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menu-item-object-page parent hfe-creative-menu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/faqs\/\" class = \"hfe-menu-item\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul> \n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f4bbe5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29f4bbe5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b9824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91b9824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><h1 class=\"text-case-reset font-title font-2xl p-t-2 mt-3 page-title\">Crystallizers<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cafa0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cafa0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/novatec-expert-author-panel\/#mark-haynie\">Mark Haynie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/novatec-expert-author-panel\/#joshua-belisle\">Joshua Belisle<\/a> \u00b7 Edited by Dana Gardner<br \/>Published August 7, 2024 \u00b7 Reviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/novatec-expert-author-panel\/#mark-haynie\">Mark Haynie<\/a> \u00b7 July 20, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420bf3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"420bf3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a61fba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a61fba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Summary<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0623431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0623431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does a crystallizer do for PET reprocessing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8762b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8762b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A crystallizer converts amorphous PET back to a crystalline state so it can be reprocessed; technically it is not a dryer. Material is loaded into an insulated hopper, heated, and agitated to prevent agglomeration. Crystallization can take from a few minutes up to about an hour depending on the material, after which the material goes to a drying hopper before processing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d116f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89d116f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de5720a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1de5720a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\"><p class=\"text-case-reset font-title font-2xl p-t-2 mt-3 page-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Technically, crystallizers are not dryers. They are used to convert PET from an amorphous, back to a crystalline state for reprocessing.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"template-e row d-flex flex-wrap p-r-2 md:-m-r-2 m-t-3 m-b-2\"><div class=\"template-cell md:p-r-2 m-b-2 col-xs-12 col-md-8 template-1_cell-0 cell-0\"><div class=\"kc-hash-link kc-mod row\"><div class=\"col-xs-12\"><div class=\"article-body text-off-gray\"><p>The crystallizer consists of an insulated hopper with an agitator driven by a gear motor and a heater\/blower. Amorphous material is loaded into the top of the hopper and is heated to about 180\u02da F. while being agitated to prevent agglomeration.<\/p><p>The crystallizing process in a typical crystallizer can be and must be monitored carefully for success. Crystallization may occur in a few minutes up to about an hour, depending on the properties of the material being crystallized. Upon completion, the re-crystallized material, discharged from the base of the hopper may then be transported to a drying hopper where it is dried by a dual bed or desiccant wheel drying system. Then it can be processed into new products.<\/p><p><em><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The\u00a0infrared drying system\u00a0is a new technology gaining rapid acceptance for crystallizing and drying PET. You can accomplish both operations in one step in one hour with greatly reduced energy usage.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8646c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8646c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/product\/ccr-series-pet-crystallizer-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crystallizer-Novatec-1by1.1678137251042-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crystallizer-Novatec-1by1.1678137251042-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crystallizer-Novatec-1by1.1678137251042-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crystallizer-Novatec-1by1.1678137251042.webp 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">CCR Series PET Crystallizer System from Novatec<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6304911 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6304911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa609d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aa609d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 display-type-1\"><h2 class=\"series-title font-title text-color3 p-b-0 font-3xl m-b-0\">Types of Resin Drying Systems<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee72f8 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bee72f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bfd23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88bfd23\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3180f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3180f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SiloDehumidificationNovatec3by2.1678133733608-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SiloDehumidificationNovatec3by2.1678133733608-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SiloDehumidificationNovatec3by2.1678133733608.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6e858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6e858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/silo-dehumidification-hot-air-dryers\">Silo Dehumidification\/ Hot Air Dryers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">What is a silo dehumidifier and how does it work and compare with other resin drying systems?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23c513 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d23c513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5fbac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf5fbac\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62c072f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62c072f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/compressedairnovatec3by2.1678134392694.1678134400281-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/compressedairnovatec3by2.1678134392694.1678134400281-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/compressedairnovatec3by2.1678134392694.1678134400281.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63b84d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c63b84d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/compressed-air-resin-dryers\">Compressed Air Dryers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">The principle of compressing air in factories for power tools and other high-pressure uses has a side benefit for the world of resin drying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c04c05 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c04c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a2a93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5a2a93\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47bc5e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47bc5e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MembraneDryerNovatec3by2.1678134952865-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MembraneDryerNovatec3by2.1678134952865-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MembraneDryerNovatec3by2.1678134952865.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5036218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5036218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/membrane-dryers\">Membrane Dryers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">What is a membrane resin dryer and how does it compare to a compressed air dryer without a membrane?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079a6e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"079a6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1087b08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1087b08\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407ae4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"407ae4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VacuumDryerNovatec3by2.1678135621084-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VacuumDryerNovatec3by2.1678135621084-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VacuumDryerNovatec3by2.1678135621084.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e7d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41e7d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/vacuum-resin-dryers\">Vacuum Dryers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">What is a vacuum resin dryer and how does it draw moisture away from plastic pellets in vacuum processing?