Where the claims get tested.
Every drying, conveying, and moisture claim Novatec publishes is validated here first — measured, not guessed.
The Resin Proving Ground is a working laboratory where materials, dryers, and conveying systems are tested before anything is claimed in print. If Novatec says it, it ran here first.
What’s inside
Moisture measurement
Laboratory instruments that read moisture inside the pellet — Karl Fischer titration and loss-on-drying.
Airflow modeling
Digital twins of hoppers and dryers — airflow and temperature modeled before metal is cut.
Competitive baseline
Claims are tested against the machines customers actually compare us to.
Full-line demonstration floor
Drying, conveying, and blending equipment running under one roof, on real resin.
How validation works
1Measure the material
Moisture read directly in the pellet, not inferred from the air
2Test the claim
Side-by-side runs under controlled, repeatable conditions
3Publish with proof
The result goes into the Knowledge Center with the data behind it
What a study looks like.
Six hours at a rock-steady dewpoint while the resin kept drying — the study behind our dewpoint series.
Every claim in the Knowledge Center that carries the Proving Ground mark was validated here.
The floor where claims come to be tested.
Every serious industry measures its critical input. Plastics is next.
Lumber since 1910, concrete since 1944, pharmaceuticals since 2004 — twelve industries gate their moisture-critical materials by measurement; the Proving Ground was built in 2006 to bring that discipline to resin.
At Novatec, we’re straight about this: The Resin Proving Ground is wholly owned and funded by Novatec, Inc. What we promise isn’t third-party independence — it’s method: direct measurement, controlled conditions, documented results, and claims that don’t get published until they survive the floor.
The full story of the lab, the instruments, and the twelve industries that got here first.
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Everything we publish begins here.
Every article in the Novatec Knowledge Center starts as a measured study on this floor. The data becomes the research, and the research becomes the articles processors rely on — no claim gets written until it has run here first.
Dewpoint Is a Dryer Output, Not a Resin Readiness Score
The physics of what a dewpoint reading can and cannot tell you.
Vaccum vs. Desiccant Resin Drying
What each method actually does, and where each one fits.
How to Optimize Resin Drying in Humid Weather
Learn how to ensure your dryers operate at peak performance during hot, humid weather.
Have a material question? Bring it here.
Send us your resin, your moisture spec, or the claim you’ve been quoted — our engineers will run it on the floor and send you the data.
