The patents, of which PIM is the exclusive owner, filed at UIBM and WIPO, relate to the
creation of innovative systems for production processes suitable for drying any type of
organic and food products and compounds of both vegetal and animal origin, intended
both as intact product and as processing waste of the resulting product (waste) deriving
from the relevant industrial food processing.
HSCD is a revolutionary technological patent that makes traditional drying methods
obsolete. With HSCD (High Speed Cold Dryer ) aims to respond to the urgent needs of a
highly energy-intensive sector such as the agri-food sector , still conditioned by the
use of fossil fuels and forced to require long drying times, if not to the detriment of the
quality of the processed product.
HSCD makes it possible to dry products in a significantly shorter time than traditional
systems (for some products even a tenth of the time) , with a clear impact on
production capacity , as well as with a reduction in overall dimensions, with recovery
of the extracted water , with management and control systems in line with Industry 5.0
requirements. As well as compliant with the provisions of the European NZIA Regulation
(NET-ZERO INDUSTRY ACT)
In fact, in HSCD, thanks to the use of non-ionising electromagnetic waves in vacuum, the
evaporation processes are activated instantly, acting specifically only on the product,
without wasting energy for preheating the surrounding structures, process fluids and air,
as happens instead with traditional systems.
Energy yield always higher than 90% is obtained, compared to the standards of current
systems which have a yield that almost always stands at 35/40%, with an energy saving
of over 3 times compared to traditional systems.
In addition to this, thanks to the vacuum, drying can take place at temperatures lower
than 35° (100% RAW food quality) thus maintaining the organoleptic, nutritional and
chemical-physical qualities of the treated product unchanged.
By reducing energy requirements and thermal dispersion, HSCD is able to definitively
exclude the use of fossil fuels, with the possibility of powering the system entirely
with renewable sources , with a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, in line with the
objectives of the 2030 agenda, with Industry 5.0 requirements and with the European
Regulation NET-ZERO INDUSTRY ACT (NZIA)
The HSCD SSD-SA 001 Technology has already been applied on over 50 types of
vegetables and products of animal origin and comparisons between traditional and HSCD
systems demonstrate that with the same production capacity, the HSCD system records
significantly lower consumption and temperatures and without need for pre -treatments
that block oxidation and maceration to guarantee healthiness.
It has been used for example, not exhaustively, on:
Fruit, Vegetables, greens and vegetables in general, Pasta, Meat, Fish, Mushrooms, Herbs
and spices, Granular Broths, insects, hemp, etc.
However, some other applications have been tested, including: Sterilization, Pasteurization,
Disinfection, Concentration, Freeze-drying
The results were excellent both in terms of the organoleptic qualities of the product which
in all cases maintained the colour, flavour, aroma, and in terms of energy saving and in
terms of significant reduction in the time per drying cycle.
The revolutionary HSCD SSD-SA 001 industrial drying system is capable of drying any
product or compound of vegetal or animal origin allowing you to:
1. Allow energy savings to be always greater than 3 times compared to traditional
methods;
2. Allow a production capacity always higher than 3 times compared to traditional
methods;
3. Allow a time saving of up to 9 times, for different products, compared to traditional
methods, modulable according to the customer's production needs;
4. Allow 100% recovery of the extracted water;
5. Maintain the quality of the product 100% unchanged with colors, flavors, aromas
and values as "raw";
6. It is 100% Green, NO fossil fuels, can also be powered only by renewable sources;
7. It is Industry 5.0 ready and compliant with the European NZIA Regulation.
The future of Industrial Drying began with PIM's HSCD SSD-SA 001!!! Come and visit us
at ANUGA 2024 Hall 10.1 Stand G041!
To the press compartment of PIM SRL Unipersonale
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