Warm liquid gelatin is poured across a gently spinning stainless steel drum during the manufacture of soft gelatin capsules (soft gels). As the drum rotates, a stream of cooled dry air hardens the gelatin, resulting in a sticky, elastic band that rolls off the other end. This thin band is manufactured mechanically into capsules containing medication. The soft and wet capsules are transferred from the soft gel encapsulation equipment to drying drums or tumble dryers for quick-drying, depending on the size of the soft gelatin capsules from which the moisture is to be removed.
The worldwide softgel tumble dryer market is predicted to be worth $85.7 million in 2020, with a CAGR of 10.5 percent over the forecast period (2020-2027).
Demand for softgel tumble dryers is projected to be driven by softgel contract manufacturers and other life science businesses involved in softgel production. NutraScience, for example, is a major softgel contract maker service provider with cutting-edge softgel manufacturing equipment. As a result, contract manufacturers are prospective consumers of softgel production equipment such as encapsulation machines, tumble dryers, and others, therefore contributing to market growth.
Furthermore, contract manufacturing agreements between companies are projected to fuel the worldwide softgel tumble dryer market during the forecast period. ZYUS Life Sciences Inc., for example, chose Capcium Inc.'s (Capsicum) subsidiary, GelCan Corporation Inc. (GelCan), a pharmaceutical-grade maker of softgel capsules, to encapsulate ZYUS softgels for the Canadian medical cannabis market on September 16, 2020. This cooperation will help ZYUS Life Sciences develop and manufacture standardized, high-quality cannabinoid-based softgels.