System Dries, Cools, Screens Agglomerated Sugar

This sanitary, custom candy processing system combines a vibrating fluid bed dryer, cooler, screener, and integral baghouse collector to dry agglomerated sugar, cool it with ambient air, and screen out oversized chunks.

Each stage in the system uses the company's proprietary vibrating technology to gently advance the hot, sticky sugar from the dryer infeed to the screener discharge without lumping, clumping, or clogging.

Developed for a major candy/food manufacturer, the entire food-grade system features 100% sanitary, stainless steel construction for both structural and product contact areas with polished welds for smooth product movement.

Effective for agglomerated coffee, breakfast cereals, and other food products, in addition to sugar, the design sets the baghouse collector directly atop the fluid bed dryer to capture any fine sugar particles entrained in the dryer airstream and return them to the process for recovery as finished product instead of allowing the costly sugar to be lost as dusty waste. This design also captures the heated process air and returns it to the dryer for reuse for tangible savings in energy and a reduction in air exhausted to the environment. For washdowns, cleaning, and maintenance, the fluid bed dryer, cooler, and screener are designed for easy access to the interiors without any tools, while the drying and cooling sections are set on casters and rails to roll out like a drawer.

Witte Company, Inc., Washington, NJ 908-689-6500 www.witte.com

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