Powders and liquids can be granulated, coated, encapsulated, dried and functionalized by fluidized bed and spouted bed technology in only one process step. At Propak India 2019, as a pioneer in these cutting edge technologies, Glatt will showcase the advantages of the design and the production of granules and pellets from powders and/or liquids with well defined, adjustable properties that allow enhanced application as well as better handling and storage.
Product properties such as freedom from dust, particle size and particle size distribution, porous or compact structure, particle density, bulk density, homogeneity, hygroscopicity, surface quality, abrasion resistance, solubility, shelf life, dosing, flowability, flow behavior, optical attractiveness, taste or smell, release behavior/depotting effect and others can be specifically influenced in this way.
Producers and suppliers of nutrients, food and feed can benefit from ready-to-use applications as well as ingredients or supplements for their products of tomorrow. The Glatt experts will show the advantages of granules compared to powders whether as for sweeteners, salts, texturizing agents, yeast, minerals, trace elements, lactose, starch, polymers, phosphonates, stabilizers, proteins, plant extracts, instant products such as tea, cocoa, coffee, spice mixtures, soups, and so many others. Encapsulation of flavors, enzymes, vitamins, microorganisms, probiotics or fatty acids (PUFA) is just as possible as encapsulation of essential oils and other active, sensitive and volatile substances to be protected.
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. Glatt also offers certified contract manufacturing for customers without their own production capacities.