Drying/Curing Equipment — Avoid Half-baked Systems

Accel Graphic Systems manufactures the Tempest hot-air dryer. The Tempest uses PTC thermistors instead of IR elements to accelerate the drying process. The compactness of the delivery area in low-pile presses makes IR drying more problematic because of space, excessive heat and premature wearing of parts, according to Bain. Many of the safety features found on larger IR units are not available on smaller format presses.