Small Production Freeze Dryer

Commercial Small-scale Production

The Vikumer FD-1 is a lab scale small production freeze dryer perfect fit commercial small volume production. It has the similar specifications and performance as commercial ones, designed have considered wide arrays of industry applications, from bulk to stoppering. Apply to food, health care, bio-pharma and chemical industries. The equipment is GLP, GMP and FDA compliance with CE marked, entirely stainless steel fabricated with state-of-the-art craftsmanship, modular engineered, fully configurable as per user requirement specifications.

  • Shelf Area: 2.16~3.24m2

  • Condenser Capacity: 30Kgs/24Hrs
  • Condenser Temperature: -85C
Small Production Freeze Dryer FD1

Technical Parameters

Model FD-1
Shelf Area 2.16~3.24m2
Useable Shelf No. 4~6
Shelf Size 600*900mm
Shelf Spacing 100~50mm
Shelf Temp. -55C to +70C
Condenser Capacity 30Kgs/24Hrs
Condenser Max 60Kgs
Condenser Temp. -85C
Final Vacuum 0.01mBar
Power 19Kw
Voltage 380V/50Hz/3P
Size W/1300*D/2500*H/2500mm
Weight 2200Kgs

Key Features

  • All-in-one structure. With casters and height adjustable feet.
  • Stainless steel or powder coated exterior. All sides panels can be opened for maintenance.
  • Stainless steel drying chamber, shelves and trays, surface mirror polish Ra better than 0.6um.
  • Stainless steel door with insulation and large sight glass.
  • Lubricate free door gasket, designed suit high vacuum environment.
  • Sandwich type plates, enable fluid circulates inside, for shelves cooling and heating.
  • Shelves temperature range -55C to +70C, precise control, uniformity <+/-1C.
  • Shelf temperature ramp reduce or raise available.
  • Bulk or stoppering type shelves.
  • External type ice condenser, install beneath drying chamber.
  • Ice condenser 24hrs capacity 30kgs, 60kgs in total.
  • Condenser final temperature -85C.
  • Condenser hot gas defrost.
  • 2 stage oil sealed rotary vane vacuum pump built in freeze dryer.
  • System final vacuum <0.01mBar, and is adjustable during freeze drying.
  • Vacuum break by pneumatic valve.
  • Hermetic, cascade compressor system, water cooling method.
  • PLC and user-friendly touch screen based control system. Allow user control the freeze dryer functions via a graphic HMI:
    • Alive display main components working status.
    • Freeze drying recipes management.
    • Real-time freeze drying curve.
    • Drying data downloadable to USB memory.
    • Automatic and semi-automatic working.
    • Alarms information.
    • Users, authorization and password protection.
    • Probes and gauge calibration.
  • Meet international standards and concepts of cGMP, cGLP and FDA.
  • Documents and validation package include.

Accessories and Options

  • Closed structure, freeze dryer built in a cabinet.
  • Open type structure. All accessories mount on a steel frame.
  • Rectangular drying chamber.
  • S/S304 material.
  • S/S316L material.
  • Hinged door, hand lock.
  • Pneumatic door lock.
  • Sandwich type shelves.
  • S/S304 material.
  • S/S316L material.
  • Heating and chilling shelves.
  • Shelves heating only.
  • Standard trays.
  • Bottom removable, frame trays.
  • Internal condenser, install beneath shelves.
  • External condenser, install beneath drying chamber.
  • S/S304 material.
  • S/S316L material.
  • Condenser isolation valve.
  • 2 stage oil sealed vacuum pump.
  • Scroll vacuum pump, oil free.
  • Hybrid vacuum pump.
  • Pump isolation valve.
  • Vacuum adjust.
  • Semi-hermetic compressor.
  • Cascade compressor.
  • Air cooling.
  • Water cooling.
  • PID control.
  • Electric heating.
  • Shelves max +80C.
  • Safety heating under vacuum.
  • PLC based system.
  • Control via HMI.
  • Control by PC software.
  • SCADA package.
  • 21CFR PART11 compliance.
  • PT-100 temperature probes.
  • Pirani vacuum gauge.
  • Capacitive vacuum gauge.
  • Pneumatic valves for air and water isolate:
  • Vacuum pump isolate, vacuum break.
  • Defrosted water supply and discharge.
  • CIP, clean in place.
  • SIP, steam in place.
  • Clean room config.
  • Validation and document package.