Vibrating Dryer Manufacturers
This article introduces manufacturers of vibrating fluid bed dryers available in the United States. It also includes related options such as standard fluid bed dryers, rotary dryers, and airflow dryers. Please use this article to help address drying process issues and quality challenges.
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List of Manufacturers Offering Vibrating Fluid Bed Dryers
CHUO KAKOHKI
https://www.chuokakohki.co.jp/
This manufacturer holds over 80% of the market share in Japan*. Its VH Type Vibrating Dryer is particularly effective in micro-vibration technology under vacuum, helping reduce material degradation. It is recommended for industries such as semiconductors and electronic components, where precise quality is required.
| Company Name | CHUO KAKOHKI CO., LTD. |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | 3 Nakanowari, Shinden-cho, Toyoake-shi, Aichi, Japan |
| Official Website | https://www.chuokakohki.co.jp/ |
Carrier Vibrating Equipment
https://carriervibrating.com/
Carrier is a manufacturer with more than 70 years of history. Its dryers can automatically adjust to different drying times depending on the material, including minerals, coal, food, and pharmaceuticals. The dryers are well suited for sites that need to continuously process sticky or abrasive materials.
| Company Name | Carrier ® Vibrating Equipment, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | 3400 Fern Valley Rd, Louisville, KY, USA |
| Official Website | https://carriervibrating.com/ |
GEA / Niro
https://www.gea.com
GEA is a system supplier serving primarily the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Its “VIBRO-FLUIDIZER®” for dairy products and food can also handle materials with low fluidization characteristics. It can be used not only for drying and cooling but also as a stand-alone unit.
| Company Name | GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | [Head Office] Ulmenstrasse 99, Düsseldorf, Germany [USA] 9165 Rumsey Road, Columbia, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.gea.com |
Kilburn
https://www.kilburnengg.com/
Kilburn is a manufacturer based in India. It offers dryers designed to achieve efficient fluidization with low air volume and equipped with an automatic discharge function. Its dryers can support a wide range of industries, including food, chemicals, and steel.
| Company Name | Kilburn Engineering Ltd |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | 501, 5th Floor, I-Think Techno Campus, Jolly Board Tower No. 1, Kanjurmarg (East), Mumbai, India |
| Official Website | https://www.kilburnengg.com/ |
Kason
https://www.kason.com/
Kason’s “VIBRO-BED™” is a compact dryer that combines vibration with fluid bed technology. It is a multifunctional unit that can handle drying, cooling, coarse classification, and granulation in a single system. It is used in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
| Company Name | Kason Corporation |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | 67-71 East Willow St., Millburn, New Jersey, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.kason.com/ |
Carman
https://www.carmanindustries.com/
Carman is a manufacturer with a track record of installations across a wide range of industries, including agriculture, chemicals, food, and plastics. It offers dryers that support multiple processes, including drying, cooling, heating, and humidifying. Temperature and airflow output can also be adjusted.
| Company Name | Carman Industries |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | 1005 W. Riverside Drive, Jeffersonville, IN, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.carmanindustries.com/ |
Tema Process
https://temaprocess.com/
The dryers from the Dutch manufacturer Tema are designed to convey and dry materials through gentle oscillation. Because they minimize impact and friction on the material, the dryers help reduce cracking and dust generation. They are used in the minerals, chemicals, and biomass industries.
| Company Name | TEMA Process B.V. |
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| Headquarters Address | Ir. R.R. van der Zeelaan 5, Wapenveld, The Netherlands |
| Official Website | https://temaprocess.com/ |
Ventilex
https://www.ventilex.com/
Ventilex is a manufacturer that offers dryers for the food, feed, minerals, and chemicals sectors. The CIP (Clean-in-Place) design also makes its dryers suitable for products that require strict hygiene control, such as dairy products and pharmaceuticals. The dryers can also handle high-temperature processing of up to 1,112°F (600°C) for materials such as minerals and glass.
| Company Name | Ventilex B.V. |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | [Head Office] Europaweg 8, Heerde, The Netherlands [USA] 10168 International Blvd., Cincinnati, OH, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.ventilex.com/ |
Andritz / Escher Wyss
https://www.andritz.com
Andritz is an Austrian manufacturer with over 150 years of history. Its “VDC” is designed for materials with poor flowability, such as fibrous and sticky materials. By combining vibration and gas flow, it helps reduce drying damage and control residence time.
| Company Name | ANDRITZ AG |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | [Head Office] Stattegger Strasse 18, Graz, Austria [USA] 5405 Windward Parkway, Suite 100W, Alpharetta, Georgia, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.andritz.com |
Comessa
https://www.comessa.com/
This French manufacturer specializes in processing challenging materials such as sticky or clumpy substances into high-quality products through vibration-driven forced fluidization. It can also handle complex processes such as chemical reactions and solvent removal, making it well suited to the chemical and minerals sectors.
| Company Name | COMESSA S.A. |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | 101 rue du Rhin Napoléon, Strasbourg, France |
| Official Website | https://www.comessa.com/ |
List of Manufacturers Offering Standard Fluid Bed Dryers
Retsch
https://www.retsch.com/
Retsch is a German manufacturer with over 100 years of history. Its “TG 200” is designed for quality control and research and development. It helps prevent overheating of heat-sensitive materials and enables uniform drying in a short time.
