LIO 140 L

The LIO 140 L takes up to 18 kg of fresh product per cycle across 10 stainless-steel trays (2.54 m² of shelf area). As a rule of thumb, high-moisture foods such as fruit, vegetables and ready meals lose 80–90% of their weight in drying, so a full load leaves roughly 10–20% of that as finished product. A typical cycle runs 24–48 h depending on the product, its thickness and water content.

The L shares the same footprint and chamber as the base model but carries more shelves (10 trays, 2.54 m²), lifting batch capacity to 18 kg. That gives the best cost-per-kg in the family — you pay a little more up front but drop your effective €/batch. Step up to the Pro version only if you also need active pressure control and faster defrost for sensitive products or tighter repeatability.

It requires a three-phase 400 V / 50 Hz supply, so plan for a three-phase connection in your facility (this is normal for its capacity class). It is air-cooled, so it needs no water or external chiller — just clearance for airflow and a normal ambient room. Average running consumption is modest for a machine of this class, which keeps cost-per-batch down.

The LIO 140 L ships with a robust oil-sealed rotary-vane pump as standard (best value, slightly more maintenance — periodic oil changes). The oil-free scroll option (+€5 430 on this model) removes oil handling entirely, cuts maintenance and avoids any oil back-migration risk — worth it for clean-label food, frequent daily use, or where the machine sits in a production room. Both reach the same process vacuum; the choice is about maintenance and cleanliness, not drying performance.

Yes for logging, no for remote. The PLC touchscreen stores recipes and exports full cycle data to USB as CSV, so you can document every batch for QC or traceability. There is no built-in cloud/remote monitoring on the LIO range — if app-based remote oversight is essential to you, flag it and we'll point you to the right alternative in the catalogue.

It carries a 12-month warranty and is CE-certified and built in Europe. These are made-to-order, so expect a production lead time after order (confirmed per quote). For food, nutraceutical and R&D buyers that European build is the core reason to choose LIO over grey-import machines.