Updated SmartDry System Doubles Benefits for Spray Dry Automation

Latest SmartDry design boosts dryer improvements for enhanced efficiency, productivity and cost-effectiveness for dairy, food, beverage and chemical sectors 

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The innovative SmartDry™ System, released by SPX FLOW's Anhydro^® brand, now offers even more benefits for spray dry automation. The latest version integrates smarter optimization algorithms to boost throughput and increase a spray dryer's capacity by up to 8%, double that of the previous model.

Learn more about the SmartDry System here: Anhydro SmartDry System

The SmartDry System offers accurate and precise control in productions that can be highly variable and fluctuate due to environmental conditions. For the wide variety of applications that use spray dyers — including the dairy, food, beverage and chemical sectors — this "Plug-and-Produce" system utilizes automation to provide enhanced efficiency, data and compatibility with reduced costs.

Benefits of the updated Anhydro SmartDry system include: 

• Enhanced efficiency and productivity: Achieves immediate production gains through weather-based capacity adjustments, with up to 8% production improvement. Efficient resource utilization means improved cost-effectiveness.
• Unparalleled control and data ownership: Provides protected data monitoring with real-time data parameter modifications. Secure information control ensures privacy and data integrity.
• Seamless integration and adaptability: Integrates easily into existing setups and is compatible with various automation needs and processes. The system is suitable for medium and large-scale spray dryers with frequent product runs.

Gerard Lang, Vice President, Process Solutions & Strategy: "The updated SmartDry system blends the latest in automation technology innovation with SPX FLOW's unparalleled industry knowledge and expertise to give processors a solution that is both resourceful and cost-effective. Delivering system optimization and real-time data ensures customers receive timely, essential information, maximizing process efficiency overall."

About SPX FLOW, Inc.  
Based in Charlotte, N.C., SPX FLOW, Inc. improves the world through innovative and sustainable solutions. The company's product offering is concentrated in process technologies that perform mixing, blending, fluid handling, separation, thermal heat transfer and other activities that are integral to processes performed across a wide variety of nutrition, health, and industrial markets. SPX FLOW has operations in more than 25 countries and sales in more than 140 countries. To learn more about SPX FLOW, please visit www.spxflow.com.  

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