Fluid bed and spouted bed systems for granulation and coating
Optimize your production line with cutting-edge fluid bed and spouted bed systems, ensuring efficient granulation, drying, and coating processes for high-quality, consistent end products.
Dries, Granulates, and Coats Bulk Materials
The Glatt Fluid Bed and Spouted Bed Systems are engineered for versatile processing needs across multiple industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, and ceramics. These systems efficiently handle tasks such as drying, granulating, and coating, providing solutions for complex production challenges. Utilizing adjustable energy input, the spouted bed systems enhance heat and mass transfer rates, making them ideal for processing difficult-to-fluidize particles. With processing capacities ranging from lab-scale to several tons in production, these systems support both batch and continuous operations.
Automation is seamlessly integrated through PLC-controlled systems with remote support, ensuring consistent, reliable performance. Notably, Glatt’s design prioritizes energy efficiency and hygiene, featuring explosion-proof and easy-to-clean configurations that comply with rigorous industry standards like GMP and FDA. Available with customizable configurations, these systems meet specific process requirements, offering options for materials resistant to corrosion and high-temperature environments. Comprehensive engineering support and modular system designs provide flexibility, enabling tailored solutions for unique production needs.
Benefits
- Enhances product uniformity and quality with precise granulation and coating processes.
- Increases energy efficiency through optimized heat and mass transfer rates, reducing operational costs.
- Facilitates easy cleaning and maintenance, minimizing downtime and ensuring production hygiene.
- Supports flexible production with both batch and continuous operation capabilities.
- Ensures compliance with industry standards, safeguarding quality and safety in production.
- Applications
- Chemicals,Food,Ceramics,Feed,Cosmetics,Fertilizers,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Pellets,Granules,Film-coated tablets,Probiotic-stabilized capsules,Vitamin-stabilized granules,Ceramic powders,Porous agglomerates,Abrasion-resistant granules,Hot melt-coated pharmaceuticals,Lipid-coated supplements,Cosmetic powders,Urea-based fertilizers,Coated particles
- Steps before
- Preparation of Raw Materials,Supply Air Preparation,Circuit Gas Routing,Vacuum Operation,Dosing,Screening,Grinding
- Steps after
- Exhaust Air Purification,Transporting and Packaging,Sterilization,Quality Assurance,Coating,Tablet Pressing,Product Handling
- Input ingredients
- moist raw materials,bulk solids,powders,free-flowing bulk materials,solid and liquid starting materials,suspensions,emulsions,melts
- Output ingredients
- dried products,granules,pellets,agglomerates,coated particles,abrasion-resistant granules
- Market info
- Glatt is known for its expertise in process technology and equipment for powder processing and advanced particle systems in the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries, recognized for innovative solutions in granulation, drying, and coating processes.
- Capacity
- Few grams to several tons
- Batch vs. continuous
- Batch or Continuous
- Automation
- Customized control systems
- Aeration rate
- High heat and mass transfer rates
- Coating method
- Spray Coating
- Granulation method
- Spray Granulation
- Drying method
- Fluid Bed Drying
- Temperature Control
- Adjustable energy input
- Safety Concept
- Explosion protection
- Cleaning method
- Hygienic design,Cleanability
- Particle size control
- Defined particle size adjustment
- Material Handling
- Free-flowing bulk materials
- Environment Compatibility
- Process management of gases/liquids
- Working mechanism
- Fluid bed / Spouted bed
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Continuous
- Energy input adjustability
- High
- Automation level
- PLC / SCADA controlled
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Hygiene-compliant design
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact / Modular
- Bowl shape
- Round / Rectangular
- Apparatus geometry
- Patented / Adjustable
- Feed/discharge method
- Top spray / Bottom spray
- Material flow
- Vertical / Horizontal
- Control panel type
- GlattView Varia / Varia+
- Integration possibilities
- IT system integration
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Continuous
- Design and Series
- Round / Rectangular
- Adjustable energy input
- Yes
- Process chamber design
- Special / Multiple zones
- Material flow orientation
- Vertical / Horizontal
- Modular design
- Yes