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09.04.2019  |  7868x
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GF ModFlex: Fluid bed system in new modular compact design

Small fluidized bed system for high agglomeration demands

Compact, fast, economical: New fluid bed concept from Glatt starts after just 12 days

At Vitafoods 2019 in Geneva, plant engineering and process development specialist Glatt Ingenieurtechnik will be presenting a new plant concept for continuous powder agglomeration: "GF ModFlex" is extremely economical, fits into any hall thanks to its modular design and can be flexibly adapted to meet individual customer requirements.

Transferring fine powders and powder mixtures into uniformly porous, practically dust-free, highly soluble and perfectly meterable granulates – this is what the new "GF ModFlex" plant concept achieves in an endless loop, with consistent safety and quality guaranteed. Multi-step and multi-zone processes offer almost unlimited freedom in product design. The space-saving innovation is based on the established Glatt fluid bed technology and, thanks to gentle process control, preserves the nutritional and functional properties of the products. With its compact modular system, Glatt caters for manufacturers who want to upgrade or renew their machinery at short notice, in certain space conditions, and with target production volumes of between 100 kg/h and 3000 kg/h. The Atex-compliant concept, equipped with WIP cleaning, also boasts an extremely short installation time of just 12 days. A demand-oriented operating, room and zone concept is also supplied, alongside the self-developed "GlattView Varia" control system.
Applications for which fluidized bed agglomeration is perfectly suited include vitamin formulations, minerals and trace elements: their bulk density must be adjusted so they can be filled to an accuracy of one-hundredth of a gram in cans, capsules or sachets, or pressed into effervescent tablets. This also applies to dried probiotics or sports drinks. In the case of protein shakes, high porosity and wettability is vital for protein powders to dissolve without residue in water, milk or plant-based drinks. Polyols such as xylitol, maltitol or lactitol, raw materials with added value and components for premixes can also be optimally adjusted by agglomeration. In the fluidized bed, powders for capsule and coffee pad systems are also precisely metered, flowable and uniformly adjusted, and their particle structure specially adapted to the equipment and the packaging design.

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Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
Glatt is specialized in intelligent particle design for the generation and functionalization of powders and granulates with defined, adjustable properties. The focus is on particles and powders for pigments, catalytic, ceramic or battery materials as well as for granules and pellets as additives for e.g. industrial salts, detergents and cleaning agents, fertilizers, pesticides, food, feed, dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals. Encapsulation of flavors, enzymes, vitamins, microorganisms, probiotics or fatty acids (PUFA) is just as possible as encapsulation of essential oils and other active, sensitive substances to be protected. With Glatt APPtec®, a unique technology for spray calcination, it is possible to generate, coat and then calcine particles in a pulsing hot gas stream in a single process step. As a pioneer in fluid bed and spouted bed technologies, Glatt masters these important processes for the formulation and optimization of particle properties through defined spray agglomeration, spray granulation, spray coating or (micro)encapsulation as well as through combinations of these processes. Also in the high temperature range. Glatt supports the product idea from the early phase of product formulation through process development to scale-up to production scale. Under the leadership of the Glatt Process & Plant Engineering teams, customized production plants for nutrition, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biotech applications are successfully planned and commissioned. Worldwide. Whether based on powder synthesis, fluid bed or spouted bed technology, Glatt also offers certified contract manufacturing for customers without their own production capacities.
Last update: 27.02.2024

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