Anhydro - Specialists in Spray Drying Solutions for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Anhydro is a technology leader in the design and supply of evaporation and drying solutions for the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. Anhydro performs verification and provides complete documented quality control according to the GAMP V model.

Anhydro offers the most comprehensive range of advanced spray, spin flash and fluid bed drying technologies together with a complete evaporator programme for pharmaceutical applications requiring maximum product integrity and reliability.

Pharmaceutical spray drying

With thousands of spray drying plants sold worldwide, Anhydro offers decisive competitive edge in pharmaceutical spray drying:

• The most comprehensive spray drying solution range available today from basic GMP design to truly aseptic processing
• Compact processing of more drug product than with other processing technologies
• Dedicated customization based on world-leading experience and expertise
• Multiple processes including API processing, spray encapsulation, spray agglomeration and spray cooling
• Comprehensive range of applications
• Scalable design space
• Predictable path forward and control space
• Complete control over particle size distribution
• Consistent accuracy and performance
• Maximum uptime with straightforward cleaning and maintenance
• Drying gas rate capacities from 35 kg/h and up

Anhydro spray drying solutions for the pharmaceutical industry feature FDA 21 CFR Part 11-compliant process control and data acquisition to accommodate individual customer requirements. Anhydro supplies the necessary process control and data acquisition solutions to facilitate successful validation.

Continuous and batch fluid bed / drying systems

Anhydro offers a complete range of continuous and batch fluid beds for drying, cooling, granulation, agglomeration and classifying. Fluid beds can be used for processing of most types of powdered products. Anhydro Fluid bed processes include drying, agglomeration, spray coating, cooling, dedusting and lecithination. Anhydro offers batch and continuous fluid beds, as well as fluid beds to be integrated into multi-stage spray drying plants.

Industrial drying systems: flexibility and customization

Anhydro industrial drying systems can be combined and customized for specific product applications. Anhydro provides experience, expertise, service and support covering all aspects of technology implementation including feasibility studies and extensive test facilities.

All Anhydro dryers are designed, engineered and customized to provide unbeatable performance at the lowest possible cost. The majority of drying options can be supplied in standard and GMP configurations, while specialized options can be supplied in accordance with aseptic standards. Anhydro dryers range from small scale plant with capacities of a few kg/h to large scale industrial plants.