Industrial drying for Chilean process industries.

We work across mining and minerals, copper and metallurgy, lithium, pulp and paper, forestry and biomass, agro-processing, wine, food, salmon and seafood, fishmeal and aquafeed, animal feed, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, specialty chemicals, fertilizer, sludge, recycling and construction minerals.

Yes. Through the Dried & Tested program, representative material can be evaluated to establish drying behaviour, operating conditions and a practical design basis before final selection.

Yes. Configuration is developed around inlet moisture, target moisture, capacity, thermal sensitivity, particle size or sludge condition, altitude, utilities, dust or vapour risks, emissions and downstream process.

No. Chile does not apply one universal certification to every industrial dryer. The route depends on configuration: some electrical or fuel products can require SEC certification, while workplace safety, steam, gas, mining, food, hazardous substances and environmental permits are governed by separate frameworks.

D.S. 594 requires machinery, installations, tools and equipment to be kept in safe working condition; moving parts, transmissions and operating points must be properly protected. It also requires electrical and gas installations to comply with the competent authority rules and includes ventilation and fire-prevention requirements.

No. SEC maintains mandatory certification for specified electrical and fuel products that have applicable protocols. Regulated products must be certified and carry the required mark for commercialization, so scope should be checked component by component and against the final configuration.

For regulated products, SEC System 6 provides a special route for recognition of foreign certification, but Chilean certification is still processed through a SEC-authorized certification body under the applicable protocol. SEC also requires use, maintenance and installation manuals in Spanish under this route.

D.S. 10/2012 regulates steam boilers, heating boilers and thermal-fluid boilers, as well as autoclaves and equipment using steam at gauge pressure equal to or above 0.5 kg/cm² and the steam distribution network. Scope should be classified during engineering.

D.S. 66/2007 establishes minimum safety requirements for interior gas installations in residential, commercial, industrial and public uses. The burner, gas train, meters, piping and site installation should be reviewed according to scope and applicable SEC requirements.

D.S. 43/2015 regulates safety conditions for hazardous-substance storage facilities. Drying processes should also address ventilation, contaminant capture, heat sources, fire prevention and risk control under D.S. 594. The design strategy should be defined around the actual material and generated-vapour properties.

Yes. Chile's Food Sanitary Regulation, D.S. 977/1996, requires utensils, containers, packaging and equipment used for food processing or preservation to be made or coated with materials resistant to the product and not release toxic, contaminating or food-altering substances.

Chile's Mining Safety Regulation, D.S. 132, applies to extractive mining activities. Among other requirements, it requires measures to protect people, equipment and installations and states that technical and operating specifications for equipment and machinery be in Spanish.

Law 19,300 and SEIA Regulation D.S. 40/2012 determine which projects or activities must enter Chile's Environmental Impact Assessment System. The regulation was further amended by D.S. 17, effective 21 January 2026. Entry depends on project type, capacity, location and applicable thresholds.

D.S. 138/2005 establishes reporting obligations for specified fixed sources and sectors. The Single Atmospheric Emissions Registry (RUEA) currently centralizes these reports for regulated facilities, including sources or processes listed by the rule. The project should verify whether boilers, furnaces, mineral processes or other sources fall within scope.

D.S. 594 requires adequate natural or mechanical ventilation and, where aerosols, fumes, gases, vapours or other harmful emissions exist, capture at source to prevent dispersion in the workplace. This is relevant to dust, vapours, odour and process gases associated with drying.

Yes. During engineering, motors, VFDs, PLC/HMI, instrumentation, protections, materials, drawings, Spanish-language manuals, safety documentation and regulated components can be specified according to the final scope, customer specification and applicable SEC or sector requirements.

Please share material name and composition, feed rate, inlet moisture, required final moisture, operating hours, particle size or sludge characteristics, maximum temperature, site altitude, heat source, electrical supply, plant location in Chile and intended use of the dried product.