Fluid Air

Name

Fluid Air

Legal name

Fluid Air, a division of Spraying Systems Co.

Website

https://fluidairinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Powder Processing Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pneumatic Air Preparation & Distribution (FRL assemblies, manifolds, air headers) (IMAHAGAD)

Keywords

• Electrostatic drying equipment
• Powder processing systems
• Fluid bed coating
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment
• Spray drying technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Naperville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of powder processing equipment including PolarDry® electrostatic dryers, fluid bed systems, high-shear granulators, size-reduction systems, and bin/bowl elevators. Equipment ranges from lab scale to full production scale.
2. Spare Parts: Replacement parts including filter bags, seals, screens, and spray nozzles. Manufactured using FDA- or EU-compliant materials with ISO 9001-certified inspection.
3. Professional Services: Field service, installation, qualification, startup, on-site troubleshooting, software and process support, process training, construction supervision, and project management.
4. Upgrades and Retrofits: Cost-effective equipment upgrades and retrofits including humidification, material handling, modern filter systems, solvent recovery systems, coating, and granulation capabilities.
5. Lab and Trial Services: Process and microbiology lab testing services, optimization of materials and production processes, and on-site testing capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fluid Air designs, manufactures, and sells powder processing equipment for pharmaceutical, biologics, nutraceutical, and advanced battery manufacturers. Its flagship product is the patented PolarDry® electrostatic dryer, complemented by fluid bed systems, high-shear granulators, size-reduction systems, material handling equipment (bin and bowl elevators), and the Batch Architect™ process control software. The company also offers field services, spare parts, upgrades/retrofits, and laboratory trial services to support its installed equipment base.

Product overview

Fluid Air offers a portfolio of powder processing equipment centered around its PolarDry® electrostatic dryer technology. The product line includes complementary systems for fluid bed processing (drying, granulation, coating), size reduction, high-shear granulation, and material handling. Process control is managed through Batch Architect™ software (available in basic and 21 CFR Part 11-compliant Pro versions). The equipment is designed for seamless scale-up from lab to production scale, with options for retrofitting and upgrading existing equipment to extend functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PolarDry®: Patented electrostatic spray drying technology for drying biologics, pharmaceuticals, and other high-value powders
• PolarDry® Electrostatic Dryer
• Batch Architect™
• Batch Architect Pro™
• MAGNACOATER®
• TABCOATER®
• GRANUMILL®
• MAGNAFLO®

Products and services

• PolarDry® Electrostatic Dryer Patented all-in-one electrostatic drying system designed for high-quality, high-efficiency powder production. Uses electrostatic principles for gentle drying suitable for biologics and high-value powders, with consistent technology facilitating seamless scale-up from lab to pilot to full production scale.
• Fluid Bed Systems Multi-functional fluid bed systems for drying, granulating, and Wurster coating applications. Includes the MAGNACOATER® variant with adjustable air-flow shutters per coating zone and conical expansion chambers that reduce air velocity by up to 50% to keep fine particles suspended.
• High-Shear Granulators High-shear granulation equipment for combining materials and creating uniform particle distributions in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and food solid dosage manufacturing.
• Size-Reduction Systems Particle size reduction systems for processing materials in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food, and biopharmaceutical applications, featuring conical expansion chambers and agitator systems for uniform particle engineering.
• Bin and Bowl Elevators Material handling equipment for transferring powders and processed materials between processing stages in solid dosage manufacturing lines.
• Batch Architect™ Process Control Software Recipe-driven batch control software for operating batch-type equipment including fluid beds, mixers, tablet coating pans, pellet-making process trains, and liquid delivery systems. Available in basic and 21 CFR Part 11-compliant Pro versions.
• Upgrades and Retrofit Services Cost-effective equipment upgrades and retrofits including humidification, material handling, modern filter systems, solvent recovery systems, coating, and granulation capabilities, enabling customers to extend functionality of existing equipment.
• Trial & Lab Services Process and microbiology lab testing services at the Naperville facility, including optimization of materials and production processes, biological testing for pharmaceuticals, probiotics, microbiome therapeutics, agricultural bacteria, plasma, proteins, peptides, and oligonucleotides, and on-site testing capabilities.
• Spare Parts Replacement parts including filter bags, seals, screens, and spray nozzles, manufactured using FDA- or EU-compliant materials with ISO 9001-certified inspection, available through the main office and European office.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Spraying Systems Co.coreOthersFluid Air is a division of Spraying Systems Co., the world leader in spray nozzle technology. Founded in 1983, this parent company relationship provides Fluid Air with deep engineering expertise, global resources, and spray technology capabilities. Spraying Systems Co. maintains offices and websites in over 60 countries worldwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IMA Group: IMA is a large Italian manufacturer of pharmaceutical processing and packaging machinery, including granulation, drying, coating, and tablet press systems. It competes with Fluid Air across the solid dosage equipment stack but as part of an integrated packaging-and-processing mega-portfolio.
• Bühler Group: Bühler provides process technology for food, feed, and advanced materials, including drying and particle processing units used in nutraceutical and battery material manufacturing. Its scale and global installation footprint overlap with Fluid Air's nutraceuticals and advanced batteries verticals, though it does not specialize in pharma biologics drying.
• GEA Group: GEA is a global process technology incumbent with a deep spray drying and fluid bed portfolio serving dairy, food, and pharma. Its pharma-grade drying units compete head-to-head with PolarDry on large biologic and pharmaceutical applications, but as part of a much broader industrial portfolio.

Direct peers

• Buchi Labortechnik: Buchi is a Swiss manufacturer of laboratory and small-scale spray dryers widely used in pharma R&D and biologics formulation. Its mini spray dryer line competes at the lab-to-pilot stage with PolarDry's lab and pilot configurations for peptide, oligonucleotide, and protein applications.
• Freund-Vector Corporation: Freund-Vector specializes in fluid bed processors, tablet coating pans, and granulation/coating equipment for pharmaceutical solid dosage manufacturing. Its Wurster coating and fluid bed lines directly compete with MAGNACOATER and Fluid Air's granulation/coating products.
• Hosokawa Micron Group: Hosokawa Micron manufactures drying, agglomeration, milling, and classification equipment for pharmaceutical and fine chemical powders. Its air-flow-based drying and particle engineering lines directly overlap with Fluid Air's PolarDry, fluid bed, and GRANUMILL offerings.
• Glatt Group: Glatt is a German specialist in fluid bed processing, spray granulation, and coating for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. It directly competes with Fluid Air across fluid bed systems and electrostatic-style drying solutions for solid dosage and biologics powder production.
• Lödige Process Technology: Lödige produces high-shear granulators, mixers, dryers, and coating systems for pharmaceutical and chemical solid dosage production. Its granulation and drying equipment lines overlap with Fluid Air's high-shear granulators and fluid bed systems for solid dosage manufacturing.

Emerging players

• ProCept Bio: ProCept develops spray drying and fluid bed technologies specifically for biopharmaceutical and continuous manufacturing applications. It competes at the emerging edge of biologics drying technology similar to PolarDry but with a narrower, biotech-focused product set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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