Latest Freeze Drying Technology Worldwide

Food, Nutraceuticals &

Instant coffee

About US
SD Freeze Drying, formerly Coboti, designs & delivers the latest freeze drying technology,
particularly for the nutraceuticals sector. The company was founded in 2016 by leading
technology specialists with many years of experience in the sanitary equipment industry.
Recently SD Freeze Drying became part of SiccaDania Group. Conjointly, SD can guarantee
the highest quality solutions as the technology is not only designed but also manufactured
in-house. SD Freeze Drying is capable of supplying equipment for liquid processing, pow-
der handling, bagging-off systems, automation and other industry related systems.

The primary focus at SD Freeze Drying is our customers. By putting technology and engi-
neering excellence as top priority, SD Freeze Drying is confident that the customers’ trust
will be secured through on-time and on-budget delivery of equipment meeting the re-
quired quality specifications.

SD Freeze Drying will provide service for the installation, commissioning, qualification &
validation of all equipment. In addition, maintenance, repairs and purchase of spare parts
are also granted, allowing us to maintain a long-term relationship with our customers and
continuously develop our solutions. Any part required for or by SD Freeze Drying products
are items available in stock, this way we can guarantee on time delivery for our end users
and increased overall efficiency. The quality of SD Freeze Drying’s equipment combined
with our extensive expertise in food & nutraceutical processing represent the optimal so-
lution for any customer.

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Freeze Drying or Lyophilisation
Freeze drying, or lyophilisation, is a stabilization method that is widely
used in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Because the product is dried
without excessive heating, most of the important attributes are preserved. In contrast to
alternative methods such as spray drying where the water is evaporated, in freeze-drying
the water is sublimated. Sublimation is a transformation process of the solid phase (ice)
to gas (vapor) at temperatures below -27°C and pressures below 0.5mbar without passing
through the liquid phase.
The freeze drying process is separated into three major processes – freezing, the primary
and the secondary drying. First the product is frozen. The rate of freezing and the final
temperature to which the material is lowered both have a significant impact on the quality
of the end result. The frozen material is then dried by sublimation under a vacuum. During
primary drying the pressure of the drying chamber is reduced to a very low level, while the
temperature is raised slightly to allow the solvents to sublime. Finally, secondary drying is
a desorption process that removes any solvent that is left chemically bound in the mate-
rial after primary drying. This step is necessary for shelf preservation.

ADVANTAGES OF LYOPHILISATION
• Enhanced product stability
• Minimized chemical decomposition
• Longer shelf life
• Less product weight
• Ideal for fragile materials
• Rapid reconstitution

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 OUR PRODUCTS
PILOT SCALE FREEZE DRYER
The FD10 Pilot scale freeze dryer, is a hygienic dual
chamber bulk freeze dryer. It represents the next gener-
ation of freeze dryer solutions for the process industry.
FD10 offers high capacity, optimized energy-efficiency
and is virtually maintenance-free. This freeze dryer has
the highest hygienic standard in the industry and its
flexibility enables multiuse in various setups and appli-
cations. In addition, the onboard control system com-
bined with SD Freeze Drying’s batch reports offer the
FD10

end user easy reporting and up-scaling.

See more information on our data sheets

FULL SCALE FREEZE DRYER

The FD500 represents the next genera-
tion of freeze dryer solutions for the pro-
cess industry – a modularizing freeze
dryer. It offers high capacity, optimized
energy-efficiency and is virtually mainte-
nance-free. The entire design has been
performed with special attention to up-
scaling parameters such as flow, pressure
and temperature to enable an easy up-
scaling from the FD10 pilot to the FD500
full scale. The FD500 offers the highest
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hygienic standard in the industry and its

flexibility enables it to be used in many
setups and applications.
The FD500 dryer has CIP spray nozzles installed for full coverage of CIP- liquid. It is designed for drying
foods like fruits and vegetables, whole meals, instant coffee, probiotic, bacteria, colostrum, enzymes
and allergen extracts.

