Used Spray Dryers
Federal Equipment Company sells used spray dryers and used spray dryer systems, offering solutions to manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, chemical, and biotech sectors. Our inventory includes mini spray dryers, bench-scale units, and full-scale spray dryer systems for commercial production, all designed to produce fine, uniform powders with minimal thermal damage and maximum efficiency for drying sensitive materials.
Top Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
We carry used spray dryer systems from industry-leading manufacturers with proven quality and reliability:
- Buchi – Known for compact, lab-scale spray dryers and mini spray dryer units.
- Niro (GEA) – Provides robust, high-capacity spray drying systems suited for industrial processing.
These OEMs are trusted for their design, control systems, and ease of validation in regulated environments.
Applications of Used Spray Dryer Systems
Used spray dryers play a vital role in transforming liquid solutions, emulsions, and slurries into dry, uniform powders for a variety of industries. This highly efficient drying method provides precise control over moisture content, particle size, and powder flow characteristics—making it a preferred choice for sensitive or heat-sensitive materials.
- Pharmaceutical & Biotech – Ideal for drying active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), excipients, probiotics, and cell culture media into consistent, fine powders. Spray drying ensures controlled particle size distribution for solid dosage forms, inhalable therapies, and injectable formulations while protecting product integrity.
- Food & Beverage – Commonly used for producing dairy powders, coffee creamers, protein isolates, flavors, colors, and nutraceutical ingredients. Spray drying enables rapid moisture removal while preserving taste, nutritional value, and solubility.
- Chemical & Specialty Materials – Suitable for drying catalysts, polymers, pigments, ceramics, and specialty additives into stable, free-flowing powders ready for blending, compaction, or packaging. The process also allows for precise formulation control and scalability.
With its rapid drying action, spray dryer technology reduces the risk of product degradation, improves shelf life, and enhances production efficiency.
Types of Spray Dryer Machines
Federal Equipment Company’s inventory includes a range of used spray dryers and complete spray dryer systems to meet R&D, pilot, and full-scale production needs. Each type offers unique advantages depending on the application, batch size, and material characteristics.
- Mini Spray Dryers – Compact benchtop units designed for laboratory research, formulation development, and proof-of-concept testing. These systems allow manufacturers to trial formulations before scaling up to production volumes.
- Co-current Single-Effect Spray Dryers – The most common industrial design, where hot drying air flows in the same direction as atomized particles. This method ensures rapid moisture removal and is ideal for free-flowing powders that require minimal post-processing.
- Multiple-Effect Spray Dryers with Integrated Fluid Beds – These systems combine spray drying with secondary drying stages, enabling agglomeration, moisture reduction, and improved powder flowability, perfect for hygroscopic or flow-challenged products.
- Spray Dryer + Fluid Bed Combinations – Advanced configurations that integrate drying and granulation in a single continuous process, delivering powders with improved density, dispersibility, and controlled particle structure.
From small-scale, bench-top mini spray dryer units to high-capacity spray dryer machines for industrial production, we stock equipment from leading OEMs to suit diverse process requirements.
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