A close relative of the industrial dryer is, of course, the small domestic dryer, like the clothes dryer. One of the earliest mechanical dryers was the ventilator, invented by a Frenchman named M. Pochon between and . His ventilator, which consisted of a perforated metal drum and a hand crank, presented people with a more efficient way to dry their clothes. To use it, they simply had to fill the drum with wet clothes and use the hand crank to turn it over an open fire. Pochon’s invention certainly had some flaws. For example, clothes dried this way usually smelled like smoke and could even become sooty. However, it laid the foundation for the modern tumble dryer.

As the presence of dryers became more solidified, scientists and engineers branched out and used dryers for other applications. They also upgraded their drying components, trading out old materials for stainless steel, and switching out trays for drums and screens. Today, the uses and capabilities of industrial dryers grow continually; they are increasingly essential to markets around the world. As time goes on, we can expect them to become more efficient and greener.

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In , American J. Ross Moore designed the first electric tumble dryer. A few years later, Brooks Stevens, an industrial designer, added the dryer window. He also made the dryer more affordable. This kicked off the golden age of the tumble dryer and commercial dryers. Throughout the s and the s, manufacturers came up with a variety of advanced features, such as timers, cool air drying, temperature control, and dryness sensors.

Every industrial dryer type has its own unique set of components, but all in all, industrial dryers tend to feature the following: stainless steel rectangular boxes or cylindrical tanks, gauges, intake valves, output valves, openings, connections, and controls. Continuous dryers, or those dryers that continuously dry incoming materials, often also feature conveyor belts to bring in those materials.