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf187f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"faf187f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7a3b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a7a3b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28276c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a28276c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dual-Bed-Dryer-Novatec-3by2.1678136154498-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dual-Bed-Dryer-Novatec-3by2.1678136154498-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dual-Bed-Dryer-Novatec-3by2.1678136154498.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9736c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc9736c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/dual-bed-resin-dryers\">Dual Bed Dryers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">Dual Bed (also called Twin Tower) dryers used to be the most commonly purchased type of resin dryer. A look at why, and where the technology has progressed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15319a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"15319a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68bc8b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68bc8b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bf0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63bf0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WheelDryerNovatec3by2.1678140208228-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WheelDryerNovatec3by2.1678140208228-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WheelDryerNovatec3by2.1678140208228.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc5bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bc5bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/desiccant-wheel-rotor-dryers\">Desiccant Wheel\/Rotor Dryers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">The advantages of desiccant wheel dryers include operating at a low temperature, which is important for preventing thermal degradation of the resin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080d2e0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"080d2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a823ad9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a823ad9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2589ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2589ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crystallizer-Novatec3by2.1678137019144-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-705\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crystallizer-Novatec3by2.1678137019144-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crystallizer-Novatec3by2.1678137019144.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904d670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"904d670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/crystallizers-for-reprocessing-pet\">Crystallizers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">Technically, crystallizers are not dryers. They are used to convert PET from an amorphous, back to a crystalline state for re-processing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600434e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"600434e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3dec04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3dec04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b3ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9b3ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Drying-Hopper-Novatec3by2.1678137434551-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-709\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Drying-Hopper-Novatec3by2.1678137434551-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Drying-Hopper-Novatec3by2.1678137434551.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-567690f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"567690f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/drying-hoppers-for-plastic-resins\">Drying Hoppers for Plastic Resins<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">Drying hoppers are part of most drying systems. At a glance, they look much the same, but there are certain features you should look for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70bb77b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70bb77b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dd60c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43dd60c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8711fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8711fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Gas-Fired-Porecss-Heater-Novatec3by2.1678138007039-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Gas-Fired-Porecss-Heater-Novatec3by2.1678138007039-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Gas-Fired-Porecss-Heater-Novatec3by2.1678138007039.webp 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62132bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62132bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/gas-fired-process-heaters-for-resins\">Gas-Fired Process Heaters<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">What are the benefits of gas-fired process heaters for drying plastic resins?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1815874 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1815874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f117aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f117aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88f55b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e88f55b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Portable-Dryer-Novatec3by2.1678138404741.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-715\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Portable-Dryer-Novatec3by2.1678138404741.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Portable-Dryer-Novatec3by2.1678138404741-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9ac69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b9ac69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/portable-resin-drying-systems\">Portable Resin Drying Systems<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">Resin drying machines that can be moved from machine to machine within a plastics processing plant have advantages and disadvantages over a central drying system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781b603 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"781b603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a0e78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37a0e78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec36dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec36dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Central-Dryer-Novatec3by2.1678139033727.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Central-Dryer-Novatec3by2.1678139033727.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Central-Dryer-Novatec3by2.1678139033727-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976d869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"976d869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-title\"><a class=\" kcLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/central-resin-dryers\">Central Resin Dryers<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">Properly designed Central Drying Assemblies are easily connected together to save installation costs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedeefa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aedeefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c5c05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10c5c05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f925488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f925488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/resin-moisture-drying\/resin-dryer-technologies\/pet-energy-saving-drying-systems\">PET Energy-Saving Drying Systems<\/a><\/p><p class=\"text-summary\">Learn about the keys to drying PET efficiently while saving space and energy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0fe7d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd0fe7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03c4f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f03c4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46ff6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a46ff6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the main parts of a crystallizer?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a27c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47a27c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A crystallizer consists of an insulated hopper, an agitator driven by a gear motor, and a heater\/blower. Amorphous material is loaded into the top of the hopper and heated while the agitator keeps it moving to prevent agglomeration. Once crystallization is complete, the material is discharged from the base of the hopper.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-560e31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560e31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How long does PET crystallization take?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1964ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1964ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crystallization may take anywhere from a few minutes up to about an hour, depending on the properties of the material being crystallized. Because the time varies, the process must be monitored carefully to succeed. Once complete, the recrystallized material is discharged from the hopper and moves on to drying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32a2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b32a2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does crystallized PET still need to be dried?