Spray Drying Equipment Industry to Grow owing to its Multiple Benefits

19th September 2019: Spray drying is a technique to produce a dry powder from liquid or slurry using hot air. This spray drying equipment is mainly used for drying thermally sensitive materials such as food and pharmaceuticals products. 

Two-Stage Segment Accounted for the Largest Share in 2018

Various segments in the spray drying equipment market are multi-stage, two-stage, and single-stage. The two-stage segment accounted for a high market share in 2018 and is anticipated to maintain its dominance over the forecast period. Due to their low manufacturing cost without compromising the quality of the product, the demand for spray dryer equipment increased thereby leading to the growth of the segment. In addition, the two-stage dryers are also used by the large- and medium-scale industrial manufacturers since the equipment has the capacity to process a range of feedstock volumes. 

On the other hand, the multi-stage segment is anticipated to record the highest CAGR throughout the forthcoming period. This is due to their benefits, such as the capacity to regulate the drop-in pressure between the first phase and final phase of the spray drying procedure rapidly and to yield products devoid of dust along with desired dispersibility. Also, demand in the bulk manufacturing of dried powders with maximum thermal efficiency is anticipated to propel the sector in the forthcoming period. 

Market Insights:

The companies are focusing on increasing their geographical footprint in developing economies. For example, Dedert Corporation has a new food ingredient spray dryer commissioned in Indonesia, which would increase the production capacity of food ingredient sweeteners, essential for infant formula, to 4,000kg/h. These company has installed spray drying equipment at the new plant of Archer Daniels Midland Company in China. The manufacturing capacity of this new plant is 15,000 metric tons/year.

Key players operating in the spray drying equipment market include G. Larsson Starch Technology AB; GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft; SPX FLOW, Inc.; Hemraj Enterprises; Equipment Co., Ltd.; New AVM Systech Pvt. Ltd.; BÜCHI Labor Technik AG; Tetra Pak International S.A.; and Saka Engineering Systems Private Limited.