Precision Blending International’s business consisted entirely of blending and milling dairy powders for food and dairy products until 2010, when a customer asked the company to produce an agglomerated blend of finely powdered raw material to improve its processability in food formulations. “Agglomeration was new for us and required a third process line,” says Dan Carlbom, owner and president.
While the opportunity meant more business for Precision Blending International (PBI), it also presented the challenge of fitting a new line, including equipment to moisturize, agglomerate and dry the material, in a 27,000-sq.-ft. plant. The process line involved a fixed length of machinery and, therefore, limited size options for the drying equipment at the end of the line.
Carlbom decided a fluid bed processing system would work most efficiently. He had two options. One was a conventional rectangular fluid bed dryer, which would have taken up a large amount of space due to its shape, structural elements and weight. The other was a circular fluid bed processing system, which could dry the resized protein powders efficiently and, with a 60-in. diameter, would take up far less floor space than a rectangular fluid bed system. He purchased the circular unit from Kason Corp.
Because the circular fluid bed processor is inherently more rigid than rectangular designs, the materials of construction can be downgauged, internal cross braces eliminated and gyratory motors downsized. Fewer weld seams and the absence of corners and internal cross braces also facilitate faster cleaning and changeover times.
Precision Blending International’s business consisted entirely of blending and milling dairy powders for food and dairy products until 2010, when a customer asked the company to produce an agglomerated blend of finely powdered raw material to improve its processability in food formulations. “Agglomeration was new for us and required a third process line,” says Dan Carlbom, owner and president.While the opportunity meant more business for Precision Blending International (PBI), it also presented the challenge of fitting a new line, including equipment to moisturize, agglomerate and dry the material, in a 27,000-sq.-ft. plant. The process line involved a fixed length of machinery and, therefore, limited size options for the drying equipment at the end of the line.Carlbom decided a fluid bed processing system would work most efficiently. He had two options. One was a conventional rectangular fluid bed dryer, which would have taken up a large amount of space due to its shape, structural elements and weight. The other was a circular fluid bed processing system, which could dry the resized protein powders efficiently and, with a 60-in. diameter, would take up far less floor space than a rectangular fluid bed system. He purchased the circular unit from Kason Corp.Because the circular fluid bed processor is inherently more rigid than rectangular designs, the materials of construction can be downgauged, internal cross braces eliminated and gyratory motors downsized. Fewer weld seams and the absence of corners and internal cross braces also facilitate faster cleaning and changeover times.
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Precision Blending International’s business consisted entirely of blending and milling dairy powders for food and dairy products until 2010, when a customer asked the company to produce an agglomerated blend of finely powdered raw material to improve its processability in food formulations. “Agglomeration was new for us and required a third process line,” says Dan Carlbom, owner and president.
While the opportunity meant more business for Precision Blending International (PBI), it also presented the challenge of fitting a new line, including equipment to moisturize, agglomerate and dry the material, in a 27,000-sq.-ft. plant. The process line involved a fixed length of machinery and, therefore, limited size options for the drying equipment at the end of the line.
Carlbom decided a fluid bed processing system would work most efficiently. He had two options. One was a conventional rectangular fluid bed dryer, which would have taken up a large amount of space due to its shape, structural elements and weight. The other was a circular fluid bed processing system, which could dry the resized protein powders efficiently and, with a 60-in. diameter, would take up far less floor space than a rectangular fluid bed system. He purchased the circular unit from Kason Corp.
Because the circular fluid bed processor is inherently more rigid than rectangular designs, the materials of construction can be downgauged, internal cross braces eliminated and gyratory motors downsized. Fewer weld seams and the absence of corners and internal cross braces also facilitate faster cleaning and changeover times.
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