Pharmaceutical Drying Equipment
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In the pharmaceutical industry, the drying process is used to reduce or remove water or other types of solvents, which could cause chemical and microbiological deterioration of the final drug, by using pharmaceutical drying equipment. But that’s not the only reason. The drying process is used everywhere in the pharmaceutical field to serve various applications: preparing granules for tablets or capsules, reducing the bulk density or weight, assisting the grinding process, or obtaining plant-derived medicines, to name a few.
Which pharmaceutical drying technology do you need?
Sorption dehumidifier for deep drying
Humid ambient conditions such as those in tropical climates make dehumidification more…
Laboratory-scale vacuum tray drying oven
Vacuum drying is used to remove moisture from sensitive materials. Drying small bat…
Flash drying system
Flash drying refers to the removal of moisture by a stream of hot gas that goes through a stream of small …
Flash drying grinder for powders
Drying and grinding can be an important feature when trying to process products such as raw …
Fluidized bed system for the granulation and drying of pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical industries employ several processe…
Entry-level conditioning system for drying nutraceutical gummies
The drying process demands specific environmental condit…
Pilot freeze dryer for scale up
Designed for biological, pharmaceutical and food products formulation and “scale up” work.
Custom engineered freeze dryer
For either bulk format or liquid in vials, ampoules or syringes, the Lyomega units are designe…
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Using fluid bed dryers for drying wet solids in the pharma industry
When it comes to drying granules that will then be pressed to form tablets, the fluidized bed dryer is one of the pharmaceutical drying equipment manufacturers use. Fluid bed dryers use a stream of hot air to reduce the moisture content of powders and granules, making them a great example of direct dryers. What does this mean? Direct dryers directly apply heated air to the product, while indirect dryers conductively heat the product by circulating heated fluid through a surface that is in contact with the product.
Freeze drying used to prolong the shelf life of pharmaceutical products
What about spray dryers and vacuum dryers?
Spray dryers are widely used pharmaceutical drying equipment to produce pharmaceutical powders with particle sizes from the nanometer to the micrometer scale. Spray drying is a continuous process by nature since it can convert a liquid feed into a powder in a single step.
A viable option for heat- or oxygen-sensitive pharmaceutical products is the vacuum drying process that reduces the risk of dust explosions. Vacuum dryers fall in the category of conductive dryers used for drying wet solids.
Pharmaceutical drying and its different applications
Drying active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)
From R&D to large-scale industry, pharmaceutical drying plays an essential role because it dramatically affects the quality of the final product both in primary pharmaceutical manufacturing, i.e., production of API or excipients, and in secondary pharmaceutical manufacture, i.e. when converting the active drugs into the final dosage form such as tablets or capsules. The drying of crystalline active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) is often needed to produce free-flowing powders for formulation, packaging, storage, and transport. The sensitive nature of API requires gentle drying in contained good manufacturing practice (GMP) environments.