High capacity horizontal dryers and coolers for industrial applications
Achieve consistent moisture levels and uniformity with precision-controlled airflow and temperature profiling, optimizing your production line efficiency for a wide range of food and feed products.
Optimizes Drying and Cooling for Extruded Products
The High Capacity Horizontal Dryer/Cooler from Wenger is designed for food producers, pet food manufacturers, and aquatic feed producers seeking to optimize moisture levels in their production lines. This equipment features a dual-function process that both dries and cools extruded products, ensuring consistent product quality and moisture uniformity. It operates using a flexible airflow control mechanism, which adjusts to each product’s unique drying curve, enhancing efficiency while maintaining product integrity.
Applications span across various industries, including the production of soy-based meat substitutes, plant-based burger patties, protein-infused chips, panko breadcrumbs, cornflakes, granola bars, and pet food such as dry dog kibble and moist dog treats. With a capacity to handle continuous, automated high throughput operations, this dryer/cooler is ideal for processing solid, powder, and granular products.
Integration into existing production lines is seamless with automated process management systems enabling precise control over temperature profiling and airflow across the conveyor, tailored to the desired end-product specifications. Constructed with durable materials, it offers options in galvanized carbon steel or type 304 stainless steel, suitable for varying operational conditions, and ensures long-lasting performance with minimal maintenance.
Benefits
- Ensures uniform moisture control, enhancing product quality and consistency.
- Customizable airflow and temperature settings improve energy efficiency and product-specific drying.
- Durable construction minimizes maintenance, extending equipment lifespan and reducing operational costs.
- Seamless integration with existing lines boosts productivity and minimizes transition downtime.
- Supports diverse product ranges, from pet food to aquatic feeds, enhancing operational versatility.
- Applications
- Rte cereals,Hybrid products,Ingredients,Textured vegetable proteins,Snacks,Pet food,Sinking feeds,Semi-moist pet food,Structured meat analogs,Aquatic feed,Industrial applications,Protein crisps,Slow-sinking feeds,Traditional kibble,High fresh meat inclusion treats,Floating feeds,Breadings,Recirculating aquaculture system (ras) feeds
- End products
- Protein-infused chips,Cornflakes,Granola bars,Moist dog treats,Trail mix components,Tilapia slow-sinking pellets,Plant-based burger patties,Fresh meat-filled dog biscuits,Salmon farming pellets,Soy-based meat substitutes,Dry dog kibble,Panko breadcrumbs,Catfish pellets
- Steps before
- Extrusion,Preconditioning,Mixing,Forming
- Steps after
- Cooling,Packaging,Coating,Enrobing
- Input ingredients
- textured vegetable proteins,structured meat analogs,ingredients,protein crisps,breadings,RTE cereals,snacks,hybrid products,traditional kibble,semi-moist pet food,high fresh meat inclusion,pet treats,floating feeds,sinking feeds,slow-sinking feeds,RAS feeds,specialty feeds
- Output ingredients
- dried food products,cooled food products,uniformly dried pet food,uniformly dried aquatic feed,industrial products
- Market info
- Wenger is known for its expertise in manufacturing extruders and dryers for pet food, aquatic feed, and food processing industries, renowned for reliability, innovation, and custom-engineered solutions worldwide.
- Capacity
- Customizable
- Drying time
- Varied,depending on product
- Number of Passes
- 1-3 passes
- Heat Source
- Gas,Steam,Electric
- Temperature Profiling
- Available (TrueTemp configuration)
- Product Conveyor Options
- Hinged/Overlapping
- Airflow Velocity
- High process airflow
- Construction Material
- Galvanized Carbon Steel or Stainless Steel
- Tray Perforations
- Round holes or slots
- Automation
- Automated Process Management Systems
- Airflow Control
- Adjustable
- Process airflow velocity
- High
- Temperature profiling
- TrueTemp configuration
- Airflow control
- Adjustable
- Automation level
- Automated Process Management
- Multiple product spreader options
- Sloped oscillating spout spreader,Oscillating belt,FingerRake,Vibratory,Self-adjusting leveling auger
- Heat source options
- Direct (natural gas,propane,butane) / Indirect (stainless steel coils)
- Product conveyor options
- Hinged or overlapping design with heavy duty tray
- Abrasion resistance
- Heavy duty construction
- Cleanability
- Sanitary configurations available
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel construction
- Density/particle size
- Variety of configurations and sizes
- Product type flexibility
- Multi-type
- Sanitary standards
- 3A Sanitary Standards
- Machine Footprint
- Varies based on capacity
- Shape
- Horizontal Dryers/Coolers
- Number of Passes
- 1-3 passes available
- Material
- Galvanized carbon steel or Type 304 stainless steel
- Heated Airflow
- From both sides of dryer
- Product Conveyor Options
- Hinged or overlapping design
- Tray Perforations
- Round holes or slots