Modern Dryers vs. Old
Modern vs Old Dryers - The difference in energy savings can be huge…
You can save $6,000 - $75,000/year/dryer…even more.
Many processors think that once their dryer is paid for it’s free - but that is far from the truth!
Old dryers are costing processors untold millions in unnecessary utility costs. Could you save big by investing in some new dryers?
In most cases old dryers, just like old refrigerators and old cars are energy hogs compared to new technologies. That is not 100% true but it is certainly true when you compare old desiccant bead dryers to desiccant wheel dryers.
Energy cost examples based on:
A single dryer, $ 0.10 /kwh and a drying temperature of 250˚ F. x 8400 hrs./year.
|
Lb./hr
|
400
|
1000
|
2000
|
3800
|
5000
|
| Dual Bed |
$16,800
|
$42,000
|
$84,000
|
$159,600
|
$210,000
|
|
Wheel Dryer
|
$10,752
|
$26,880
|
$53,760
|
$102,000
|
$134,400
|
|
SavingPer Year Per Dryer |
$6048
|
$15,120
|
$30,240
|
$57,600
|
$75,600
|
|
Savings/mo
|
$504
|
$1260
|
$2500
|
$4800
|
$6300
|
|
ROI in months |
39
|
28
|
20
|
16
|
14
|
Get a tax rebate from state or federal government or an energy rebate from your utility company and save even more! Even if you finance the purchase, you save some serious money every month.
Here's how one company can save over $130,000/year on ONE DRYER!
Desiccant bead dryers (dual bed/twin tower and carousel types) use so much energy that replacement can be easily justified. Even if you keep the old desiccant bead dryer, adding the right gas-fired process heater can save thousands of dollars per month in energy costs!
We were recently contacted by a company processing PET at a rate of 3500 lb./hr.
They are using an old dual bed dryer and running about 8,000 hr./yr.
By switching to a 90% efficient gas-fired process heater and turning off the electric process heater - they will save over $130,000/year!
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