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Frain has a variety of dryer equipment in stock. We have vacuum freeze drying equipment for the reliable preservation of a wide range of pharmaceutical and chemical products. This includes both standard and customized drying equipment including vacuum freeze dryers, shelf dryers, freezers, fluid bed, drum, rotary, spray, and conveyor dryers.
Fitzpatrick Model FA10, 310 Liter or 11 cu ft stainless steel fluid bed dryer, recommended batch weights 190-470 lbs, or 86-214 KG. Fan rate 2200 cfm. Drying is achieved in a FitzAire sytstem as gas flows upward through the solids in the container. Gas is pulled through the bed, partially suspending the particles in the gas stream in a random, boiling motion. Drying occus as moisture is transferred from the particles to the fluidizing gas. Has one bowl and cart and second available at additional cost.
Heat & Control, Model 8-44-DRYER, stainless steel electric heated drying conveyor. Equipped with a 43" wide x 128" long stainless steel mesh belt and 44" wide x 4" high aperture, 96" long tunnel with (60) 1000W heating elements and electric lift hood.
OAD: 135"L x 76"W x 87"H
Fitzpatrick Model FA 150, 150 Kg, stainless steel fluid bed, batch dryer with maximum capacity of 150 Kg or 330.6 Ibs per batch or 8.6 cu ft total container volume with 1500 to 2000 cfm standard and up to 2500 cfm with volumes of product per hour – depending on materials and application. All 304 stainless steel construction with 2B finish exterior and # 4 finish interior and has 45" OD x 40-1/4" long stainless steel main chamber with 10Hp motor drive blower fan mounted above filtration and heating system with (4) 1/2" OD, NPT side drains and bottom lower transition discharge section with 1" bottom drain and (2) product carts on casters. HEPA filter gauges with chart recorder has magnehelic and pressure gauges. Remote above mounted climate control air handling system with dehumitifier, pre-heater, humidifier, final heater and Farr 30/30 95% HEPA filters to fluid bed dryer. NEMA 7 enclosure mounted on dryer with start, stop buttons for fan and agitator, electrical wiring and equipment designed for hazardous locations class l & ll division 1. Mounted on stainless steel frame with leveling legs.
Drying is achieved in a FitzAire system as gas flows upward through the solids in the container. Gas is pulled through the bed, partially suspending the particles in the gas stream in a random, boiling motion. Drying occurs as moisture is transferred from the particles to the fluidizing gas.
OAD: 96" L x 60" W x 102" H
Glatt "Uni-Glatt’ lab size, stainless steel, fluid bed dryer capable of drying, mixing and coating tablets, hard or soft gel capsules, metal beads and seeds from .5 to 3.0kg. with production rates per hour – depending on materials and application. Uses 4 x 440 kW of heat, 144 cfm fan and has 4" discharge. Available with the WSG Drying Column or Wurster Liquid spray column. System can dry conventional granules, powders and crystalline substances. Mounted on stainless steel base with casters.
OAD: 28" L x 26" W x 56" H
BOC Edwards, stainless steel, single door, freeze dryer, with 140 sq ft of usable product shelf area has stoppering capability and pounds of product per hour – depending on materials and application. Equipped with 60" wide x 72" high x 48" deep total chamber dimensions with inner top plate and (9) 47-1/4" x 47-1/4" stainless steel compressed shelves with bolt down swing open chamber door. Equipped with hydraulic stoppering mechanism. external condenser, refrigeration, heat transfer and vacuum. Control panel has auto / manual, power, vacuum, gas, defrost, heat and mode control on / off switches, with heater controls and pressure gauge and side remote touch pad controller. Vacuum pump, WFS condenser compressor, 21psi @ 260 Deg F with hot gas defrost from refrigerant to the condenser, vacuum break valve, nitrogen air inlet. high and low pressure with reverse acting switches.
