Daniel J. VanderPyl is president of Sonic Air Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of centrifugal industrial blowers and air knife systems. He can be reached at 714.255.0124 or dvanderpyl@sonicairsystems.com.
One of the highest-cost areas for today’s modern coating lines continues to be the drying of parts after the pretreatment, post-wash and prepaint cycles. One way to reduce drying costs is by implementing effective blow-off drying. While this technology is not new, advances in system design are making manual drying more efficient, stationary drying less energy-intensive, and are increasing the coverage area of low-pressure multi-nozzle systems with repeatable results.
