Polymer, resin and rubber processors dry plastic and polymer granules, polypropylene and polymeric beads, resin powders, phenolic and organic resins, recycled PET flakes, fibres, rubber crumb, carbon black and fillers such as calcium carbonate and talc. Residual moisture causes bubbles, hydrolysis and weak mouldings, and some resins soften or sinter if overheated. GEM applies fluid bed, flash, paddle and flaker equipment, with coolers, to suit each polymer.
For polymers, rubber & resins, GEM dries 14 materials across 3 application areas. The dryers specified most often are the Vibratory Fluid Bed Dryer, Drum Flaker and Flash Dryer, chosen per material after a pilot trial.
The polymers, resins, recycled plastics and fillers below each link to dryer options suited to their form.
Each material page names the recommended dryer and the alternatives. The machines below are the ones specified most often across the 14 materials for this industry.
Vibratory and combination fluid bed dryers move granules and beads gently in heated air, giving uniform surface drying with limited attrition, followed by cooling.
Drum flakers solidify molten resins, waxes and chlorinated paraffin into uniform flakes, replacing manual cooling trays and giving consistent product for packing.
Air temperature and residence time are set around each polymer's softening behaviour, and trials at our Dried & Tested facility confirm limits before scale-up.
We trial your material in our pilot facility before any equipment decision, then size the dryer from real data.
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