It is no coincidence that the energy-cost-reducing technology used to recover and reuse heated process air in fluid-bed drying systems was developed during the energy crisis of the 1970s.

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.

Being the fourth generation to lead a company that designs and manufactures fluid-bed dryers and heat transfer equipment, I have spent most of my life developing a high level of understanding of fluid-bed drying technology and how it can be applied to many different types of materials.

Vibro-Bed employs a spraying system that introduces moisture to powdered material as it is fluidized and dried, forming agglomerates on a controlled basis.