Cuddon FD100LT

CommercialCommercialLT (low-temperature R507 range)

The Cuddon FD100LT is a commercial freeze dryer with 18 trays and a published batch capacity of 220 lb of fresh food. A New Zealand plant with 9.1 m² of shelf area on nine shelves, a 100 kg ice condenser at -55 °C, and a published yield of 20 kg dry from 100 kg wet per cycle. Peak draw is 35 kW; typical 10 kW. Sold on quote. It is the largest-batch of the 5 commercial units here, at 220 lb per batch.

Batch: 220 lb
Trays: 18
Pump: not published
Price: quote only

Best for

A production line, not a shed

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, read from cuddonfreezedry.com. Rows marked est. are arithmetic on those figures; energy at $0.17/kWh, the 2025 US residential average.

Batch capacity: 220 lb
Trays: 18
Tray size: 19.49″ × 40.35″
Tray area est.: 14,156 sq in
Per tray est.: 12.2 lb
Power draw: 35,000 W
Condenser capacity: 100 L / 24 h
Condenser temp: -55 °C
Dimensions: 135.4″ W × 55.1″ D × 76.4″ H
Weight: 5512 lb
Country of origin: New Zealand

Power draw is the maker’s peak power requirement 35 kW, 50 or 60 Hz, per manufacturer; typical operational power 10 kW; est. 2.4 kWh per kg; voltage/phase not published figure.

Batch capacity: maker publishes 'average yield of dry product per cycle 20 kg based on 100 kg wet product @ 80% moisture' — 100 kg wet converted x2.2046 = 220 lb fresh.