ANDRITZ presents smart dewatering and drying solutions at ACHEMA 2022

ABOUT ANDRITZ SEPARATION ANDRITZ Separation provides mechanical and thermal technologies as well as services and the related automation solutions for solid/liquid separation, serving the chemical, environmental, food, and the mining and minerals industries. The customized, innovative solutions focus on minimizing the use of resources and achieving highest process efficiency, thus making a substantial contribution towards sustainable environmental protection. In addition, the business area offers technologies and services for the production of animal feed and biomass pellets. Pumps for irrigation, water supply and flood control are also part of this business area’s portfolio. ANDRITZ Separation GmbH with locations in Cologne, Krefeld, Selb and in Vierkirchen, Germany, is part of ANDRITZ SEPARATION, and provider, developer, and manufacturer of filter presses, decanter centrifuges, Krauss-Maffei peeler and pusher centrifuges as well as drum, disc, and dynamic crossflow filters. The broad range of uses includes highly abrasive applications in mining, corrosive, and explosive processes for the chemical industry as well as hygienic applications for the pharmaceutical and food industries. Our experienced separation specialists offer you professional advice in order to determine the technologies from our wide portfolio that are most appropriate for your application. We also include the upstream and downstream process tasks in our considerations and evaluate single-step or multiple-step process solutions, typically trying to reduce the number of subsequent unit operations. We have tested more than 5,000 products. With this experience as the basis, we are able to find the best solution for you. With our comprehensive service, we ensure trouble-free and cost-effective operation of your equipment and plant. From the initial testing phase to project planning and manufacturing, to installation, maintenance, and process optimization, ANDRITZ Separation GmbH is your competent partner at all stages of a project. And by combining them with Metris addIQ control systems, customers additionally benefit from the opportunities that digitalization and IIoT technologies bring: Minimizing risk, increasing efficiency and maximizing profit - all from a single source. ANDRITZ Fliessbett Systeme GmbH located in Ravensburg, Germany, is part of ANDRITZ SEPARATION. For more than 50 years we have been developing and constructing fluid bed systems for drying, cooling and spray granulation of various organic and non-organic products. Our applications fields are: chemicals, technical plastics and polymers, minerals, technical salts, feed and food, biomass as well as sludge. More than 1300 reference plants worldwide and over 2,100 tested products in lab and pilot scale show our competence and experience. A feature of our constant development are fluid bed plants for drying and/or cooling in a closed inert gas loop. Especially our latest development in this field is a process for drying terephthalic acid in the fluid bed. Different types of dryers from static to vibrated meet our customers’ expectations in every respect. In addition to fluid bed dryers, drum and belt dryers are also offered to meet a wide range of customer and project requirements.

ACHEMA is the world forum for chemical engineering, process engineering and biotechnology. Every three years the world’s leading show for the process industry attracts around 3,800 exhibitors from over 50 different countries to present new products, processes and services to 150,000 professionals from all over the world. The spectrum ranges from laboratory equipment, pumps and analytical devices to packaging machinery, boilers and stirrers through to safety technology, materials and software, thus covering the entire needs of the chemical, pharmaceutical and food production industries. The accompanying congress, featuring 800 scientific lectures and numerous guest and partner events, complements the wide range of themes of the exhibition. Focal topics are identified anew for every ACHEMA and feature topics that are currently trending in industry. In 2021, they are - The digital lab: In the lab data from every stage of research and production converge. Modularly designed and fully connected, the digital lab is a data mine for process design and quality control. - Product and process security: The interfaces between the real and the virtual world demand special attention in times of industry 4.0 and Internet of Things. - Modular and connected production: A fully connected value chains makes faster product cycles possible as well as small batches of specialized products. Based on the proven ACHEMA concept with its unique range of topics and the established interplay of exhibition and congress, the organizers at Dechema are currently working on new formats that will offer even more opportunities for discussion and networking. These include matchmaking tools as well as new interactive event formats. They are intended to stimulate discussion and provide additional impulses. The hall layout has also been slightly adapted to make optimum use of the structural changes on the exhibition grounds and to integrate the brand new Hall 12, located right in the center. Thus ACHEMA, which celebrates its centenary in 2020, offers the opportunity to truly experience the latest solutions and products for the process industry and to make global contacts.

International technology group ANDRITZ has developed Turbex, a highly efficient extraction system to produce functional nutrients from botanicals and natural products. ANDRITZ Turbex helps to produce high quality extracts from botanicals and natural products and turn waste such as orange peel or brewer’s spent grain (BSG) into revenue-generating nutrients. This patented extraction technology works by generating high turbulence, shear, and cavitation, hundreds of times more than conventional extractors. It uses a series of rotors and stators to cause thousands of cavitation events per second, resulting in higher yields in shorter processing times. Assisted by a counter-current process, ANDRITZ Turbex delivers yields up to 50% higher than conventional systems. The low extraction temperature combined with the short processing time improves the product quality as oxidization of valuable polyphenols and antioxidants is avoided. Requiring up to 30% less energy than conventional extraction methods, ANDRITZ Turbex has a faster return on investment and less environmental impact. The fact that it does not necessarily require ethanol