This plant runs two different types of nylons that each have different moisture content requirements. In addition to that, there are nearly 20 different colors of each material type, and every material must be available for any of 30+ machinea at any given time.

Every material must be dried to the correct moisture level at any given time and be ready for use at short notice. Changeover with the older system of plant floor dryers and material bins was time consuming, prone to errors, and  produced a lot of scrap due to poorly dried material at changeover.

The centralized system broke the materials into two separate banks, with "dew point control" enabling each bank of hoppers to maintain different moisture levels in the material. The quick change manifolds allowed for quick change of materials for a given machine by simply moving a hose from one connection to another,

Purge valves in the system keep the lines completely clean between material loads, so that when colors or material types are changed, there is no contamination.

The hoppers are sized so that there is always material ready to go on a moments notice without the need to wait for pre-drying, and the "over dry protection" prevents the material from getting too dry.