Industrial freeze drying system for high-volume food products
Achieve precise moisture removal and preserve product quality with this advanced freeze drying system, designed for continuous high-volume production of a wide array of freeze-dried food products.
Freeze-Dries Food Products Continuously
The CONRAD® Freeze Dryer from GEA Group is a high-volume freeze-drying solution designed for continuous processing of food and beverage products. It uniquely integrates a multi-zone drying process that automates freezing, drying, and de-icing to maintain product quality and efficiency. Commonly used in producing freeze-dried instant coffee, green tea powder, and diverse freeze-dried foods like apple slices and chicken breast, this dryer excels in preserving nutrients and flavors.
With its robust automated design, the CONRAD® enhances production efficiency by supporting minimal manual intervention, monitored via a PLC system. It achieves energy efficiency through an internal vapor condenser with a Continuous De-Icing (CDI) system, reducing operational costs by maintaining a constant vacuum. Constructed with anodized aluminum heating plates for optimal thermal transfer, it is suitable for high-productivity environments demanding reliable performance.
This equipment is well-integrated into food preservation processes, providing ease of maintenance with automated de-icing and minimal cleaning downtime. Its configurability to customer needs ensures flexibility, backed by GEA’s engineering support, making it a trusted choice for industries ranging from coffee processing to pharmaceutical freeze-drying.
Benefits
- Ensures product integrity by preserving flavor and nutrients through precise freeze-drying control.
- Enhances production efficiency with continuous operation, minimizing manual intervention.
- Reduces operational costs with energy-saving internal condenser and CDI system.
- Increases shelf life of products, reducing food waste and supporting sustainability.
- Offers flexibility with adjustable drying parameters to accommodate diverse product types.
- Applications
- Seafood,Nutritional products,Prepared meals,Meat,Food and beverage products,Vegetables,Tea,Instant coffee,Fruit
- End products
- Freeze-dried apple slices,Freeze-dried spinach flakes,Freeze-dried shrimp,Freeze-dried risotto,Freeze-dried nutritional supplements,Freeze-dried instant coffee,Freeze-dried chicken breast,Freeze-dried green tea powder
- Steps before
- Product preparation,Freezing,Loading onto trays
- Steps after
- Unloading from trays,De-icing,Cold storage,Refilling with frozen products
- Input ingredients
- coffee,tea,fruit,vegetables,meat,seafood,prepared meals,frozen products
- Output ingredients
- freeze-dried instant coffee,freeze-dried tea,freeze-dried fruit,freeze-dried vegetables,freeze-dried meat,freeze-dried seafood,freeze-dried prepared meals
- 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.
- Automation
- Fully automated
- Capacity
- High-volume continuous processing
- Heating plate material
- Anodized aluminium
- Heating method
- Hot water circulation
- Temperature regulation
- Adjustable during process
- De-Icing System
- Continuous De-Icing (CDI)
- Vapor condenser type
- Internal with built-in de-icing
- Cooling medium
- Hot water for ice melting
- Working mechanism
- Freeze drying
- Integrated steps
- Freezing,drying,de-icing
- Automation level
- Fully automated
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Automated de-icing
- Energy efficiency
- Space and energy saving
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High resistance
- Density/particle size
- Flexible
- Application Type
- Food,Beverage
- Container Shape
- Trays
- Heat transfer method
- Radiation
- Material of heating plates
- Anodized aluminium
- Tray loading method
- Airlock system and elevator
- De-Icing System
- Continuous De-Icing (CDI)
- Internal vapor condenser system
- Built-in
- Control system
- Fully automated with minimal staff requirement
- De-Icing System
- Continuous De-Icing (CDI) System
- Heating plate material
- Anodized aluminium
- Tray loading system
- Efficient airlock system
- Vapor condenser type
- Internal with built-in de-icing
- Integration possibilities
- Designed for high-volume continuous processing