See more information on our data sheets

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CONTINUOUS FREEZE DRYING
SYSTEM
The FD500 Continuous freeze drying system represents the next generation of freeze dryer factories.
The modularized, optimized and perfected FD500 standard module is prepared for the automatic
loading and un-loading of trays.
FD500 CONTINUOUS

The modules can be combined in a de-

sired and suitable layout to reach the
needed output capacity. Clean and hy-
gienic: The racks are transported to and
from the drying chambers in a sealed en-
closure (the Clean-Factory-System) - all
equipment is designed based on the high-
est hygienic standards and is fully CIP-able

See more information on our data sheets

APPLICATIONS
Increasingly complex products within the nutraceutical & dietary supplements industries, re-
quest a delicate drying process. SD Freeze Drying offers a flexible and modularized freeze-
drying solution. A solution with a high degree of automation which will enable our customers
to increase the factory output capacity while reducing labor costs.

The main uses of lyophilisation include the pharmaceutical & nutraceutical sectors, where the
product shelf life can be increased. Freeze drying is also used in the food industry to preserve
and lighten the weight of the products. Interestingly, this process can also apply to very niche
areas such as the recovery of water damage in books and documents or taxidermy.

Besides the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications, we also make freeze dryers for dry-
ing instant coffee, fruits and vegetables, whole
meals and dairy products such as:
• Milk
• Cheese
• Cream
• Yogurt
• Ice cream
• Whey protein - Lactoferrin
 About
Customers | Technology | People
SiccaDania has its roots in the strong Dan-
ish tradition of evaporation and drying
technologies. When delivering high qual-
ity solutions to its clients, the company
covers the full value chain, from design to
manufacturing, installation, commission-
ing, service and aftermarket.
SiccaDania has expanded to other es-
sential complementary technologies to
its core technologies within drying and
evarapotion.
The company offers solutions within Mix-
ing (Daniatech), Membrane and crossflow
filtration units (SD Filtration), UHT-plants
(DS Triple), Freeze Drying (SD Freeze Dry-
ing) Starch processing equipment (Nivo-
baHovex SiccaDania), Bag filter technol-
ogy (SiccaDania Germany), Aftermarket
Services as well as a manufacturing facil-
ity with an installation team of 200 people
(ACO SiccaDania). SiccaDania is focused
on delivering the best possible solution
for the individual client and therefore of-
fers stand-alone technologies as well as
turn-key factory solutions.
Our Innovation Centre
SiccaDania has recently established an Innovation Centre. This center provides facilities for testing in pilot scale.
Costumers may benefit from testing a processing set-up that allows them to get the right production equipment
tested to conform with the quality of the products. This may be in combination with purchase of single industrial
Siccadania units, or process development for new processes. A unique collection of equipment includes: seed pre-
treatment, seed dry milling, dehulling, de-oiling, wet milling, rasping, centrifugal sieving, hydro cyclones, various
filtration units, freeze dryers, separation equipment including decanter and various drying equipment covering zeta
drying and spray drying. Additionally, our laboratory facilities are equipped to perform characterization and simple
application trials including analytical instruments such as small-scale de-oiling (supercritical fluid), small scale wet
separation and chromatography, dry matter determination, particle size determination as well as bioactive com-
pound analysis using capillary electrophoresis techniques.

SD Freeze Drying will install a FD10 freeze dryer in our Innovation Center this summer. The optimized layout of this
freeze dryer is designed to minimize footprint. Its functions will include drying probiotic bacteria, colostrum, en-
zymes and allergen extracts. The FD10 offers the highest level of hygienic design and has a build-in CIP-system. The
process automation features the best opportunities for testing, allowing the operator to monitor and document
all relevant process parameters. SiccaDania and SD Freeze Drying teams are welcoming all our customers to our
Innovation Centre to see our technology and consult our experts.

SD Freeze Drying A/S

Pilehøj 18
CONTACT US
Birkerød
Denmark

Phone: +45 8882 6620

Email: info@sdfreezedrying.com
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