Spray drying system for nutritional powders
Enhance production efficiency and product quality with a versatile spray drying system, designed for precise, customized powder formulations across a range of nutritional and dairy applications.
Produces and Dries Nutritional and Dairy Powders
The Tetra Pak® Spray Dryer Tall Wide Body is engineered for manufacturers of nutritional products, including dairy and plant-based powders. It offers a highly flexible and customizable spray drying system, designed to handle capacities from 0.5 to 10 tonnes per hour. This system supports continuous, fully automatic operations, ensuring precise moisture control and optimal powder quality for a wide range of products such as infant formula, protein supplements, and casein powders.
The spray dryer utilizes a straight tube air distributor with integrated high-pressure nozzles for efficient atomization and a chamber roof cooling system that minimizes powder deposits, enhancing energy efficiency. The unit can be integrated with a full Tetra Pak line solution, including wet sections, evaporation, and powder handling, allowing seamless operation across production lines.
To enhance operational stability and product quality, features include customizable swivel adjustable lances and a bag filter system for effective particle separation. Options such as open pressure transport and dehumidification provide additional flexibility to suit specific processing needs. Maintenance is streamlined with CIP-compatible design and multiple feed systems, facilitating round-the-clock production and minimizing downtime.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility with customizable design to match diverse product recipes and properties.
- Increases operational efficiency by supporting continuous, fully automatic processes.
- Minimizes energy consumption with optimized spray drying and air distribution systems.
- Ensures high-quality powder output with precise moisture control and reduced powder deposits.
- Streamlines maintenance and cleaning with integrated CIP-compatible design and multiple feed systems.
- Applications
- Infant formulations,Dairy powders,Whey powders,Nutritional powders,Plant-based powders,Thermoplastic behaving products
- End products
- Non-dairy creamer,Infant formula,Plant-based meal replacement powder,Protein supplements,Whey protein isolate,Fortified nutritional beverages,Casein powders,Soy protein powder
- Steps before
- Concentration,Evaporation,Pre-mixing
- Steps after
- Agglomeration,Cooling,Powder Handling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- nutritional formulations,concentrate,thermoplastic behaving products
- Output ingredients
- nutritional powders,infant formulations,thermoplastic powder products
- Market info
- Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.
- Capacity
- 0.5 to 10 tonnes/h
- Automation
- Fully automatic
- Airflow control
- Low pressure drop
- Spray Pattern Monitoring
- Camera system
- Drying Stages
- Single- and multi-stage
- Max Air Inlet Temperature
- 280˚C
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Thermoplastic behavior
- Yes
- Particle size distribution
- Customizable
- Machine footprint
- Variable
- Chamber Shape
- Tall Wide Cylinder
- Feed/Discharge Method
- High-Pressure Nozzle Assembly
- Cooling System
- Chamber Roof Cooling
- Swivel Adjustable Lances
- Side-mounted for Safety
- Air Distribution
- Single or Multi Venturi
- Module Design
- Modular
- Modular Design
- Yes
- Customization of Dryer Capacity
- Multiple venturi deployments
- Swivel Adjustable Lances
- Yes
- Optional Fines Return Capability
- Yes
- Integration in Full Line Solution
- Wet section,evaporation,and powder handling
- Multiple Feed Systems
- Yes,24/7 production
- Spray Monitoring System
- Camera system with PC monitor
- Temperature Range
- Supports maximum air inlet temperature of 280˚C
- Open Pressure Transport System
- For fines separation
- Dehumidifier Option
- Yes,for stabilizing product quality