American Custom Drying (ACD) Information

Food, nutraceutical, and specialty chemical companies trust American Custom Drying (ACD) for reliable, flexible, and responsive custom spray drying and spray chilling (prilling), services. We help you solve processing and scale-up challenges, speed up development, and bring your product to market without delays. ACD is a family-owned and operated company that prioritizes true customer service: real people answering the phone, solving problems fast, and finding better ways to deliver your product. We’ll never be the obstacle in your process. With Plants in NJ and PA, we’ve spent over 50 years helping companies convert liquid and slurry formulations into high-performance powders. Our facilities support everything from R&D trials to full-scale production. We can store large amounts of feed stock in stainless silos, create microencapsulated products and spray chill (Prill) heat sensitive fats and waxes. Whether you need 500 lbs. or 500,000, we treat everyone the same and get to work quickly on your project. Our engineers and production experts actively look for faster, smarter, and more cost-effective ways to meet your goals. Our core services include: • Custom spray drying for food and technical-grade applications • Microencapsulated ingredients batching and drying • Spray chilling (prilling) for uniform, encapsulated, or temperature-sensitive powders • Small-batch R&D trials and rapid scale-up to commercial production At ACD, we’re outcome-focused, not output-obsessed. We’re here to make things easier, not harder. Bring us your formulation. Let’s get to work.