Design and Functionality The    DryBand    is    especially    suitable    for    products    which    are    sticky,    high    viscous    and/or        hygroscopic    as    well     as    for    the    products    that    are    sensitive    to thermal stress. Liquid    products    are    uniformly    distributed    on    the    belts    with    swivel    feeders    and    are    conveyed    through    the    dryer    on    parallel    operating    belts    for    specified    residence    time. Contact    heating    plates    underneath    the    belts    provide    desired    heat    through    individually    controlled    heating    zones.    Optional    radiant    heating    plates    (patented)    bring        additional    energy    into    the    product    from    the    top,    to    accelerate    drying    as    well    as    for controlled maillard reaction. In    the    last    zone,    the    product    cools    down below the glass transition temperature    and    becomes    brittle.     At the end of the belt, the dried Technical data product    cake    is    cut    by    guillotine    and    crushed    into    small    pieces    using    a    crusher or cribbler®.