Resin-Drying Icon Sears Dies at 78
40-year industry veteran was founder and president of Dri-Air Industries.

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.

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.’

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.

Auxiliaries at NPE: New Solutions from Material Preparation To Post-Mold Operations
There will be an extraordinary range of new auxiliary equipment on display at the show.

Mobile-Drying Project Required ‘In-the-Box’ Thinking
Portable material drying by truck is the concept behind an initiative launched last month by Poly Clean USA LLC, Charleston, S.C., with Dri-Air Industries.

On Site: Growth Through Innovation in Medical Tubing
By focusing on high-tech, quick-turnaround, turnkey solutions, Putnam Plastics has grown into a leader in the field of medical extrusion.

NPE News Wrap-up: Resin Dryers
At least 16 companies introduced new dryers at the big show in Chicago. The new models span a range of drying technologies, but most sport features that save space and cost and make the dryers simpler and more reliable.