| Company Name | Retsch GmbH |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | [Head Office] Retsch-Allee 1-5, Haan, Germany [USA] 11 Penns Trail, Suite 300, Newtown, PA, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.retsch.com/ |
Sherwood Scientific
https://www.sherwood-scientific.com/
Sherwood Scientific is a UK-based manufacturer of analytical instruments. The “Model 501” offered by the company is a standard fluid bed dryer for laboratory use that allows air volume, temperature, and time to be adjusted. It can be used to optimize drying conditions, conduct highly reproducible tests, and analyze temperature and humidity data.
| Company Name | Sherwood Scientific Ltd |
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| Headquarters Address | 1 The Paddocks, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, UK |
| Official Website | https://www.sherwood-scientific.com/ |
Freund-Vector
https://www.freundglobal.com/
Freund-Vector is a manufacturer with over 50 years of history in fluid bed drying equipment. Its dryers can handle drying, granulation, and coating in a single unit, helping save space in factories. The dryers can support a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, agriculture, and food.
| Company Name | Freund Inc. |
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| Headquarters Address | 675 44th Street Marion, Iowa, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.freundglobal.com/ |
Glatt
https://www.glatt.com/
Glatt is a German manufacturer with expertise in powder processing for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical sectors. The “GPCG PRO” can handle drying, granulation, pelletizing, and coating in a single unit. It is suitable for products with frequent changeovers and for sites that require high-volume production.
| Company Name | Glatt GmbH |
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| Headquarters Address | [Head Office] Werner-Glatt-Str. 1, Binzen, Germany [USA] 20 Spear Road, Ramsey, NJ, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.glatt.com/ |
Hüttlin
https://www.syntegon.jp/
Hüttlin is a manufacturer under the Syntegon Group with a proven track record in pharmaceutical and food applications. It can handle microtablets and fine particles, helping prevent material adhesion through precise airflow control enabled by patented technology.
| Company Name | Hüttlin GmbH (Syntegon Group) |
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| Headquarters Address | Hohe-Flum-Strasse 42, Schopfheim, Germany |
| Official Website | https://www.syntegon.com/en/locations/schopfheim/ |
Kevin
https://kevin.in/
Kevin is a manufacturer of equipment for pharmaceutical solid dosage processing. Its dryers feature an automated system that meets cGMP standards and can handle drying, granulation, and coating in a single unit. The dryers are recommended for pharmaceutical sites that need to balance safety and production line efficiency.
| Company Name | Kevin Process Technologies Private Limited |
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| Headquarters Address | Plot No. 5,6,7, Moraiya Industrial Estate, N.H. 8A Village. Moraiya, Ta. Sanand District. Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Official Website | https://kevin.in/ |
List of Other Manufacturers Offering Dryers
Hosokawa
https://www.hmicronpowder.com/
Hosokawa is a manufacturer with a global track record of installations in powder processing technology. The “Dry Meister®” can simultaneously handle grinding, drying, and classification in a short time. It is used at manufacturing sites in the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries.
| Company Name | Hosokawa Micron Corporation(US entity: Hosokawa Micron Americas Inc.) |
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| Headquarters Address | [Head Office] 1-9 Shodai-Tajika, Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan [USA] Summit, NJ, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.hmicronpowder.com/ |
Bühler
https://www.buhlergroup.com/global/en/homepage.html
Bühler is a manufacturer headquartered in Switzerland with a presence in North America. The “OTW series” uses a unique pulse air system instead of a vibrating pan to fluidize materials evenly. It supports the food sector, including cereals, flour, and pellets.
| Company Name | Bühler Group |
|---|---|
| Headquarters Address | [Head Office] Gupfenstrasse 5, Uzwil, Switzerland [USA] 100 Aeroglide Dr., Cary, NC, USA |
| Official Website | https://www.buhlergroup.com/global/en/homepage.html |
Feeco
https://feeco.com/
Feeco is a U.S. heat treatment manufacturer established in 1951. The “Direct Rotary Drum Dryers” are rotary dryers capable of high-volume processing of more than 200 tons per hour (181 metric tons per hour). They are suitable for materials such as fertilizers, minerals, and biosolids.
| Company Name | Feeco International, Inc. |
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| Headquarters Address | 3913 Algoma Rd, Green Bay, WI, USA |
| Official Website | https://feeco.com/ |
Electronics Manufacturing
- Barium titanate
- Silicon carbide
- Alumina
(VH Type)CHUO KAKOHKI (JPN)
(https://www.chuokakohki.co.jp/dryer.html)
- Ideal for Purity-critical materials like SiC. Sliding-part-free design prevents contamination, while vacuum drying protects against thermal degradation.
- Precision developed through more than 200 drying tests each year*1 delivers uniform drying while preserving material properties, contributing to high-quality semiconductor production and improved productivity.
Fuel Production
- Coal
- Aggregates and industrial sand
- Wood chips
(https://carriervibrating.com/equipment/dryers/)
- Unique electronic control automatically adjusts to different drying times based on the type and condition of minerals and sand.
- Vibration intensity and feed speed adjust according to moisture content and viscosity, helping reduce variation in moisture content.
Food Manufacturing
- Granulated food powders
- Active pharmaceutical ingredients
- Plant-based protein
(https://www.witte.com/new-food-grade-process-equipment-integrates-drying-classifying-and-fines-collection-in-a-single-sanitary-sound-attenuated-pilot-sized-unit/)
- Most structural materials are made of stainless steel. Hygienic design that meets USDA, FDA, and 3-A standards*2.
- Tool-free disassembly enables easy cleaning and inspection across drying, cooling, and classification sections—supporting efficient maintenance and contamination prevention.
*1 from official Website (https://www.v-dryer.jp/dryingtest.html)
*2 Related to contact with food and dairy products.