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Virtis, Model 51 SRC-5, with 13.0 square foot tray area, stainless steel, cabinet style, freeze dryer with stoppering capabilities and number of product per hour – depending on materials and application. Equipped with 28" ID x 26" Deep product chamber and 32" OD / 28" ID swing open, see thru chamber door with (4) 24" long x 16" wide stainless steel shelves has Internal condenser with spray applicator and 1" OD spray nozzle with shelf temperatures from -45 Deg C to + 65 Deg C and condenser temperature to -82 Deg C. with ice capacity of 18kg in 24 hours and vacuum is controlled at 5 microns absolute with sterilzing medium of gas and steam. Control panel has touch pad controller with readout, gas inert back fill, start and stop stoppering buttons, vacuum level control dial and pressure gauges. Mounted on (4) leg frame with casters.
OAD: 52" L x 34" W x 77" L
GEA Niro Model Multi-Processor MP-1 stainless steel, compact lab system for drying, coating, and spray granulation with amount of product per hour – depending on materials and application. Fully self-contained with all controls and ancillary air handling devices built into the machines base and has capacity ranges of 0.2g to up to 6kg. MP-1 product container can also be used with the pilot-scale to MP-2 unit expanding its drying range from 1 to 25 kg in a through-the-wall application. Equipped with lab bowl for sizes: drying 0.2 to 3 Kg, top spray granulation 0.2 to 2 K g and coating 0.2 to 3 Kg. Peristalic pump with thru rates of 300ml per minute and self contained air handling unit with inlet and exhaust Hepa filtration. Control panel has PLC controller with Metro1010 touch pad controls and digital display with e-stop. Mounted on stainless steel cabinet with casters.
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United McGill Model 6D8, batch, vacuum shelf dryer, has 92.6 square feet of shelf area with number of product per hour – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. 304 stainless steel contact parts and carbon steel external parts. Chamber dimensions of: 40-1/2" in Width; 49" in Depth; 35" in Height and has (9) stainless steel internally heated 39-1/4" wide x 42-1/2" long product shelves with 2-1/2" gaps and swing open, bolt down access door with (2) 6" OD sight ports. Liquid ring vacuum pump, vacuum gauge and vacuum release valve with a water system that will maintain tray temperatures at any desired setpoint between the temperature of the cold water supply and 100 Deg C. Capable of absolute pressure down to 0.23 psi and 0.47" Hg this is equivalent of 29.45" Hg vacuum depending on barometric pressure. Control panel has vacuum and circulation pump start / stop push buttons and temperature and vacuum touch pad controls with digital display. Mounted on 96" long x 60" wide forkable steel platform.
OAD: 104" L x 64" W x 72" H
Glatt, Model WSG-15, (3) section, stainless steel, fluid bed granular dryer, with 15Kg, 45 liter or 99 pound batch working capacites. Rated up to 880 CFM and 120,000 BTU with pounds of product per hour – depending on materials and application. Equipped with top exhaust valve and 22"OD x 12" long top exhaust air filter section, 22"OD x 20" long middle section with coaxial spray nozzle, 22"OD x 11" long product container and (4) leg cart with casters, 22"OD x 12" long bottom dump discharge section all with 4"OD sight ports and 2"OD side air inlet port with 2"OD bottom drain. Control panel has air, filter, heating, cooling and auto / manual and fan / exhaust controls, megnehelic water gauges with Honeywell chart recorder. Mounted on heavy duty base frame.
OAD: 70" L x 60" W x 108" H
Virtis, Model 134650, 30 square foot tray area, stainless steel, cabinet style, freeze dryer with stoppering capabilities and number of product per hour – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Equipped with 41" ID x 45" Deep product chamber and 45" OD swing open, clamp down see thru chamber door with (4) 36" long x 24" wide stainless steel shelves and has internal condenser with shelf temperatures from – 45 Deg C to + 65 Deg C, ice capacity of 100 lbs and vacuum is controlled at 5 microns absolute with sterilizing medium of gas and steam. Start and stop push button controls, refrigeration high and low pressure, silicone and heat level gauges with drain valve and defrost water inlet. Mounted on (4) leg base with casters.
OAD: 78" L x 54" W x 79" H
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