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d293d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d293d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. A crystallizer is not a dryer. After crystallization, the material discharged from the base of the hopper is transported to a drying hopper, where it is dried by a dual bed or desiccant wheel drying system. Only then is it processed into new products.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a401c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a401c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Authors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c19850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"8c19850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"5946\" class=\"elementor elementor-5946\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac2ce0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ac2ce0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4853d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4853d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-haynie-studio-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5924\" alt=\"Mark Haynie, Novatec resin drying expert\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23e7ff1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23e7ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04137fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04137fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/novatec-expert-author-panel\/#mark-haynie\">Mark Haynie<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7dfce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d7dfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vice President of Moisture &amp; Drying Technologies, Novatec<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9ecb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9ecb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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\u2019s Vice President of Moisture &amp; Drying Technologies, he leads the company\u2019s drying technology group, including its work on moisture measurement and predictive drying. He also serves as a technical reviewer for Novatec\u2019s Drying Knowledge Center and has authored numerous technical articles and whitepapers on resin drying and moisture. <br \/><span data-teams=\"true\">Mark earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech.<\/span><br \/>Through Novatec\u2019s Ask the Expert program, Mark regularly helps processors troubleshoot drying performance and resin-moisture challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec4f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ec4f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/novatec-expert-author-panel\/#mark-haynie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Mark\u2019s full profile \u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d6b44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"8d6b44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"5958\" class=\"elementor elementor-5958\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a33181 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56a33181\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eebdf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1eebdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/joshua-belisle-studio-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-5928\" alt=\"Joshua Belisle, Novatec Technology Manager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f21cf5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f21cf5e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f48c421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f48c421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/novatec-expert-author-panel\/#joshua-belisle\">Joshua Belisle<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552f0471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"552f0471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technology Manager, Novatec<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33395608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33395608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joshua Belisle is Technology Manager at Novatec, where his work focuses on simulation and technology development for resin drying. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Engineering Business from the University of Virginia in 2023 and joined Novatec that same year. 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e329a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e329a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/which-resin-dryer-is-right-for-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wdirfy-hot-air-1.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92dbe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92dbe5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/which-resin-dryer-is-right-for-you\/\">Which Resin Dryer Is Right For You?<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65257bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65257bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compare resin dryer technologies, including infrared systems that crystallize and dry PET in one step.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00692b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d00692b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button 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href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/resin-dryer-technologies\/drying-hoppers-for-plastic-resins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Drying-Hopper-Novatec-1by1.1678137478808.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034eecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"034eecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/resin-dryer-technologies\/drying-hoppers-for-plastic-resins\/\">Drying Hoppers for Plastic Resins<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddfec30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddfec30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore hopper sizing, insulation and access features for drying crystallized resin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4e18c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c4e18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/resin-dryer-technologies\/drying-hoppers-for-plastic-resins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0156b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0156b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8189b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8189b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/resin-dryer-technologies\/central-resin-dryers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Central-Dryer-Novatec-1by1.1678139262334.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a08e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a08e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/plastic-drying-knowledge-center\/resin-dryer-technologies\/central-resin-dryers\/\">Central Resin Dryers<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10faa42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10faa42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-haynie-studio-300x198.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5924\" alt=\"Mark Haynie, Novatec resin drying expert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-haynie-studio-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-haynie-studio-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-haynie-studio-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-haynie-studio-1536x1016.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.novatec.com\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mark-haynie-studio.png 1542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mark Haynie, Vice President, Moisture &amp; Drying, Novatec, Inc.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f5f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91f5f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Author Profile:<\/strong><\/h5><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9ecb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9ecb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>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\u2019s Vice President of Moisture &amp; Drying Technologies, he leads the company\u2019s drying technology group, including its work on moisture measurement and predictive drying. He also serves as a technical reviewer for Novatec\u2019s Drying Knowledge Center and has authored numerous technical articles and whitepapers on resin drying and moisture.<\/p><p><br \/><span data-teams=\"true\">Mark earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech.<\/span><br \/>Through Novatec\u2019s Ask the Expert program, Mark regularly helps processors troubleshoot drying performance and resin-moisture challenges.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea033af elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ea033af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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