What does a
    Pulse Dryer cost?

    From about $260,000 for a pilot dryer to about $5 million for our largest production dryer. The price depends mostly on size: how many pounds of water the dryer removes per hour.

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    Dryer · Water Removed Per HourPrice
    P-1010 lb
    $260Kpilot, complete
    P-250250 lb
    $2.55Minstalled
    P-500500 lb
    $3.5Minstalled
    P-15001,500 lb
    $4.95Minstalled

    Budget prices. Your final price comes in a custom quote.

    The bigger the dryer,
    the more you get per dollar.

    A P-1500 removes three times more water than a P-500, but costs only about 40% more.
    Prices are shown for the equipment alone and with frame and installation included.

    Dryer Water removed
    per hour    		 Equipment
    only    		 Frame +
    Installation    		 Total
    installed
    P-10 10 lb Pilot dryer, delivered
    complete on a mobile frame    		 – $260,000
    P-25 25 lb $800,000 $250,000 $1,050,000
    P-50 50 lb $1,200,000 $350,000 $1,550,000
    P-125 125 lb $1,400,000 $600,000 $2,000,000
    P-250 250 lb $1,800,000 $750,000 $2,550,000
    P-500 500 lb $2,500,000 $1,000,000 $3,500,000
    P-1000 1,000 lb $3,200,000 $1,150,000 $4,350,000
    P-1500 1,500 lb $3,700,000 $1,250,000 $4,950,000

    Budget prices, not quotes. Freight, taxes and travel not included.

    Does the Pulse technology cost extra? No. Our atomizer and low-pressure pump replace the nozzle and high-pressure pump a conventional spray dryer already has, so the price is about the same, and often lower.

    Not sure which size you need?

    Enter how much product you make, how much of it is solids, and how long you have to dry it. The calculator recommends a dryer and shows its price and running cost.

    Install it yourself, or have us install it.

    Doing the installation yourself lowers the price. Example with a P-500:

    Option 1

    Equipment only

    You build the frame and install the dryer.

    $2.5M

    Option 2

    Equipment + frame

    We include the frame. You install the dryer, with our guidance.

    Priced in your quote

    Option 3

    Installed by us

    We deliver, install and hand you a dryer ready to run.

    $3.5M

    All three include startup, about two weeks of commissioning, and training for your operators.

    What can raise the price.

    Size is the main factor. Beyond size, these are the options that change the price the most.

    +5%

    316 stainless steel

    Resists the chemicals used for clean-in-place.

    +50% or more

    Mirror finish

    A cosmetic finish some pharma buyers ask for.

    +$200K–400K

    Indirect gas heater

    Keeps combustion gases away from your powder.

    +$100K–200K

    Second cyclone

    For powders that need two stages of collection.

    What a pound of
    powder costs to make.

    Your feed is part solids and part water. The dryer only has to remove the water, so the more solids in your feed, the more powder you get from every hour of electricity, gas and labor. Pulse Dryers can run feeds with more solids than conventional spray dryers.

    Example: P-1000, cost per pound of powder

    25% solidsin the feed
    35¢
    35% solidsin the feed
    21¢
    50% solidsin the feed
    12¢

    Pulse Dryers also use less energy: 1,500–2,500 BTU to remove a pound of water, vs 2,500–4,000 for a conventional spray dryer.

    Paying someone else
    to dry your product?

    Many companies pay a contract dryer (a toller) to make their powder. Owning a Pulse Dryer can pay for itself in a few years. Example:

    The toller charges $1.00 per lb
    Making it in your own Pulse Dryer about $0.20 per lb
    You save, at 1 million lb a year $800,000 a year
    Price of the dryer $3,000,000
    The dryer pays for itself in about 4 years

    Common pricing questions.

    Is maintenance expensive?

    No. There are no spray nozzles or high-pressure pumps to replace. The main wear part is a pump tube that costs about $10 and takes 15 minutes to change.

    Do you offer financing or leasing?

    No. Customers arrange their own financing

    Can you deliver outside the U.S.?

    Yes. Our affiliates in Europe build dryers to our design, or you can license the design and we ship you the atomizer from the U.S.

    Talk to us,
    then just send it.

    A short conversation before you ship helps us understand your material and what you want from it. The bench test is free, with no obligation.

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