Conveyor Dryer
Conveyor Dryer Performance Assessment Workshop
A structured, onsite service that benchmarks mechanical, process, and energy performance, then provides a prioritized improvement plan for your conveyor dryer – no matter the brand.
Conveyor Dryer Performance Assessment Workshop
A structured, onsite service that benchmarks mechanical, process, and energy performance, then provides a prioritized improvement plan for your conveyor dryer – no matter the brand.
Maximize the performance of your Bühler or non-Bühler dryer with a comprehensive onsite assessment. Our process technology experts deliver a mechanical and process evaluation together with an energy and sustainability assessment to reduce energy consumption, improve uniformity, and increase throughput safely and sustainably.
This service is available for all dryer brands, including Bühler and competitors’ equipment. To support your investment decision, our benefits calculator delivers clear, data-driven estimates of the energy, throughput, and cost benefits you can expect.
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Benefits
Reduce energy use and operating costs
Improve yield and product consistency
Make improvement decisions with confidence
Choose the right performance assessment for your dryer
Performance Assessment Workshop Lite
Focus on process performance, product quality, and mechanical condition.
Process Evaluation
- Review of product feed, loading, residence time, and temperature/humidity profiles
- Data-driven tuning of control loops and setpoints to improve moisture uniformity, yield, and product consistency
- Root-cause analysis of quality deviations, bottlenecks, and unplanned stops
- Validation of KPIs: outlet moisture, variance, throughput, product changeover time
Mechanical Evaluation
- Thorough mechanical inspection by a parts and refurbishment engineer
- Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- On-site mechanical adjustments
- Comprehensive written report with findings, data, and actionable recommendations
Performance Assessment Workshop Plus
Everything in Lite, plus insights into energy use and sustainability opportunities.
Energy and Sustainability Assessment
- Baseline specific energy consumption (SEC), heat losses, and utility mix
- Identification of reduction opportunities: exhaust heat recovery, air recirculation, insulation upgrades, variable speed drives, smarter control strategies
- Quantified savings and emissions impact (CO2e reduction) with payback estimates
- Roadmap for decarbonization aligned to your site’s sustainability targets
Process Evaluation
- Review of product feed, loading, residence time, and temperature/humidity profiles
- Data-driven tuning of control loops and setpoints to improve moisture uniformity, yield, and product consistency
- Root-cause analysis of quality deviations, bottlenecks, and unplanned stops
- Validation of KPIs: outlet moisture, variance, throughput, product changeover time
Mechanical Evaluation
- Thorough mechanical inspection by a parts and refurbishment engineer
- Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- On-site mechanical adjustments
- Comprehensive written report with findings, data, and actionable recommendations
Finding new performance potential in a processor’s dryer
A processor wanted to lower dryer energy use and improve yield without compromising product quality.
What the assessment revealed
The onsite assessment identified opportunities to improve bed loading, humidity control, and moisture uniformity. It also highlighted mechanical and process corrections, including feeder calibration, air balancing, burner tuning, and cleaning procedures.
Immediate impact
-20.5%
Dryer energy reduction
8-9%
Yield improvement
$148,726
Annual savings from onsite optimization
The next opportunity
Beyond the onsite improvements, the assessment identified targeted upgrades.
An estimated $220,000 investment could unlock $430,000 in recurring annual savings and support a pathway toward up to 30% lower total plant energy use.
Contact us today!
Sales and Quotation Manager
Adam Whitfield
service.dryingsolutions@buhlergroup.com
+1(919)278-2881
