Exploring the: Drying Zone
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- Energy-Saving Dryer Pays Off In an Uncertain Economy
- Plastics processors struggling through the recession need to save energy costs where they can, they need an affordable means to do so, and they could use energy-saving technology that pays for itself during times when plant throughputs are variable ...
Article Published: 6/1/2009
- NPE 2009 News Flash
- Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn.
Article Published: 5/1/2009
- Injection Molding Biopolymers: How to Process Renewable Resins
- U.S. injection molders are still pretty green when it comes to processing the new crop of renewably sourced biopolymers. These biologically derived polymers made from PLA, PHA and starch-based resins are attracting growing market interest as materia...
Article Published: 4/1/2009
- Know Your Plant’s ‘Energy Fingerprint’
- It is commonly thought that energy use in plastics processing is fixed and uncontrollable.
Article Published: 2/1/2009
- Improved 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.
Article Published: 1/10/2008
- 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.
Article Published: 7/1/2007
- 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.
Article Published: 10/1/2006
- 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.
Article Published: 3/1/2006
- To Catch Trouble Early, Put Your Dryers on the Net
- In the past, troubleshooting your resin dryer was a fairly straightforward procedure.
Article Published: 10/1/2005
- 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 w...
Article Published: 5/1/2005
