Technoforce was started in 1990 to manufacture process equipment based on thin-film technology. Extractors and Crystallizers were added to the product range subsequently. The manufacturing facilities meet ASME 'U stamp', European PED 'CE- mark' and China Special Equipment License requirements. We have satisfied customers in Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, South East Asia and India. Technoforce has 'the best in the industry' Pilot Plant test facilities in India and Europe.

A broad range of technologies like Thin Film Evaporation, Drying, Short Path Distillation, Continuous Extraction and Crystallization are available from a single source. Turnkey solutions in the form of modular skids can save months from your project schedules. We work very closely with customers at every stage. Our Online Customer Service tools simplify communications during pilot plant trials and project execution.

We have well equipped Test Centers in India and The Netherlands, where pilot trials are conducted. The performance guarantee is backed by the trial results. We would typically request for 0.5 to 1 kg of feed material for preliminary investigation. Tests on Pilot Plant may require 50kg to 1000kg of material, depending on the application.

PILOT PLANT SETUP
- Agitated Thin Film Evaporator
- Short Path Distillation Unit
- Falling Film Evaporator
- Rising Film Evaporator
- Suppressed Boiling Evaporator
- Agitated Thin Film Dryer
- Liquid- Liquid Extraction Column
- Annular Centrifugal Extractor
- Plug Flow Crystallizer
- Multi-stage Centrifugal Stripper

Agitated Thin Film Evaporator

An Agitated Thin Film Evaporator (ATFE), also known as Wiped Film Evaporator (WFE), consists of a jacketed shell precision machined from inside and a rotor having blades that maintain a close clearance from the shell. A feed distributor at entry point distributes the liquid in a thin film on the heated wall. The high speed rotor further spreads and intensely agitates the film as it flows down. The generated vapors flow countercurrently and get cleaned by an integrally mounted entrainment separator. The processing is completed in a few seconds.

Short Path Distillation Unit

A Short Path Distillation Unit (SPDU) is also called as Molecular Distillation Unit. It provides minimum pressure drop, permitting high vacuum operation up to 0.001 mbar. It is distinguished from a standard Agitated Thin Film Evaporator by an internally mounted condenser. The vapor generated on the heated surface travels a very short distance to reach the condenser surface, thus eliminating pressure drop. The condensed distillate and concentrate are collected separately in the bottom section before they are taken out.

Plug Row Crystallizer

Inside a Plug Flow Crystallizer (PFC), a shaft with uniquely arranged blades rotates within a shell. The product flows through in a nearly plug flow manner under uniform and gentle agitation. Multiple heating /cooling sections provide controlled temperature gradients and good control on primary nucleation. Gentle agitation minimizes secondary nucleation. Plug flow conditions provide uniform residence time, promoting narrow Crystal Size Distribution (CSD), which is important for improved purity and flowability.