Mealworm Drying Machine | Microwave Dryer

The high-efficiency mealworm drying machine (microwave dryer machine, commercial mealworm insect drying machine) is the practical drying equipment for many large mealworm breeding plants. The commercial mealworm dryer machine can mainly dry the larvae of Tenebrio Molitor to less than 6% and can retain the nutritional components of Tenebrio insects to the greatest extent, ensuring that the dried insects have a golden color after drying.

In Shuliy machinery, there are two hot-selling mealworm microwave dryer machines:

• Batch microwave dryer
• Continuous microwave dryer

They are designed to meet the needs of customers with small or large dried mealworm production. Our mealworm dryer is suitable for small farms, medium-scale breeders, and industrial production lines, offering flexible capacity options to match your actual output.

Main features of Shuliy mealworm drying machine

Our commercial microwave drying equipment has the following advantages:

• Designed for mealworms
  • Specially designed with stainless steel based on the drying characteristics of mealworm, with a reasonable design and complete functions.
• Fast microwave drying
  • Internal microwave heating greatly shortens drying time and improves production efficiency, processing 30-500kg of mealworms per hour.
• Golden color & good puffing effect
  • After drying, the mealworm still maintains a natural golden color with excellent puffing performance, increasing product market value.
• Good sterilization effect
  • Its excellent sterilization performance has been verified in practice by food-related departments, and the machine meets food safety and deep-processing requirements.
• Commercial & industrial use
  • Ideal for mealworm farms, insect protein processing plants, and large-scale production lines.
• High automation, easy operation
  • Simple PLC control system with adjustable parameters, reducing labor cost and manual work.
• Customization for voltage & power
  • We can customize the corresponding voltage and power to meet customers’ actual needs.

Description of two types mealworm drying machines

As described above, our mealworm dryers come in two types. Below is a detailed introduction to each.

1. Batch-type mealworm drying machine

This small microwave dryer can dry the larvae of mealworms in batches. The machine is a box structure with a rotating baking tray in the drying chamber.

Equipped with a special industrial magnetron and a microwave magnetic leakage transformer, the mealworm dryer machine can withstand high temperatures and high reliability. During insect drying, the drying temperature, time and speed are all set and adjustable. 

The mealworm insect drying machine is made of high-quality stainless steel and is durable. It works very efficiently, drying 6 kg of mealworm larvae every 12 minutes.

Technical parameters of small mealworm dryer

Power	24kw
Working time	0-24h
Working capacity	12minutes/6kg
Machine material	stainless steel
Machine size	600*600*600mm

2. Continuous microwave dryer

This type of mealworm drying machine is the large one for drying large quantities of mealworms for many mealworm raising plants.

This water-cooled microwave drying and sterilization equipment is very efficient for drying all kinds of products, such as herbals, food, feed, etc. This microwave drying equipment can be docked or automatically loaded or directly interface with the front end feed port.

Processing method: using pipeline operation, intelligent control, and automation of the program, the material is dried by microwave to obtain the finished product.

Technical parameters of continuous mealworm drying machine

Power	200kw
Drying temperature	≤140℃
Control mode	PLC(touch screen)
Microwave frequency	2450 ± 50MHz
Working capacity	500kg/h
Machine size	26500×1800× 2000mm

Main purpose of drying mealworms by the microwave dryer

For most large-scale mealworm farms, fresh larvae and dried worms are mainly sold, followed by the collection of worm skins for sale.

Fresh Tenebrio insects larvae can be directly sold to many flower and bird markets, animal farms (chicken, scorpion, bullfrog, parrot, hamster, etc.), food processing plants, restaurants, etc.

Mealworm’s skin contains high trace elements and can be sold to pharmaceutical factories for further processing. In addition, most of the mealworm larvae on the farm can be dried and then packaged for export or sold to the market.

After being dried by the microwave drying equipment, the dried insects have a longer shelf life, nutrients will not be lost, and the added value is higher.

Why choose the microwave dryer for drying mealworms?

There are many common drying equipment in life. Why must we choose a microwave dryer to dry yellow mealworms?

This is because the general drying equipment cannot effectively retain the nutritional components of mealworms, which may cause a nutritional deficiency in the dried insects and may not maintain the original color of Tenebrio insects.

The microwave dryer has great drying advantages. It will not only ensure that the original nutritional components of Tenebrio Molitor are not damaged, but also make the dried insects bright in color after drying, making it more market competitive.

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Whether you are:

• A new mealworm farmer
• An expanding farm
• An insect protein processing company

We can provide you with the most suitable Microwave Mealworm Dryer solution.