Spray Dryers
No one knows more about spray drying than GEA. Our expertise has been gained over close to a century, during which time we have designed and supplied more than 10,000 GEA NIRO® spray drying plants all over the world, and carried out tests for customers in different industries.
Spray drying: tailored expertise and proven solutions
We custom design each spray dryer to meet each customer’s specific requirements. Our extensive knowledge in all aspects of spray drying, and our advanced technologies are entirely at your disposal. Together, we can bring your ideas to life and deliver high-quality powders that have properties and characteristics fine-tuned to meet your precise specifications.
Industrial spray dryers
Our fully customizable and highly reliable spray dryers deliver quality powders that enable you to meet your customers’ needs today and tomorrow.
Pilot plant spray dryers
GEA's range of pilot & small scale spray dryers are designed specifically for R&D, product development and for production in small volumes.
Spray drying test center
An unparalleled range of equipment, expertise and support for designing and testing drying processes for foods, beverages, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Solutions for spray dried dairy powders, food ingredients, pharmaceuticals, instant coffee and chemicals.
Regulatory requirements differ between industries, so every GEA NIRO® industrial spray drying plant must adhere to industry-specific standards, practices, and codes of conduct. We provide specialized spray drying solutions for the dairy and food ingredients industry, the pharmaceutical industry, instant coffee production, and the chemical industry.
Spray dryer upgrades and services
GEA offers a suite of expert services, including dairy spray dryer audits, training, and tailored system upgrades. We’ll work with you to select the best solutions for your spray drying plant and business. GEA service solutions can help you to increase plant availability and productivity, and improve sustainability, while ensuring that your spray drying operations are safe, efficient, and resource responsible.
Safety & 24/7 production
GEA spray drying plants feature a suite of integrated components and technologies designed to give you confidence in the safety of your processes, equipment, and people, while supporting your drive for 24/7 production.
Efficiency & quality in spray drying
Processing top quality spray dried powders shouldn’t mean having to compromise on efficiency. Our spray dryers are designed to minimize waste and product loss, boost yield and productivity, and deliver excellent results.
Resource-efficiency in spray drying
Spray drying is an energy-intensive process, so here at GEA we work hard to develop technologies that can help to improve resource-efficiency by reducing overall energy use, recycling waste heat and cutting carbon footprint.
Availability: safety & 24/7 production in spray drying
GEA’s spray dryer safety upgrades are designed to help ensure continuous and safe operations. Our explosion protection for spray dryers includes advanced systems such as SPRAYEYE® and COTECTOR®, which actively monitor and reduce fire risks. Through safety audits for spray drying plants, we assess potential hazards and review zoning to keep your facility compliant and operational around the clock.
Productivity: increasing efficiency & quality in spray drying
GEA expertise in spray dryer optimization and options for upgrading capacity can give your plant a real boost in productivity. GEA OptiPartner provides real-time monitoring to improve spray dryer efficiency, while our CEE cyclone and HotSwirl technologies can increase yield and enhance process control. For plants needing more output, we offer spray dryer rebuild and upgrade services and options that can increase capacity without the need for a complete system overhaul. The SANICIP® II bag filter and No Intervention Fines Return System (NIFRS) reduce product loss and can improve final powder quality.
Sustainability: energy-efficiency upgrades for spray dryers
GEA offers spray dryer upgrades that improve energy efficiency and so support more resource-efficient spray drying. Our AddCool® heat pump technology captures waste heat to reduce overall energy draw, often cutting the need for fossil fuel-powered boilers. We also offer comprehensive energy audits for spray drying plants, helping to identify opportunities for minimizing resource use. Our OptiPartner automation platform monitors and adjusts the spray drying plant’s operating parameters to help optimize productivity and achieve the best energy and resource efficiency.
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Conventional Spray Dryer
Cost effective single-stage dryer that can be upgraded to let you create a wide range of powders for industries as diverse chemicals and food ingredients
PRODUCTION MINOR Spray Dryer
The capacity of the PRODUCTION MINOR Spray Dryer makes it the ideal R&D spray dryer for the production of samples in connection with product development and testing as well as for production in small quantities.
COTECTOR®
By continuously monitoring carbon monoxide (CO) levels in the spray dryer, the patented COTECTOR® system from GEA offers a level of safety assurance above that of the state-of-the-art temperature surveillance and fire/explosion control solutions that are installed as standard in GEA spray drying plants.
Cyclone Extra Efficiency (CEE)
The latest GEA cyclone solution, Cyclone Extra Efficiency (CEE), can help you overcome smearing and attrition challenges in your powder separation applications.
Service Products
GEA SAFEXPERT®
The innovative process diagnostic and consultant service.
GEA Health Check Spray Dryer
Inadequate maintenance can lead to safety risks, lower product quality, costly repairs, and reduced equipment life. GEA Health Check Spray Dryer offers a thorough inspection and tailored service report to help you proactively maintain uptime, quality, and longevity.
GEA Insights
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A safer way to produce cancer treatments
As anti-cancer drugs become more powerful and complex, GEA is redefining how to safely freeze-dry these life-saving treatments.
Celebrating digital transformation at GEA
Digital transformation at GEA means more than new tools – it’s about bold ideas, customer impact and a culture that values and drives innovation. Meet this year’s GEA Better World Awards Innovation & Digitalization winners who were celebrated for solutions which are shaping the future of our business.
