Industrial pan dryer for pharmaceuticals

For heat-sensitive powders and pastes requiring precise moisture levels, this pan dryer offers superior thermal homogeneity and efficient vacuum drying, ensuring consistent results in your batch and pilot operations.

Dries and Mixes Powders and Pastes Efficiently

The Guedu® Pan Dryer by De Dietrich Process Systems is engineered for the precise drying and mixing of heat-sensitive powders and pastes, crucial in pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, pigments, and precious metal processing. By utilizing dynamic vacuum drying, this equipment ensures low residual moisture and excellent thermal homogeneity. Its specially designed agitator not only promotes efficient mixing and heat transfer but also provides over 50% of the energy required for drying. This dryer integrates seamlessly into batch or pilot operations, offering a compact design that optimizes volume-to-footprint ratio for easy installation. Available in various material options to handle corrosive environments, it complies with stringent industry standards for safety and performance. The Guedu® Pan Dryer is customizable to meet specific process needs, ensuring you have the right solution for consistent, high-quality end products like APIs, specialty solvents, color pigments, and gold powders.

Benefits

  • Ensures uniform drying for consistent product quality, critical in sensitive applications.
  • Reduces energy consumption by providing over 50% of drying energy through agitator heating.
  • Integrates easily into existing setups, minimizing installation costs and space requirements.
  • Customizable options meet diverse process requirements without compromising performance.
  • Complies with industry standards, ensuring safe and reliable operation.

General


Applications
Pigments,Precious metal,Fine chemicals,Pharmaceuticals
End products
Gold powders,Color pigments,Specialty solvents,Active pharmaceutical ingredients
Steps before
Grinding,Slurry Preparation,Mixing,Filtration
Steps after
Sterilization,Packing,Coating,Assembly
Input ingredients
Output ingredients
Market info
De Dietrich is renowned for manufacturing high-quality engineered-to-order (ETO) equipment, specializing in chemical process systems, glass-lined reactors, and filtration technologies, with a strong reputation for innovation, reliability, and safety in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Technical Specifications


Residual moisture
Low
Agitation
Efficient mixing and thermal homogeneity
Energy requirement
More than 50% provided by agitator heating
Volume to footprint ratio
Excellent
Industries applicable
Pharmaceuticals,Fine chemicals,Pigments,Precious metal

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Agitated dynamic vacuum drying
Automation level
Manual / PLC
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch
Changeover time
Minimal
Cleaning method
CIP / Manual
Energy efficiency
High product renewal rate on heated surfaces
CIP/SIP
CIP compatible

Material Compatibility


Abrasion resistance
High
Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
Yes
Cleanability
Easy to clean

Product type Characteristics


Delicate product compatibility
Yes

Physical Characteristics


Compact footprint
Excellent volume to footprint ratio
Discharge method
Not specified
Agitation system
Guedu® Agitator
Heated surfaces
Design with high product renewal rate
Machine design
Robust,proven design
Customizability
Adapted to all conditions of use

Custom Options


Control panel type
HMI/PLC
Agitator type
Guedu® agitator
Integration possibilities
Existing plant systems
Compact footprint
Yes
Heating options
Agitator heating