Vacuum dryer cabinet for heat-sensitive products
For manufacturers handling heat-sensitive products, achieving precise moisture control and gentle drying is critical, ensuring product quality and consistency throughout processing.
Processes and Dries Heat-Sensitive Products
The DryCab from Bucher Unipektin is an engineered vacuum and freeze dryer cabinet tailored for the food and pharmaceutical industries, adept at handling heat-sensitive products like instant coffee, herbal teas, and fruit or vegetable powders. Utilizing vacuum drying technologies, including freeze-drying (lyophilization), the DryCab minimizes oxidation and contamination while ensuring product quality through gentle drying procedures. Designed to operate within a broad vacuum range of 0.5 to 100 mbar and at temperatures up to 200°C, it accommodates capacities of 1 to 1,000 kg per batch. The system supports automation with PLC and HMI controls, allowing recipe management for consistent, high-quality output. Energy-efficient with options for steam, pressurized water, or thermal oil heating, coupled with steam jet or chilled water condensation for vacuum creation, it effectively reduces operational costs. Constructed with GMP hygiene standards and designed for durability, the DryCab offers seamless integration into existing production lines and ensures high product availability and minimum loss with an automatic 3-step CIP system for thorough cleaning. Customization options are available to meet specific operational needs, supported by engineering expertise from Bucher Unipektin.
Benefits
- Ensures product quality by gently drying heat-sensitive materials, preventing oxidation and contamination.
- Reduces energy consumption with efficient vacuum and thermal system design.
- Minimizes product loss and downtime with high availability and effective CIP cleaning.
- Enhances flexibility with configurations for freeze-drying, drying, and sterilization processes.
- Complies with GMP standards, ensuring industry-specific operational excellence and safety.
- Applications
- Food,Proteins,Fruit and vegetable concentrates,Nutraceuticals,Herbal extracts,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Herbal teas,Vegetable powder supplements,Powdered collagen,Plant-based protein isolates,Vitamin powders,Fruit powder supplements,Pharmaceutical grade herbal capsules,Maltodextrin,Instant coffee
- Steps before
- Freeze-drying preparation,Product homogenization,Heat-sensitive product sorting,Solution preparation
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Packaging,Coating,Final product quality check
- Input ingredients
- coffee,herbs,vegetables,herbal extracts,meat pieces,malt cocoa beverages,malt extracts,reaction aroma,hydrolyzed vegetable proteins,proteins,fruit concentrates,vegetable concentrates,pharmaceutical concentrates
- Output ingredients
- dried coffee,dried herbs,dried vegetables,dried herbal extracts,dried meat pieces,dried malt cocoa beverages,dried malt extracts,reaction aroma,dried hydrolyzed vegetable proteins,dried proteins,dried fruit concentrates,dried vegetable concentrates,dried pharmaceutical concentrates
- Market info
- Bucher Unipektin is known for producing advanced equipment and systems for the food and beverage industry, specializing in juice processing and filtration technologies with a reputation for innovative solutions and reliable, high-quality products.
- Vacuum Level
- 0.5 - 100 mbar
- Maximum Temperature
- 200°C
- Batch Capacity
- 1 - 1,000 kg/batch
- Heating-Cooling Plate Surface Area
- 1 - 88 m²
- Heating Method
- Steam or pressurized water or thermal oil
- Cooling Method
- Steam jet or chilled water condenser
- CIP Method
- Automatic 3-Step cleaning cycles
- Automation
- PLC and HMI with recipe control
- Working mechanism
- Freeze-drying (lyophilisation) / Vacuum drying
- Integrated steps
- Drying / Sterilisation (autoclave)
- CIP/SIP
- Automatic 3-Step cleaning cycles
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled with recipe control
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean,CIP capable
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Strong and durable
- Product Sensitivity
- Heat-sensitive
- Machine footprint
- Compact design
- Heating-cooling plate surface
- 1 - 88 m²
- Capacity
- 1 - 1,000 kg/batch
- Temperature max.
- 200°C
- Vacuum
- 0.5 - 100 mbar
- Heating method
- Steam or pressurized water or thermal oil
- Vacuum method
- Steam jet or chilled water condenser
- CIP
- Automatic 3-Step cleaning cycles
- Controls
- PLC and HMI with recipe control
- Control panel type
- PLC and HMI with recipe control
- Heating option
- Steam or pressurized water or thermal oil
- Vacuum option
- Steam jet or chilled water condenser
- Cleaning system
- Automatic 3-Step CIP cycles
- Design option
- Autoclave for sterilisation