What EnerDry does

EnerDry A/S is a Danish engineering company founded in 1998 that designs and manufactures pressurized superheated steam drying systems for industrial customers. The company's flagship SteamDryer is a fully enclosed pressure vessel operating with superheated steam at up to 3 barg, in which wet product is conveyed across fluidized bed sheets with 2-5 minute retention time. A main fan at the bottom generates upward steam flow that lifts and dries the product, while the majority of steam is recirculated within the vessel, reheated through a superheater, and integrated with the host factory's evaporator system. This closed-loop architecture enables up to 90% energy savings versus conventional drum dryers and eliminates dust and VOC emissions entirely. The product is offered in five standard sizes (Size 4 through Size J) covering 5 to 71 tonnes per hour of water evaporation capacity, with the Size J unit being the world's largest pulp steam dryer.

EnerDry operates a direct enterprise field-sales model, supplying complete drying systems either as key components or as full turnkey plants since 2013, including feasibility studies, process integration design, engineering, commissioning, and ongoing operational support. Pricing is custom-quoted per project based on system size and installation scope, with multi-year contract cadence typical of industrial capital equipment. The primary customer segment is the beet sugar industry, where sugar factories dry sugar beet pulp into high-fibre animal feed and integrate the dryer steam into the factory's evaporation system. Secondary verticals include ethanol production (for drying distillers grains) and biomass-fired power plants (for drying wood chips). Installations are distributed globally across Denmark, the USA, Japan, France, Germany, Serbia, Poland, and the UK, and the company reports that its global fleet avoids more than 500,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually.

The company is founder-owned and led by CEO Kasper Gehl Larsen (appointed May 2021), with founder and inventor Arne Sloth Jensen continuing in a technical role. EnerDry operates with a lean team of 1-10 employees and holds European Patent EP 1 070 223 B1 covering its core cyclone-based steam drying design, which has been successfully enforced against competitor BMA in German courts through 2017-2019.

Name

EnerDry

Legal name

EnerDry A/S

Website

https://enerdry.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EnerDry A/S is a Danish engineering company that designs and manufactures pressurized superheated steam drying systems (SteamDryers) for industrial customers, primarily beet sugar factories, with a global installed base spanning Europe, the USA and Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Drying Equipment

NAICS

Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (33241)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Steam Systems Decarbonization (Boiler Upgrades, Condensate Recovery, Steam Optimization) (EUABAJAK), Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC), Industrial Boilers, HRSGs & Steam Generators (IMAHAFAF)

Keywords

• Industrial drying systems
• Steam drying technology
• Fluidized bed drying
• Energy recovery systems
• Sugar beet pulp drying

Headquarters

HQ city

Virum

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SteamDryer Systems Sales and Installation: EnerDry supplies complete steam drying systems including design, key components, engineering, and commissioning. Offers both component supply and turnkey full installation delivery. Revenue generated from equipment sales, engineering services, and ongoing operational support.
2. Engineering and Technical Services: Provides feasibility studies, process integration planning, commissioning, and long-term operational support. Services cover full engineering life cycle from design to installation and ongoing operation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EnerDry manufactures and supplies pressurized superheated steam drying systems (SteamDryer) for industrial applications in the sugar, ethanol, and biomass power sectors. The closed-loop fluidized-bed system dries products with up to 90% energy savings, zero dust and VOC emissions, and recoverable steam that can be reintegrated into factory evaporators. The company delivers five standard sizes (5-71 t/h water evaporation) as either component supply or full turnkey solutions covering feasibility studies, engineering, installation, commissioning, and long-term operational support.

Product overview

EnerDry offers pressurized superheated SteamDryer technology as its core product, available in five standard sizes (Size 4 through Size J) covering 5-71 t/h water evaporation capacity. The product line includes sizes for various industrial applications: Size 4 (5 t/h for sludge), Size 8 (25-30 t/h), Size 10 (40 t/h), Size F (25 t/h), Size F+ (27.5-30 t/h), Size G (35.8 t/h), Size H (50 t/h), and Size J (71 t/h - world's largest pulp steam dryer). The SteamDryer utilizes a closed-loop, fully enclosed pressure vessel with fluidized bed technology for efficient moisture removal. EnerDry also provides turnkey steam drying plant solutions, serving as a full solution provider from feasibility studies through commissioning and long-term operation support since 2013.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SteamDryer: The company's patented pressurized superheated steam drying technology system designed for efficient industrial drying with energy recovery.

