ON-LINE AIR DRYERS

PERFORMANCE AND BENEFITS

Air vector is employed in drying process every time the characteristics of a sheet require gentle treatment and forbid mechanical contact. Non-contact drying solutions offer significant advantages in terms of :

• Homogeneity of drying both in MD and CD, thanks to uniform heat transfer (homogeneous temperature and velocity)
• Fine tuning of drying according to maximal evaporating rate sustainable by the end-product
• Ability to limit infiltration of layer treatment inside the web, particularly appreciated as it saves pigments, starch etc.
• Possibility to increase existing speed of the machine without increasing its length
• Maximal drying capacity with minimum space requirement compared to traditional drying solutions
• Maximal machine performances while maintaining product quality and machine efficiency
• Energy care, efficiency of air drying may reach 80%, even more, compared to 70% only in classic can dryers sections

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Air-Turn dryer, the economical “two-in-one” configuration after size, alternative to infrared
• U-Turn dryer, simplifying and compacting at the most the coating machines, also installed under dryer section wherever the space Is strictly limited while speed-up expected
• Turbo Aircaps, to boost machine speed and/or substituted to can dryers
• Airfoil dryer, single or double side open clamshell, lift or slide, cantilever
• InfraAir, the other “two-in-one”solution incorporating infrared emitters everywhere maximal evaporation is desired in minimal space while quality and efficiency are preserved
• Impingement dryer, single or double side, sheet supported on roils or conveyor wire
• Reticulation/polymerization drying tunnels
• Through-Air Dryer (TAD), on tumbler or flat conveyor, used for drying porous or fragile products
• Stream dryers, dedicated to powdery of fibrous products treatment
• Fumes dryers, dedicated to powdery or fibrous products treatment
• Fumes heating (gas turbines, boilers, power plants, incinerators…)
• Heat recovery system, designed according to your own requirements
• Fire detection and steam extinguishing system