Why Understanding Moisture Content is Key to Effective Resin Drying
Knowing the starting moisture of plastic resin and then properly drying the resin is one of the most critical steps in making a cost-effective, quality plastic product. Improperly dried material can have an astronomically negative effect on your bottom-line profits. If the plastic resin is processed with too much or too little moisture, processing problems and product quality issues can occur. Those issues cost manufacturers time, energy and even customer relationships.
This Novatec Knowledge Center provides an overview of resin moisture and the drying process. We will walk you through the information you need to consider when determining the best drying practices for your manufacturing facility.
- Learn why knowing the Initial Moisture of Plastic Pellets and having equipment that automatically adjusts drying parameters for efficient processing is crucial.
- Understand different Resin Types and Dryer Technologies to determine what will work best in your plant.
- Find answers to Frequently Asked Drying Questions, and write to our expert with your own drying dilemmas.
In this Knowledge Center...
Your Guide to Successful Plastic Resin Moisture Analysis and Drying
Understanding Moisture in Resin
Learn why knowing the initial moisture of plastic pellets and having equipment that automatically adjusts drying parameters for efficient processing is crucial.
Resin Drying Basics
A guide to understanding the basics of dehumidifying plastic materials as well as the aesthetic and performance issues that present from improper resin drying.
Resin Types
A guide to the processing characteristics of popular resin types and the method and time required for drying of each.
Resin Dryer Technologies
There are at least a dozen types of drying technologies available to plastics processors. See which one is right for you.
Proactive Resin Dryer Maintenance
Keep your dryer at peak performance to avoid costly delays and downtime. Learn about essential preventative maintenance routines.
Resin Dryer Installation
Review the important considerations you need to make when determining which type of plastics resin drying installation is right for your facility.
Ask the Plastic Drying Expert
Author Profile:
Mark Haynie has designed and installed resin drying systems for more than 40 years, working in thousands of plastics plants across the industry. As Novatec’s Vice President of Moisture & Drying Technologies, he leads the company’s drying technology group, including its work on moisture measurement and predictive drying. He also serves as a technical reviewer for Novatec’s Drying Knowledge Center and has authored numerous technical articles and whitepapers on resin drying and moisture.
Mark earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Through Novatec’s Ask the Expert program, Mark regularly helps processors troubleshoot drying performance and resin-moisture challenges.