Drying Solutions for Specialty Polymers

Custom designed conveyor and fluid bed dryers provide efficient drying of elastomer, synthetic rubber, flocculants, super absorbent polymers (SAP), polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers, hydrogel and biopolymer.

In the last decade, acrylic based gel polymers, such as flocculants and super absorbent polymers (SAP) have allowed Aeroglide to expand on specific polymer dryer designs.  Special conveyor dryer designs are needed to thermally process these highly sensitive products.  Designs include heavy-duty, robust dryers capable of withstanding elevated temperatures providing the necessary tolerances for thermal expansion.  Continuing dryer development and installations with some of the industry's largest producers have made Aeroglide the preeminent supplier of SAP dryers worldwide.     

Aeroglide is also the leader in the newest acrylic based industry – supplying the most advanced dryers for polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers in the world. Expanding upon our 40 year history of PAN dryers for textile fiber grade tow and staple production, Aeroglide developed new systems for PAN as an immediate precursor for carbon fiber at all modulus and grade levels. Using crossover construction techniques from our food and pharmaceutical machinery, we have deployed super-clean designs for this critical application. Along with incorporating advanced energy recovery systems, this has resulted in the highest quality and lowest energy PAN drying units, suitable for virtually all polymerization technologies in both CF and textile/nonwoven applications.

Dryer designs courtesy of the National Drying Machinery Division are widely used in the production of many specialty polymers.  Fluoroelastomers and laminating films are regularly dried using the National style dryer.  Because of the fine and precise handling requirements for these polymer based products, National has developed, through countless years of research and product analysis, various dryer designs highly tuned to specific thermal processing characteristics.  Special design requirements may include precise conditions for airflow and temperature uniformity, special grades of steel and surface finishes for sanitation, or highly specific PLC based control systems for moisture regulation and monitoring.    

Emerging markets in hydrogel and biopolymer technologies offer unique thermal processing opportunities for Aeroglide to assist customers.  Coupling Aeroglide's range of thermal processing solutions, with a multitude of robust dryer designs from which to choose, gives our polymer producing customers the greatest opportunity to succeed.

• Single pass conveyor dryer
• Multi-stage conveyor dryer
• Accessories - hydraulic oscillating belt and vibratory feeder
• Pulse fluid bed dryer

Features

Aeroglide's unique airflow designs provide uniform drying, resulting in high quality polymer charactertistics.

Heavy duty, high temperature, industrial dryer design is specifically tailored for continuous performance in thermally harsh and corrosive polymer drying environments.

Independent fines management system and self cleaning design maximizes uptime.

Advanced control system optimizes equipment operating parameters for the most economical cost of product manufacturing.

Preheated make-up air and cascading airflow designs allow for high thermal efficiencies.