Precision drying for Japanese process industries.

We work across food ingredients, seafood, rice and grain, tea and botanicals, soy and plant protein, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, specialty chemicals, feed and pet food, brewing and fermentation, biomass and wood, pulp and paper, sludge, recycling, fertilizer, minerals, ceramics, electronics and advanced materials.

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

Yes. Dryer configuration is developed around feed moisture, target final moisture, throughput, thermal sensitivity, particle characteristics, utilities, hygiene or containment needs and downstream process requirements.

Depending on the application, systems can be engineered around steam, thermal oil, electricity, hot air or flue gas, waste heat, heat pumps and other suitable heat sources. The preferred option is evaluated against product sensitivity, site utilities, energy efficiency and applicable safety requirements.

Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Act and related ordinances govern workplace machinery and certain regulated equipment. For machinery design, JIS B 9700:2013 is a current Japanese standard aligned with ISO 12100 for machinery risk assessment and risk reduction. The exact legal and standards scope should be confirmed for the installed machine and workplace.

JIS B 9960-1:2019, based on IEC 60204-1, provides requirements for electrical equipment of machinery and can be used as an engineering basis where specified. Site electrical supply, protection, grounding, control voltage, motors, VFDs, panels and documentation should be confirmed with the Japanese customer and local electrical requirements.

No. The Electrical Appliances and Materials Safety Act regulates designated categories of electrical appliances and materials, and the PSE marking route applies to products within that scope. A complete industrial dryer should not be described as PSE certified automatically. Covered electrical components or products should be identified during engineering and procurement.

Under Japan's Industrial Safety and Health framework, boilers and first-class pressure vessels are among the categories of specified machinery subject to inspection requirements. If the dryer package contains regulated pressure equipment, its classification, design documentation, inspection and local-use requirements should be established before fabrication and import.

Japan's Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health requires explosion-protected electrical equipment in hazardous locations where flammable vapours, gases or combustible dust can reach dangerous concentrations. Regulated explosion-proof electrical equipment is subject to Japanese type examination, and Japan also uses IEC 60079-based internationally harmonized explosion-protection criteria for relevant equipment.

Where the project involves production, storage or handling of high-pressure gas within the statutory scope, Japan's High Pressure Gas Safety Act may apply. METI operates permission and inspection systems for high-pressure-gas facilities. Applicability should be confirmed from the actual gas, pressure, quantity and installation scope.

Gas-fired dryer projects should define responsibility for the burner, gas train, plant gas facilities and local installation requirements. The Gas Business Act and LPG safety legislation regulate specified gas equipment and gas facilities, but their exact applicability depends on the equipment category and fuel system. A complete industrial dryer should not be described as carrying a blanket Japanese gas certification.

Yes. Food applications can be engineered around cleanability, hygienic access, suitable product-contact materials and contamination control. Japan's Food Sanitation Act framework includes HACCP-based hygiene management for food businesses, and a positive-list system applies to specified synthetic-resin materials used in food utensils, containers and packaging. Project-specific food-contact applicability should be confirmed with the customer.

No. Japan does not use one universal certification mark for every complete industrial dryer. The required route depends on the equipment and installation: for example, PSE applies only to designated electrical products, certain pressure equipment requires inspection, and explosion-proof electrical equipment can require type examination. Project compliance should therefore be established equipment-by-equipment and installation-by-installation.

Yes. Component selection, electrical architecture, PLC/HMI controls, motors, VFDs, safety devices, instrumentation, enclosure ratings, drawings, manuals, risk documentation and applicable conformity evidence can be specified during project engineering according to customer requirements and the regulations that apply to the final machine configuration.

Please share the material name and composition, feed rate, inlet moisture, required final moisture, operating hours, particle or sludge characteristics, temperature limits, available heating source, electrical supply, Japanese plant location and intended use of the dried product.