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If you’re running a food operation and looking for a reliable, energy-efficient way to scale your dehydration process, the Nyle FD60 was built with you in mind.
The FD60 is a commercial heat pump dehydrator designed for small to medium-sized businesses, such as fruit and vegetable processors, jerky makers, snack producers, mushroom farms, and specialty food manufacturers. Unlike conventional convection or gas-fired dryers, the FD60 uses a heat pump refrigeration cycle to do its work. That means it captures energy from the moist air already inside the chamber, recycles it back into the drying process, and continuously removes moisture, all without the energy waste of constantly venting heated air to the outside.
The numbers tell a compelling story. The FD60 removes up to 60 pounds of water per hour at rated conditions, handles batches of 1,800 to 3,600 pounds of wet product, and does it across 1,170 square feet of drying space spread across 18 racks and 360 trays. The chamber operates across a drying temperature range of 80°F to 160°F, with an auxiliary kill-step heat mode that can push to 180°F, critical for operators who need to meet food safety validation requirements for products like jerky.
Construction is food-grade throughout. The interior is stainless steel, built to NSF standards, and sealed with NSF-certified gaskets and silicone to maintain a clean, auditable environment. The unit ships with expert installation included in the starting price.
Whether you’re drying apple chips, beef jerky, herbs, pet treats, or mushrooms, the FD60 gives you the throughput and the precision to produce shelf-stable product consistently, batch after batch.
Ready to learn more? Contact Nyle Dehydrators at (800) 777-6953 or [email protected].
