Bag filter for food and dairy spray dryers
Achieve cost-efficient and reliable dedusting for your spray drying processes with enhanced filtration performance, ensuring prolonged uptime and reduced maintenance effort.

Enhances Filtration and Dedusting in Spray Drying
The GEA SANICIP® II Bag Filtration System, part of the respected NIRO SANICIP® line, addresses key dedusting and filtration challenges in spray drying. This system features a patented design that effectively maintains pressure and extends cleaning intervals, crucial for continuous food and dairy powder production. Capable of effortlessly processing milk powders, nutritional formulas, and other free-flowing powders, this system is engineered for high efficiency and reduced maintenance costs. With Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) enhancements, it offers a compact footprint ideal for seamless integration into existing spray dryer setups. The robust construction includes shorter filtration bags and one-piece cages, minimizing mechanical wear and lowering Total Cost of Ownership. The system meets industry demands with adjustable configurations and supports compliance with relevant food and dairy regulations, providing comprehensive engineering assistance to ensure optimal performance tailored to your processing needs.
Benefits
- Extends equipment lifespan with reduced maintenance and longer bag life.
- Increases yearly production by minimizing downtime with extended CIP intervals.
- Lowers operational expenses through a reduced Total Cost of Ownership.
- Enhances production flexibility with a compact design for seamless integration.
- Improves safety and efficiency with a streamlined maintenance process.
- Applications
- Food,Dairy
- End products
- Dust-free food powders,Agglomerated dairy powders,Nutritional formula,Milk powder,Free-flowing food powders
- Steps before
- Spray Drying,Emulsification
- Steps after
- Particle Recovery,Powder Packing
- Input ingredients
- milk powder,nutritional formula,heat-sensitive products,food ingredients
- Output ingredients
- uniform coarse powders,agglomerated powders,free-flowing powders,dustless powders
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Bag service life
- Extended by up to 50%
- Bag and cage length
- 4.5 meters
- Filtration surface area
- Equal to previous models
- Pressure loss controllability
- Improved
- Dedusting system
- Enhanced with super-sonic nozzles and valves
- Inlet design
- Vertical inlet for distributed airflow
- Maintenance convenience
- Easier with one-piece cages
- Design compactness
- Reduced footprint
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
- Reduced
- CIP intervals
- Longer
- Overall plant layout adaptability
- Improved
- Mechanical wear
- Reduced
- Bag replacement
- Easier
- Running time
- Extended
- Working mechanism
- Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- CIP Principles
- Extensive intervals,easy access
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Enhanced with new design features
- Energy efficiency
- Improved dedusting system
- Operating reliability
- High due to robust design improvements
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Cleanability
- High
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact design
- Filtration bag size
- 4.5 meters
- Filtration bag diameter
- Reduced diameter for more bags
- Inlet design
- Vertical
- Bag cage design
- One-piece
- Overall plant layout
- More adaptive
- Control panel type
- HMI
- Filter design type
- Customized for reduced footprint
- Inlet design
- Vertical inlet for distributed airflow
- Nozzle design
- Super-sonic nozzles for dedusting
- Hole plate layout
- Optimized
- Bag customization
- Reduced length and diameter
- Cage design
- One-piece
- No loose bolts,nuts