Drying
Know Your Plant’s ‘Energy Fingerprint’
It is commonly thought that energy use in plastics processing is fixed and uncontrollable.
Read MoreImproved ResinWorks™ System has Smaller Footprint; New Features Make Central Materials System Easier to Use
The Conair ResinWorks™ central drying/conveying system has added new features to make the system even easier to use.
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Infrared Crystallizes and Dries PET Faster and with Less Energy
In the search for ways to dry hygroscopic resins faster and more efficiently, infrared energy is an approach that many dryer makers find intriguing and potentially promising.
Read MorePET Dryer Is Said to Cut Energy Use by 67%
A new method of recycling hot exhaust air back into the drying hopper of a wheel-type desiccant-rotor dryer is said to reduce energy consumption in high-volume PET processing by up to 67% relative to other desiccant dryers.
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NPE 2006 News Wrap-Up: Materials Handling: A Host of Refinements and Updates
NPE 2006 held no revolutionary changes in dryers, blenders, feeders, loaders, or conveying controls, but widely adopted improvements make the newest models easier to use and maintain—and easier on the budget, too.
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Material Handling and Drying Are a Molder's 'Central' Issue
The benefits of centralized material handling have been demonstrated for decades, yet somehow the message continues to come slowly to mid-size processors like Jackson Products Inc of St.
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To Catch Trouble Early, Put Your Dryers on the Net
In the past, troubleshooting your resin dryer was a fairly straightforward procedure.
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Resin Dryers: Which Type Is Right for You?
Processors today face bewildering choices of at least five basic types of dryers, whose capabilities are subject to conflicting claims from equipment suppliers. For the buyer, the most basic questions are: How much drying is needed for the job and which dryer types are up to the task?
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Trouble with Your Dryer?
Although pellet drying is a relatively simple process, it is occasionally a source of consternation.
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Small Molder Builds a High-Tech Showplace
How does a small injection molding company position itself to compete with much larger, technically sophisticated rivals?
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