GEA halves fossil fuel consumption in spray drying plants with an integrated heat pump

GEA, one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, has developed an air heating system for spray dryers that more than halves a plant’s consumption of fossil fuels and its associated carbon footprint. Based on high-temperature heat pumps, GEA AddCool is a patent-pending solution that can be integrated into an existing powder spray drying process. By cutting the plant’s overall heating requirements and costs, it makes production processes more sustainable.