ADC Series
ADC Series Desiccant Wheel Dryer
Sterling brings a century of experience to provide premium value and quality. The ADC Series Desiccant Bed Dryer leverages the Sterling legacy and expertise to provide a system that is suited for most drying applications including extrusion, injection molding, and blow molding.
The ADC Series Dryer combines the efficiency of a wheel dryer with an integrated pneumatic conveying system, a receiver for the drying hopper, a receiver for the injection molding machine and all related accessories. The ADC Series is particularly suitable as an independent flexible dryer to be positioned next to the processing machine.
REQUEST A QUOTE Find a rep- Drying temperatures up to 365°F/185°C
- Constant and adjustable dew points down to -58°F/-50°C
- Energy usage shown on HMI
- No need for compressed air
- No need for cooling water
- Automatic or manual adjustable process air flow
- High resolution 7” vertical touchscreen and proven, proprietary PLC technology
- Material selection table with pre-set or programmable drying parameters
- Visual and audible alarm
- Weekly timer
- Smart Mode: automatic adaption of the drying process to the production needs by monitoring the return air temperature – no waste of energy or material overdrying
- MPM (Material Protection Management): protects the material from over drying and degradation by monitoring the loading system or return air temperature
- SLS (Safety Loading System): prevents undried material from reaching the production machine by monitoring the drying time
- 5 year warranty on the desiccant wheel, 1 year warranty on parts
- Pneumatic conveying with double stage brushless blower and cyclone/fabric filter
- Air heat exchanger for the conveying of hot materials in closed circuit
- ASPUL suction valve which also integrates the line cleaning valve
- Compact frame with side access for the hopper unloading
- 460V/3 ph/60 hz
- Internal dew point sensor
- Automatic throughput control with HALO
- Pre-cooler for drying temperature below 150°F/66°C
- Remote control
- Filter sensor to detect filter clogging
- Selection of take off boxes with different diameters
- Integrated brushless conveying system “feeding kit”
- Alternative voltages (230V, 575V)
- Modbus RTU communications
How The Wheel Dryer Works
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The wheel is rotating driven by a step motor through 3 main sections: drying, regeneration and cooling.
• In the first section the humid process air coming from the material hopper through a return air filter is dried in two stages and the dry air is returned by the process blower through a heating chamber to the material in the drying hopper
• Parallel to that a part of the turning wheel is in regeneration with its own dedicated heat chamber and regeneration blower
• In the cooling section a part of the wheel is cooled down before it re-turns back into the drying process
