The D Series offers nominal throughputs from 600 to 5000 lb/hr (272 to 2268 kg/hr). All models in the company’s large-dryer line are built around desiccant-wheel drying technology, a common touchscreen control, and a set of standard features.

Fluid-bed dryers offer an inherently efficient method of moisture removal that has not changed since the systems were developed in the 1950s. The introduction of ever-improving control technologies — personal computer-based and PLC control systems, smart sensors and other technological advances — in the last 40 years, however, has changed how process engineers operate their fluid-bed drying systems.

Purchasing new equipment — whether it is an entire industrial drying system or a new water heater for your home — is no small feat. Many factors should be considered.

In my cub reporter days, I worked part-time at a service station and auto parts store. My job primarily consisted of accepting payment from those purchasing gas and selling the sundries one might pick up at a neighborhood quick-stop shop. 

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a mining technique that greatly enhances oil- and gas-well productivity and is being aggressively deployed all over the world and particularly in North America.