Our drying solutions are customized to your specific process needs and available energy sources, including the use of:
- Gas infrared drying (GemDryer®)
- Electrical infrared drying (DryMaster™)
- The combination of infrared drying with air drying (UniDryer® or e-UniDryer®)
- Air drying (FoilMaster™, TurnBooster™, AirBarDryer™)
Before the next coater or before the reel, it may be required to add some cooling solution (CoolMaster™)
For specialty coatings and barrier applications, the combination of infrared and air drying within the same dryer, allows for optimal temperature control along the drying to ensure the delicate surface coating remains perfectly stable without risk of blistering or other coating defects linked to wrong drying strategy.
We supply every non-contact drying equipment which is required in your coating process, including the web cooler if paper or board temperature needs to be reduced before winding it on the pope.
Whether your project is a new investment, an upgrade or a rebuild, we can offer a solution which considers the total drying strategy, including the simulation of the cylinder drying and optimize
your overall coating operations.
Our products are designed for optimal energy efficiency, high reliability, long lifetime and flexibility.
Key Benefits
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Hybrid solutions combining gas infrared, electrical IR, and air drying for maximum flexibility
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Efficient, uniform drying with advanced drying and temperature control technologies
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Customized systems tailored to your energy sources and process requirements
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Complete drying strategies integrating infrared, air drying, and air cooling
UniDryer® for high quality coated woodfree paper
Well suited for single side drying of paper & board grades above 130 g/m², UniDryer® provides a perfect combination of high intensity gas IR and air drying with the same dryer. When combined with an efficient air dryer to finish the drying and our ERS (Energy Recovery System) solution, energy savings of up to 50 % can be reached compared to traditional dryers. We have examples of such upgrades where the initial investment was paid back within a very short time (1 to 2 years).
High intensity gas IR drying after blade coater
In order to achieve the required high drying intensity immediately after the coater, the GemDryer® is installed less than 2 m from the coating head. This limits binder migration and starts an intensive heating and drying of the coating layer.
DryMaster™ with temperature control
This picture shows a DryMaster™ immediately after the coating head with TempArray™ temperature control.
The temperature measurement is used to provide direct feedback and adjust the local drying power in zones of 37,5 to 75 mm. This allows for adjusted drying rate in function of local cross-direction differences in coat application.
Imperfections in coating application can be compensated by adjusting the local drying rate and product quality deviations can be avoided by this advanced drying control.
