Benefits
Dehumidification is key in confectionery production. Moisture makes sugar sticky, so dry air keeps products workable, speeds drying, and ensures reliable packaging.
Prevents stickiness
Avoids products sticking together or to packaging during processing
Reduces clumping
Prevents raw materials like sugar or powder from clumping during storage
Improves shelf life
Reduces moisture-related spoilage and extends product durability
Dehumidification in confectionery production
Hygroscopic ingredients
In the processing of hygroscopic substances, continuous dehumidification is essential to maintain product quality. Materials like starch, flour, and sugar can absorb moisture, leading to clumping, chemical changes, and loss of usability. Effective dehumidification prevents these issues and ensures consistent production.
Avoiding ice formation
In industrial settings, consistent air dryness is crucial—for example, in chocolate production where shaping bars demands very low relative humidity. Adsorption dryers meet these strict requirements, ensuring equipment reliability even below zero. Modern systems also offer significant energy and cost savings for large-scale operations.
Gelatine drying
Effective air drying is essential in food and luxury goods production, such as baked goods, bouillon cubes, chocolate, and gelatine products. High or fluctuating humidity can disrupt processing and storage, while dehumidifiers help prevent sticking and ensure a smooth, continuous production flow.
Use Cases
Prevent evaporative losses
Organic materials have an internal moisture content and will lose moisture to the atmosphere when exposed to air with low humidity. Humidifiers are used to create an environment with the proper balance between the material’s internal moisture content and the air’s relative humidity.
Prevent condensation and mold
By combining a professional ventilation system with the Condair DA adsorption dryer, it is possible to achieve optimal results in preventing condensation and mold.
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American Crystal Sugar
American Crystal Sugar is a cooperative of 2,600 sugar beet farmers in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota. They produce sugar, agricultural products and they invest in local community development.
Humidificacion Ferrero
Nestlé España S.A.
Kayseri Sugar Factory
Kayseri Sugar is a factory in a coordination with the farmers from the beet cultivation stage to the harvest stage with the 3 big factories, RD projects, nature, good agriculture and quality production-based sustainability policies, the value giving to farmers and human resources, understanding of water and energy-saving, zero waste target, healthy and safe food production, social responsibility, awareness and innovative practices.
Mondelez Int.
Halo Foods
Established by Peter Saunders in 1976 in Aberaeron, Wales, Halo Foods originated as a honey farm. The company now manufactures a range of cereal, nut, and confectionary bars, including its inaugural brand, Skinny Bars.The Skinny Bars range includes a selection of low-calorie cereal and and nougat based treats and is available in major grocery, discount and retail stores across the UK and Ireland.Condair DA desiccant dehumidifiers are helping maintain the ideal humidity for production and storage at Halo Foods.
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Frequently asked questions
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