Products and services

• SteamDryer Pressurized superheated steam dryer for industrial drying applications. The enclosed pressure vessel uses fluidized bed technology to dry products across perforated sheets with moisture released as recoverable steam. Available in five standard sizes covering 5-71 t/h water evaporation capacity.
• SteamDryer Size 4 Smallest standard SteamDryer size with nominal capacity of 5 t/h water evaporation, suitable for sludge drying applications.
• SteamDryer Size 8 Standard SteamDryer size with nominal capacity of 25-30 t/h water evaporation, used for bark and other biomass materials.
• SteamDryer Size 10 Standard SteamDryer size with nominal capacity of 40 t/h water evaporation.
• SteamDryer Size F Standard SteamDryer size with nominal capacity of 25 t/h water evaporation.
• SteamDryer Size F+ Enhanced standard SteamDryer size with nominal capacity of 27.5-30 t/h water evaporation.
• SteamDryer Size G Standard SteamDryer size with nominal capacity of 35.8 t/h water evaporation.
• SteamDryer Size H Standard SteamDryer size with nominal capacity of 50 t/h water evaporation.
• SteamDryer Size J World's largest pulp steam dryer with nominal capacity of 71 t/h water evaporation. Capable of delivering more than 25% reduction in factory fuel use, as evidenced by the Amalgamated Sugar Mini Cassia installation.
• Turnkey Steam Drying Plant Full turnkey delivery of a steam drying plant including feasibility studies, process integration, engineering, equipment supply, installation, commissioning, and long-term operational support.
• Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) Integration Standalone MVR energy concept that uses steam produced from the wet product as the energy source in a clean steam generator, achieving a Coefficient of Performance of 5 to 7 for customers without external supply steam.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% energy savings compared to conventional drum drying systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cristal UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cristal Union hosted the 2025 SteamDryer Meeting at their Sté Emilie Sugar Factory in Reims, France. Factory participants from around the world toured the new SteamDryer installation. Day two featured presentations on SteamDryer performance.
• Pfeifer & LangencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Pfeifer & Langen hosted the 2024 SteamDryer Meeting at their Könnern Sugar Factory in Germany. Participants toured the factory and discussed steam dryer performance and operation.
• Michigan SugarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Michigan Sugar hosted the 2023 SteamDryer Meeting at their Bay City Sugar Factory in Michigan, USA. Participants toured the factory and discussed steam dryer operational performance.
• Nordic SugarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Nordic Sugar hosted the 2022 SteamDryer Meeting at their Örtofta Factory in Sweden. The meeting featured exchange of operational experiences and EnerDry presentations on good and safe operation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bühler AG:
• Andritz AG: Andritz supplies drying and evaporation systems to biomass, pulp and paper, and power generation customers globally, directly comparable to EnerDry in wood-chip drying for biomass power plants and in turnkey industrial drying project delivery.
• GEA Group AG: GEA is a large industrial equipment incumbent offering separation, drying, and evaporation systems across food, dairy, sugar, and chemical processing — overlapping with EnerDry in sugar evaporation integration and industrial drying technology, though as part of a much broader portfolio rather than a niche steam-drying specialist.
• CPM (California Pellet Mill / Roskamp Champion): CPM designs industrial drying, pelletizing, and process equipment for feed, biomass, and food customers — comparable to EnerDry's ethanol DDGS and biomass drying applications within a broader industrial processing portfolio.

Direct peers

• Dedert Corporation: Dedert specializes in industrial drying, evaporation, and crystallizer systems for chemical, food, and bio-based industries — directly comparable technology category to EnerDry's drying/evaporation equipment portfolio, though with broader vertical coverage.
• Haarslev Industries: Haarslev supplies thermal drying and processing equipment for rendering, biomass, and industrial by-products, overlapping with EnerDry in fluidized-bed-style drying technology and turnkey project delivery to energy/feed customers.
• Dupps Company: Dupps is a US-based manufacturer of industrial drying and rendering equipment, comparable in scale and product category to EnerDry, particularly relevant to EnerDry's biomass and by-product drying verticals.
• Mavitec Group: Mavitec designs and manufactures drying and rendering equipment for animal by-products and biomass, with comparable fluidized bed technology and industrial customer base that intersects with EnerDry's by-product drying use cases.
• BMA Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt AG: BMA is the closest direct competitor to EnerDry in steam drying for the beet sugar industry; BMA challenged EnerDry's EP 1 070 223 B1 patent and previously offered competing steam dryers in Germany, making it the most directly comparable peer in product, customer base (sugar beet processors), and technology category.

Regional players

• Werner & Pfleiderer / Bühler Processing: Historical European industrial drying equipment brand (now part of Bühler) with strong installed base in European sugar and food processing — comparable regional competitor and adjacent supplier to EnerDry's European sugar beet customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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