{"id":945,"date":"2019-04-17T12:54:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T12:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/?p=945"},"modified":"2019-05-24T12:57:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T12:57:03","slug":"why-use-hot-air-dryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/why-use-hot-air-dryer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why would you use a Hot Air Dryer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Some say hot air dryers have limited application as they are only effective for drying surface moisture from non-hydroscopic materials such as Polypropylene or Polystyrene. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>They are not that effective when drying hydroscopic materials such as Nylon or ABS, as the ambient air is only heated up and still contains relative levels of moisture.<\/p>\n<p>However, hot air dryers are ideal for pre-conditioning the material so that it enters the process machinery at a constant temperature. Thereby, removing the variable of ambient conditions, resulting in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improvement in surface finish<\/li>\n<li>Eliminates\/reduces silver streaks<\/li>\n<li>Reduces the requirement of excessive holding and injection pressure<\/li>\n<li>Delivers a consistent charging time and pressure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When selecting your hot air dryer, consider the following:<\/p>\n<p>Is it insulated sufficiently so as to reduce heat loss and reduce energy consumption?<\/p>\n<p>Is the contact surface Stainless steel for easy cleaning and reduce cross contamination when changing materials?<\/p>\n<p>Is it easy to clean with an access door fitted?<\/p>\n<p>Labotek offer a range of hot air dryers from 40 &#8211; 380 ltr capacity &#8211; Click and find out more: <a href=\"https:\/\/labotek.com\/uk\/solutions\/drying\/lhd-hot-air-dryer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/labotek.com\/uk\/solutions\/drying\/lhd-hot-air-dryer\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/labotek-logo.png\" alt=\"Labotek GB logo\" width=\"224\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Labotek<\/em><br \/>\n<em>+44 (0) 1564 822172<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/labotek.com\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Website<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:sales@labotek.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Email<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some say hot air dryers have limited application as they are only effective for drying surface moisture from non-hydroscopic materials such as Polypropylene or Polystyrene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101012,"featured_media":946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[387,386,385],"class_list":["post-945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plastikcity-blogs","tag-dryer","tag-hot-air-dryer","tag-labotek","post-preview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Some say hot air dryers have limited application as they are only effective for drying surface moisture from non-hydroscopic materials such as Polypropylene or Polystyrene.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Guest\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"dryer,hot air dryer,labotek\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\/blog\/why-use-hot-air-dryer\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.plastikcity.co.uk\\\/blog\\\/why-use-hot-air-dryer\\\/#article\",\"name\":\"Why would you use a Hot Air Dryer? 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