Sanitary dryers for textured vegetable proteins
Optimize drying and sanitation for textured vegetable proteins and pet food with precise moisture control and fines removal, ensuring quality and safety in continuous, high-speed operations.
Optimizes Drying, Enhances Sanitation, Controls Moisture
The Enhanced Sanitary Dryer from Wenger is designed to meet the rigorous demands of food, pet food, and aquatic feed producers by offering unparalleled sanitation in drying operations. This dryer employs an innovative design eliminating internal crevices where pathogens can accumulate, ensuring optimal cleanliness. The dryer suits a wide range of applications, from textured vegetable proteins and plant-based meat analogs to traditional kibble and specialty aquatic feeds.
The Enhanced Sanitary Dryer features multiple operational widths (1,500 mm, 2,400 mm, and 3,000 mm) to suit varying production scales. It efficiently processes up to 12 tons per hour while maintaining energy efficiency through advanced control systems that optimize air saturation and reduce energy consumption by 5% to 10%. A moisture and energy control system ensures precise moisture levels in end-products, achieving less than ±0.25% deviation from set points.
Integration into production lines is seamless, with a novel direct-drive spout spreader for real-time adjustments. The equipment’s design also facilitates easy cleaning with accessible panels and advanced fines removal systems that maintain cleanliness and reduce downtime. Constructed for durability and corrosion resistance, it eliminates surfaces where material can accumulate for enhanced operational efficiency. Custom configuration options, including structural member modifications, are available to fit specific production requirements.
Benefits
- Enhances product safety with superior sanitation, eliminating contamination risks.
- Increases operational efficiency by maintaining consistent moisture levels, ensuring optimal product quality.
- Reduces energy costs by up to 10% through optimized air saturation and control systems.
- Minimizes maintenance time with accessible design for easy cleaning and fines removal.
- Adapts to diverse production needs with customizable configurations and throughput options.
- Applications
- Pet treats,Rte cereals,Hybrid products,Ingredients,Textured vegetable proteins,Snacks,Sinking aquatic feed,Slow-sinking aquatic feed,Semi-moist pet food,Structured meat analogs,Protein crisps,Traditional kibble,Specialty aquatic feeds,Recirculating aquaculture system feeds,Breadings,High fresh meat inclusion,Floating aquatic feed
- End products
- Quinoa crisps,Cornflakes,Granola bars,Flavored pea protein powder,Catfish feed pellets,Moist lamb dog food,Plant-based beef strips,Salmon-flavored dog treats,Shrimp feed,Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs,Chicken-flavored dog kibble,Tilapia feed,Turtle nutrition pellets,Soy protein chunks,Aquaponic supply feed,Protein bars
- Steps before
- Extrusion,Preconditioning,Ingredient Mixing
- Steps after
- Cooling,Coating,Packaging,Finishing
- Input ingredients
- wet incoming product,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 food treats,floating feeds,sinking feeds,slow-sinking feeds,recirculating aquaculture system feeds
- Output ingredients
- finish product,dried textured vegetable proteins,dried structured meat analogs,dried ingredients,dried protein crisps,dried breadings,dried RTE cereals,dried snacks,dried hybrid products,dried traditional kibble,dried semi-moist pet food,dried high fresh meat inclusion,dried pet food treats,dried floating feeds,dried sinking feeds,dried slow-sinking feeds,dried recirculating aquaculture system feeds
- 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.
- Width
- 1,500 mm
- Width
- 2,400 mm
- Width
- 3,000 mm
- Capacity
- 12-ton/hour
- Contamination Points Removed
- 17.7 sq. meters (190 sq. feet)
- Debris Accumulation
- 450 liters (28,000 cu. inches) eliminated
- Energy Optimization
- 5%-10% energy cost reduction
- Moisture Variation
- Less than ±0.25%
- Slope on Internal Ledges
- Minimum 30°
- Conveyor Fines Removal Efficiency
- 99%
- Automation level
- PLC/SCADA
- Energy efficiency
- Optimize for 5% to 10% reduction
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Enhanced access for cleaning
- Material elimination
- Less material collection surfaces
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Agglomeration risk
- Low
- Machine width
- 1,500 mm / 2,400 mm / 3,000 mm
- Footprint
- 12-ton/hour model
- Internal slope
- Minimum 30°
- Spreader mechanism
- Direct-drive spout spreader
- Control panel type
- Advanced Control Options