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What is Purging and How Can it Improve Dried Resin Handling?
It is not uncommon to visit a customer or receive a call about a suspected problem with material moisture. Whether the processor is using a brand new dryer or a system that is decades old, the problems they report are often very similar: Splay or streaking, reduced intrinsic viscosity, bubbling,...
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How to Be Sure Your Dryers Run Optimally in the Summer
Summer: Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and scrap rates are up! It’s not just you; summer months can bring challenges when it comes to processing and handling plastic materials—specifically materials that are hygroscopic and are prone to taking on moisture. Let’s take a quick look at why that is...
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Resin Dryers: What do they do, and how do they work? The basics
If you know anything about plastics processing, you know that it begins with resin pellets. There are many different types of plastic resins that offer a wide range of different physical and chemical characteristics. These differences in characteristics make every resin unique. The environment and seasonal changes also play a...