Abstract: An apparatus for drying and conveying a material includes a vibratory fluid bed dryer having a perforated drying deck on which material is deposited, said fluid bed dryer including a vibratory drive system capable of imparting a variable angle vibratory force to the deck. A flash dryer is also provided, having a fan and heater for supplying hot air through the fluid bed dryer deck and a cyclone for collecting finished, dried material particles.