WSDSpray dryer
Evaporation up to 1,500 kg/h
Turns liquids into powder, with rotary disc or nozzles, in AISI 304 or 316L stainless steel.
Applications: Milk and whey powder, food ingredients, extracts, chemicals and pharma.
Manufacturers in Argentina · More than 30 years
Spray, rotary and flash dryers and falling film evaporators
We specialise in process technologies, product development and equipment for solution concentration and drying for the dairy, beverage, chemical and mining industries, among others.
We take care of everything from laboratory testing and pilot trials to the turnkey plant.
190+projects delivered
10countries
30+years of experience
From laboratory testing to the turnkey plant
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Laboratory testingWe analyse your product in our laboratory.02
Product developmentWe fine-tune the formulation and the process conditions.03
Pilot trialsAt our pilot plant, with batches from 5 kg.04
Turnkey plantWe design, manufacture and commission the complete plant.
Presence
More than 190 projects in 10 countries
- 01
Argentina - 02
Brazil - 03
Chile - 04
Uruguay - 05
Mexico - 06
Colombia - 07
El Salvador - 08
Paraguay - 09
Bolivia - 10
Venezuela
Our equipment
Four standard families, adapted to your product
WSDWFFFalling film evaporator
Up to 75,000 kg/h · 1 to 6 effects
Concentrates at low temperature, with a thermocompressor (TVR) to use less steam.
Applications: Milk, whey, juices, glucose, plant extracts and effluents.
WFDFlash dryer
Up to 15,000 kg/h
Dries wet solids in seconds, in a single pass. Small footprint.
Applications: Starches, flours, filter cakes, agro-industrial products and fine minerals.
WRDRotary dryer
Up to 5,000 kg/h · continuous 24 h
Rotating drum with adjustable inclination and flights designed for the product.
Applications: Fertilisers, biomass, milling by-products, minerals and granular solids.
More equipment
Rising film
Forced circulation
Bag filter
Gas scrubbers
Vibrating fluid bed
Revamping
Own pilot plant · Pilar
Test your product before you invest
At Parque Empresarial Austral we test your actual formulation: reaction tanks, spray, convective, rotary and DIC drying, granulation, packing and laboratory.
Batches from 5 kg, with your product’s actual formulation, before the equipment is quoted.
Services
Beyond the equipment
Custom-built equipment
We design special equipment when the project does not allow a standard model.
Energy saving
We survey the process in detail to optimise consumption and the efficiency of equipment and processes.
Industries we serve
Find your industry, test your product or estimate your line before asking for a quote.
ApplicationDairy industryMilk powder, whey, permeate, proteins and dessert powders.See applications →
ApplicationFood and beverageCoffee, plant extracts, juices and pulps, egg, seasonings.See applications →
ApplicationChemical and miningLithium, salts and sulphates, pigments, ceramics, mineral concentrates.See applications →
All industries
Dairy and food
Chemical and petrochemical
Pharmaceutical
Juices and beverages
Agro-industry
Mining
Effluent treatment
Input dataValueUnitUnit
ResultsValueUnitUnit
Powder obtained125kg/h
Total water to evaporate875kg/h
in the evaporator733kg/h
in the dryer142kg/h
Energy without evaporator1,077kW
Energy with evaporator460kW
Energy saving57%
285 kW in the evaporator and 174 kW in the dryer
Tool
Evaporation calculator
Enter your product data and instantly get the water to evaporate, the powder obtained and the energy saved by concentrating in a falling film evaporator before drying.
Estimated specific energy per kg of water evaporated: spray dryer 1.23 kW·h, flash 0.89 kW·h, rotary 1.00 kW·h; falling film 0.72 / 0.39 / 0.28 kW·h (1 / 2 / 3 stages) and with TVR 0.33 kW·h. Estimated values; the final calculation depends on each product.
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Contact us on WhatsAppCanning, Buenos Aires, Argentina · info@witech-dry.com