Drying at the Speed of Sound
In today’s mercurial economy, it is increasingly difficult for any printer/converter to remain profitable. Pressures come from multiple sources: the fluctuating cost of utilities, the rising costs of raw materials, and the continuous demand for better utilization of ecologically friendly resources from consumers and vendors. Therefore, it is important for the printers/converters of flexible materials […]
Spectra Ultra Designed into Major OEM Printing Press
HTI and the patented Spectra Ultra HE technology have been selected for inclusion in a new wide web printing press under construction by a European OEM supplier. The unit will be operational in the first quarter of 2016 with a US based converter. Dr. Jason Lye, CTO of HTI, remarks, “we see this as a […]
Spectra HE Ultra Dryer Installation Completed
HTI recently completed installation and commissioning of its patented Spectra HE Ultra Drying System on a 1.75m web wide rotogravure press. The acceptance criteria specified a line speed improvement of 25%. Upon installation, line speed improvement as high as 75% was achieved.
Enhancement of Heat Transfer by Ultrasound: Review and Recent Advances
The following paper summarizes some applications of ultrasonic vibrations regarding heat transfer enhancement techniques. In several industrial applications, the use of ultrasound is often a way to increase productivity in the process itself, but also to take advantage of various subsequent phenomena. The relevant example brought forward here concerns heat exchangers, where it was found that ultrasound […]
Mid web, extended range dryer for cold seal applications
HTI has successfully completed customer paid trials for a mid web, extended range dryer to increase operating capacity of one of its customer’s cold seal applications.
Booster station for a wide web rotogravure press
HTI has completed installation and commissioning of a booster station for a wide web rotogravure press. The unit will increase throughput of a cold seal and water based pressure sensitive adhesive application. Complete startup and optimization of the process took six hours. As a result, the customer has awarded HTI another contract for a similar […]
Booster station for a wide web rotogravure press
HTI has completed installation and commissioning of a booster station for a wide web rotogravure press. The unit will increase throughput of a cold seal and water based pressure sensitive adhesive application. Complete startup and optimization of the process took six hours. As a result, the customer has awarded HTI another contract for a similar […]
Mid web, extended range dryer for cold seal applications
HTI has successfully completed customer paid trials for a mid web, extended range dryer to increase operating capacity of one of its customer’s cold seal applications.
Spectra HE Ultra drying system as a complete replacement
A US based specialty food packaging company has installed and put into operation a Spectra HE Ultra drying system as a complete replacement of its existing system. The HTI drying system measured 45″ wide and 4 ft web long. Total installed power of the HTI system was 120 kW. As a result of the installation, […]
Spectra HE Ultra heat and mass transfer system for one of the largest food products company
HTI has recently received an order for a 44″ (1.12 m) wide Spectra HE Ultra heat and mass transfer system to improve the operation of one of the world largest food products company. It is expected that this custom designed system will allow product throughput to be increased by 30%.
