject to variations that meant a significant proportion of the production did not meet the required specifications. This led to a growing stockpile of product with no market and delays in producing product that was in demand.
Since the installation of the Insitec system, stockpiling has been eliminated, production times and costs have been reduced and the company has introduced a new product in a new size range. Insitec has become essential to plant operation.
I can't see how the plant could work without it
Kumba Resources Ltd, Ferro Silicon, South Africa
Kumba Resources has reduced is production and costs, maintenance is now predicted. Production is “right first time
See how Kumba Resources produces “right first time” -
Spray drying has become the most important technique for dehydrating fluid foods such as milk, coffee and egg powders, and is used extensively in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Atomization is of particular interest in the metals industry for generating fine powders. Malvern Process Systems continuous particle size analyzers have been used to:
- Optimize atomizer set up
- Allow spray drying control
- Tighten product specifications
In this section
Spray drying overview Average operating conditions for spray drying vary depending upon the application and the unit operation used, and must be adjusted to produce the desired uniform particle size distribution.
Spray drying concerns Key to efficient operation and the production of in-specification product are the set up of the atomizer and optimization of the spray drying unit itself.
Malvern analyzers for spray drying applications Complete online and at-line particle characterization systems appropriate to spray drying and atomization in the context of different industries.
Spray drying case studies
Case study Glass bead manufacture.
Case study Ferrosilicon manufacture.
