Industrial Drying Applications by Material
GEM Drytech designs belt, band, rotary, fluid bed, flash, paddle and specialty dryers for 249 materials. Pick the family closest to your material to compare typical feed and target moisture, the dryer we usually specify, and the questions buyers ask before a pilot trial.
Choose your application
Sludge & Biosolids
16 materials in 2 groups. Most specified: Mesh Belt Dryer, Band Dryer.
Hazardous & Oily Residues
5 materials. Most specified: Paddle Dryer, Agitated Thin Film Dryer.
Biomass & Solid Fuel
18 materials in 2 groups. Most specified: Mesh Belt Dryer, Hybrid Belt + Fluid Bed Dryer.
Forage & Green Fodder
5 materials. Most specified: Mesh Belt Dryer, Hybrid Belt + Fluid Bed Dryer.
Animal, Aqua & Pet Feed
12 materials in 3 groups. Most specified: Band Dryer, Multi-Pass Conveyor Dryer.
Pomace, Pulp & By-products
27 materials in 3 groups. Most specified: Mesh Belt Dryer, Band Dryer.
Food Dehydration
19 materials in 3 groups. Most specified: Band Dryer, Multi-Pass Conveyor Dryer.
Grains, Pulses & Seeds
17 materials. Most specified: Grain Dryer, Vibratory Fluid Bed Dryer.
Bakery, Biscuits & Rice Crackers
9 materials. Most specified: Tunnel & Belt Oven.
Food Products & Snacks
19 materials. Most specified: Band Dryer, Multi-Pass Conveyor Dryer, Tunnel & Belt Oven.
Herbal, Botanical & Nutraceutical
14 materials. Most specified: Band Dryer, Single-Pass Conveyor Dryer.
Chemicals & Salts
31 materials. Most specified: Flash Dryer, Combination Fluid Bed Dryer, Direct / Indirect Rotary Dryer.
Dyes, Pigments & Intermediates
8 materials. Most specified: Flash Dryer, Paddle Dryer.
Fertilizers & Agrochemicals
9 materials. Most specified: Rotary Dryer, Rotary Louvre Dryer.
Minerals, Ores & Ceramics
23 materials. Most specified: Rotary Dryer, Rotary Cascade Dryer.
Pharma & Fine Actives
7 materials. Most specified: Freeze Dryer / Lyophilizer, Rotary Vacuum Dryer.
Polymers, Plastics & Resins
10 materials. Most specified: Vibratory Fluid Bed Dryer, Combination Fluid Bed Dryer.
Send us a sample. See it dried.
We trial your material in our pilot facility before any equipment decision, then size the dryer from real data.
- Tell us the material, moisture and throughput.
- An engineer confirms the trial plan and sample shipping.
- You get drying data and a sized recommendation with a budget quotation.
Material not listed? Talk to our technical expert.
Describe it in the form, or message an engineer directly.
