Fluid Bed Processing Equipment in Municipal and Coal Applications

Fluid Bed Technology

Custom Designed For New and Existing Plant Sites

Schwing Bioset's Fluid Bed Technology Group offers complete systems for processing of powders, granulate, pellets & crystalline solids in the following ways...

  • Drying
  • Cooling
  • Conditioning
  • Classifying
  • Other Mechanical, Thermal, Evaporative & Reactive Processes

A Variety of Configurations:

SBI offers fluid bed systems in a variety of configurations with features & accessories to achieve or exceed your plant's operating and maintenance requirements:

  • Open / Closed Loop Designs
  • Direct & Indirect Heating
  • Inclusion of Heating/Cooling Surfaces Within the Fluidized Layer
  • Combined Processing Steps with Multi-zone, Multi-stage, Integrated Options
  • Features such as weir liners, adjustable layer height, CIP adaptations, special cleanouts & washing drains, inspection & maintenance access are a few of many available options

Areas of Concentration:

  • Coal and Related Materials
  • Municipal Biosolids
  • Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plant Sludge

Energy Performance:

Homogenous and highly efficient thermal treatment, and systems with a minimum of moving parts are hallmarks of fluid bed processing. SBI's Fluid Bed Team has the expertise to take advantage of these inherent benefits resulting in...

  • Reduced Equipment Size and Footprint
  • Reduced Energy Consumption & Operating Cost Per Ton of Processed Product
  • Reduced Maintenance Attention and Cost


Environmentally Friendly:

Fluid bed equipment can be designed to operate in an efficient fashion which reduce ambient dust and exhausted emissions, due to...

  • Dust-tight Construction
  • Closed Loop Processing
  • Use of Waste Heat and Energy Recovering Techniques

Extend Your Project Team:

Let SBI's Fluid Bed & Material Handling Specialists be Part of Your Project Team. We can offer...

  • Assistance with upstream/downstream equipment, including wet material storage & handling, slurry pumping with Schwing piston pumps, dry/cool product storage & loadout facilities, and controls
  • Extended Scope of Supply
  • Preparation of Arrangement Plans
  • Installation Supervision, Pre-Commissioning Checks, and Commissioning Assistance
  • Operating Services through SBI's BDS Group

Assistance with Performance Improvements, Upgrades & Other Enhancements:

Our Fluid Bed Experts Can Assist with your Existing Fluid Bed Equipment...

  • Troubleshooting & On-Site Diagnostic Assistance
  • Optimization & Retrofitting for Performance Improvement & Capacity Expansion
  • Refurbishment
  • Assistance with Enhanced Control & Automation Measures
  • Adapting Existing Equipment for Other Uses

Product Testing & Characterization:

SBI can assist your product development team with testing and characterization studies.

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