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Resin drying, conveying, blending & complete systems

Up to 70% of your costs are resin.

Our only business is protecting and enhancing it, from the initial delivery to the throat.

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Two Novatec portable resin dryers, product cutout
Dryers Stage 06 · Dry

Material path

Ten stages

  • Resin Delivery
  • Process

Selected: Drying

Some loss is built into the process.

The rest is preventable, and that’s where we work.

Equipment coverage; not a piping diagram.

Recognition

Eight defects

Is your resin leaking profit?

Every one of these started upstream.

That’s where we work.

  • Splay
  • Brittle parts
  • Warpage
  • Black specks
  • Voids
  • Short shots
  • Fines & dust
  • Angel hair

What we make

Seven stages

Wherever your resin starts — railcar, truck, silo, bag, or Gaylord —

this is where it leaks, and what we make to stop it.

01

Receive

Condition After the coupling, the resin’s condition is yours
Risk A rough unload adds fines and moisture before anything else can
Remedy Ours unloads it clean, dry, and without damage
Equipment Railcar & Truck Unloading
Novatec railcar unloading unit, product cutout
Railcar & Truck Unloading Stage 01 · Receive
02

Store

Condition Silos breathe humid air every time the temperature swings
Risk Wet material at the wall stops matching the core
Remedy Ours keeps the air inside dry, however long it sits
Equipment Silos & Surge Bins
Two Novatec outdoor resin silos, product cutout
Silos & Surge Bins Stage 02 · Store
03

Convey

Condition Every transfer is friction
Risk Elbows shed fines, high line speeds make angel hair
Remedy Ours controls velocity so pellets arrive whole
Equipment Conveying Pumps
Equipment Receivers & Loaders
Equipment Plant-Wide Controls
Novatec vacuum conveying pump skid, product cutout
Conveying Pumps Stage 03 · Convey
Two Novatec vacuum receivers, product cutout

Receivers & Loaders

Stage 03 · Convey

Novatec plant-wide control cabinet with operator interface, product cutout

Plant-Wide Controls

Stage 03 · Convey

04

Clean

Condition Fines and streamers don’t leave on their own
Risk Dust at the machine means black specks in the part
Remedy Ours pulls it out before the resin is blended or dried
Equipment Dust Collectors
Novatec cyclone dust collector, product cutout
Dust Collectors Stage 04 · Clean
05

Blend

Condition Virgin, regrind, color, and additives meet here by recipe
Risk An off-spec blend wastes the most expensive part of it
Remedy Ours holds the recipe to tolerance and shows you the weight
Equipment Blenders & Feeders
Novatec gravimetric blender with feeder, product cutout
Blenders & Feeders Stage 05 · Blend
06

Dry

Condition Under-dried resin makes defective parts
Risk Over-dried resin makes structurally compromised ones
Remedy Ours dries to a number, not a timer
Equipment Dryers
Equipment Moisture Verification
Two Novatec portable resin dryers, product cutout
Dryers Stage 06 · Dry
07

To the throat

Handover This is where it stops being resin and starts being your part.
Delivered Delivered dry, blended to your recipe, and protected the whole way —
The job because getting resin to the throat is easy. Getting it there ready is the job.

Every stage above stands on its own, or connects into one plant-wide system.

Buy a single unit or the whole thing. We build both.

One unit or the whole plant — have it your way.

Systems

Buy a single unit. Or let us design, build, and install the whole path.

Scope Specialists in every stage that touches your resin, from delivery to the throat.
Engineering Our engineers visit your site, design the piping and controls that connect it all, and manage it end to end.
Partners When a system needs mold-temperature controllers, chillers, or granulators, we bring in the best in each category — the specialists who make nothing else — to your spec.
Start a systems project

Proof

Baltimore, Maryland

Every claim we publish starts here.

Laboratory The Resin Proving Ground is Novatec’s working laboratory in Baltimore
Floor area 4,200 square feet Source: Resin Proving Ground, Baltimore, Maryland
Under test where dryers, conveying systems, and resins are tested before anything gets claimed in print
Validation More than a thousand validation tests Across ABS, PC, nylon, PBT, and PET
Inside the Resin Proving Ground

How-to articles & videos for the plant floor

Three articles

The Knowledge Center: where processors solve resin problems.

Practical guides on drying, conveying, blending, and molding defects,

written by the people who run the lab. No sales pitch.

People came here this week because…

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Parts & service

Down now? We can help.

After the sale After the sale, the resin is still moving.
Wear points Filters, desiccant, wear in the conveying line, a dryer that drifted back to being a timer
Why it matters service is how the chain doesn’t break two years in.
Parts Genuine parts and 24/7 U.S.-based support, fast.
Reach us Talk to a real person — by phone, by chat, or through your local rep.
Contact support team Contact parts dept.

Common questions

Five questions

Questions we hear most.

Q·01

Can I buy just one dryer or one pump?

Absolutely. Most of what we sell is single equipment. Buy one unit or build a whole plant — same expertise either way.
Q·02

Not sure which model you need?

Tell us your resin, your throughput, and your process. We’ll point you to the right fit.
Q·03

Where is it built and supported?

Engineered, manufactured, and supported in the U.S.
Q·04

Can you integrate with equipment we already have?

Yes. We’re often brought in to work around what’s already on your floor.
Q·05

What if something fails?

One number, one team. No vendor-to-vendor finger-pointing.

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Novatec

Everybody else is looking at a share of your wallet.

We’re looking after your pellet.

See why plants switch to Novatec.

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