Paul Graham, president of Symrise Flavors North America, announced that Symrise has expanded its manufacturing capacity with the opening of a new 23,000 square foot Spray Bed Drying facility in Branchburg, New Jersey, enhancing the company’s ability to deliver the full taste experience in encapsulated flavors to food and beverage brands across North America.
Spray Bed Drying (SBD) ensures good mixing and contact between the spray of atomized droplets and the drying air, providing optimum conditions for the rapid evaporation of water and agglomeration. The powder is first dried in the main chamber, then fluidized in the integrated fluid bed at the bottom of the chamber. The material is then further refined in an external fluidized bed, which produces agglomerates particles that allow maximum flowability and dispersibility in customer applications.