NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Drying
Industry 4.0 meets resin-drying at NPE2018.

Dri-Air Readies Its Dryers for Industry 4.0 Today, and Industry 4.0 in the Future
Industry 4.0 is very much a work in progress, with key standards and protocols still in development, but that’s not stopping Dri-Air Industries from jumping into the technology.

Auxiliaries at NPE2018: Packing More Functions in Less Space
Auxiliary equipment suppliers are building more and more technology into their products, packing more physical and virtual functions into the same or smaller footprints.

Drying 4.0 with Dri-Air
Dri-Air's NPE2018 plans include the launch of an Industry 4.0 enabled line of dryers: Dryer 4.0. 

The Primary Importance of Secondary Equipment
Resin drying, resin conveying and process heating and cooling are as vital to the injection molding process as the press and tool, and they get their due at Molding 2017.

Precision Molding Without a QC Department?
At Prism Plastics, quality is baked into every step of the process. The result: 1 billion parts per year with a defect rate less than 1 ppm.

FEEDING: Mini Compressed-Air Loader
Feeds primary machinery at rates to 20 lb/hr.

DRYING: Compressed-Air Micro Dryers
Said to be suited for smaller extrusion, micro molding, and AM applications.

Auxiliaries AT NPE: New Controls Link Auxiliaries
Industry 4.0—the internet of things—is bringing a new level of connectivity to auxiliary equipment. Here’s a rundown of developments there, along with other news in auxiliaries from the show.

AUXILIARIES AT NPE: More Control, Flexibility, And Efficiency
These are key trends in the many kinds of auxiliary equipment displayed at this month’s show. You’ll also see equipment designed to be virtually ‘foolproof.’

DRYING: New Tower Design Increases Dryer Efficiency
Novel parabolic tower design, unique heater configuration, and optimized airflow are said to maximize efficiency.

DRYING: Hopper Bank Includes Central Conveying to Multiple Machines
Quick-change manifolds let users switch hoppers or connect multiple machines to one hopper.

Plastics Personnel Moves
Latest personnel moves including updates from SPE, SPI, Engel, BASF, Dri-Air, Mack Molding and more.

New Details On Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) Project
The BAAM machine from Cincinnati Inc. continues to evolve with more pros involved so that by next year, the company will be taking orders for beta level and production machines.

Savvy Processors Reveal Best Practices on Drying
The processors speak: Here’s how some smart molders and extruders tackle the vexing problem of resin drying.

Auxiliaries at NPE: News in Materials Handling, Cooling, Granulating, Welding, Testing, Decorating
Auxiliary equipment takes in a broad range of functions, from materials preparation to post-mold finishing.

Molder Slashes Energy Cost With Move to Desiccant Drying
Yes there are still molders drying with tray ovens. But this processor replaced the last few it had and has reaped some impressive energy-savings benefits.