Pulse Combustion Systems offers new toll drying service

Pulse Combustion Systems (PCS) has announced the introduction of its new toll drying service at its Arizona facility. The contract drying service is offered in response to customer demand for cost-effective drying of smaller production runs. PCS President Jim Rehkopf explains, "Many of our customers are testing new product introductions or evaluating the size of new markets. It's much more cost-effective for them to use our toll drying service until they are ready to purchase their own dryer to handle established product demand."

PCS has two pulse combustion dryers available for toll drying, with water evaporation rates of 40 and 400 lbs per hour. Pulse drying uses gas dynamic atomization, which instantly atomizes and dries the feed material without mechanical shear, resulting in higher quality powders. Different configurations are available to optimize powder characteristics such as nutrient viability, particle size, texture and flavor.

"Our PCS spray dryer has been successfully tested with all kinds of food and dairy products, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, minerals and chemicals," reports Ken Price, VP Sales and Marketing. "Pulse combustion is ideally suited for drying heat/shear sensitive or abrasive materials. Plus, we've had remarkable success with nutraceuticals such as concentrated fruit byproducts, botanical extracts, and biotech products containing delicate protein molecules. In some cases, we've been able to produce freeze-dried quality powders at one fifth the cost."

The new toll drying service is offered at the company's state-of-the-art facility in Payson, Arizona, a 90-minute drive from Phoenix. Readers can schedule a test by visiting www.pulsedry.com, or may contact Ken Price at 415.435.4225 for a toll drying proposal.

Source: Pulse Combustion Systems LLC

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