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DRYING SUPPLEMENT MAY 2014 9Drying Done Rightdations for drying times, temperatures, and the dew point of the air being supplied to the drying hoppe

10 MAY 2014 DRYING SUPPLEMENTthe required drying temperature, it would agglomerate into one large mass and would then crystallize in that same large

DRYING SUPPLEMENT MAY 2014 11Drying Done RightABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Sepe is an independent materials and processing consultant based in Sedona, A

12 MAY 2014 DRYING SUPPLEMENTMake sure you have air-temperature sensors at crit-ical points in the drying process. A dewpoint moni-tor is also usefu

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Drying Done RightDRYING SUPPLEMENT MAY 2014 25portable dryer to the shot loader on the machine.”All the portable dryers—and the low-volume vessels t

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28 MAY 2014 DRYING SUPPLEMENToor-mounted dryers, most of them from Dri-Air, located below its presses. Dried resin is conveyed to molding machines

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