Kumba Resources Ltd, Ferro Silicon, South Africa: "Company’s ferrosilicon powder was subject to variations that meant a significant proportion
of the production did not meet the required specifications. This led to a growing stockpile of product with no market and delays in producing product that was in demand.
Since the installation of the Insitec system, stockpiling has been eliminated, production times and costs have been reduced and the company has introduced a new product in a new size range. Insitec has become essential to plant operation.
I can't see how the plant could work without it"
Kumba Resources has reduced is production and costs, maintenance is now predicted. Production is “right first time”
Spray drying has become the most important technique for dehydrating fluid foods such as milk, coffee and egg powders, and is used extensively in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Atomization is of particular interest in the metals industry for generating fine powders. Malvern Process Systems continuous particle size analyzers have been used to:
Spray drying overview
Average operating conditions for spray drying vary depending upon the application and the unit operation used, and must be adjusted to produce the desired uniform particle size distribution.
Spray drying concerns
Key to efficient operation and the production of in-specification product are the set up of the atomizer and optimization of the spray drying unit itself.
Malvern analyzers for spray drying applications
Complete online and at-line particle characterization systems appropriate to spray drying and atomization in the context of different industries.