August 2023 Employee Newsletter

Maag Gala – Dryers History and Future

ECLN

ECLN (Easy Clean Low Noise) Dryers then entered the market to meet an 85 dba safety limit for noise. The original ECLN’s were under feed (UF), which brought new ideas that could be arranged many different ways. UFs Dryers were replaced with BFs and DWs. 48” rotors and screens remained the same, so the options for arrangements were easier to bring to customers. The hexagon shaped ECLN’s moved to square shape becoming the 2016 ECLN or 3016 ECLN, and eventually the 4016 ECLN. The demand for single wall versions (2016 EC and 3016 EC) kept same innerworkings as the ECLN. Replacement parts necessary as wear problems became more evident, which assisted with the growth of more aftermarket needs.

The Stand-Alone Dryer design supports larger OEMs such as Fuji, Coperion, Dow and Dupont. These Dryers interact with current customer equipment fitting to their existing lines. R&D, Customer Support and Design Engineering frequently come together to explore possibilities for improvements and new applications. Improvement and understanding customer application continues for the Tumble Dryers, Classifiers, Cyclos and the eXso. Interesting to note - there is an uptick of requests from designs of the 80’s and 90’s. Customers who have had equipment in production for 30+ years, are now willing to pay more to have something similar to their existing model for the consistency in their production lines and the support from those in Eagle Rock, Virginia. Lessons learned over the years: • Early design principles remain true even with available modern technology. The mathematical equations remain accurate and valid as we continue to use original formulations. • By trying to standardize across the board several times over the years, we caused unintended issues for many customers. However, we found many parts we can use interchangeably. • Listening to what the customer is asking for is paramount to success. Current designers of the Dryers include Melinda Kay , Jeff Mynes and Jack Olsson . The entire team, including Jason Barr , Libby Rhodes , Amanda Thompson , Christian Newbury , and Jim Ward also work on Dryer projects, yet spend more of their time on systems design. The Mechanical Design Team Leader is Travis Sarver . The Sales Engineering Team , After Market Service Team and Field Service Team are critical support for the Dryers. Those working in the field alongside customers are the eyes and ears to identify new opportunities, as well as provide much needed troubleshooting. The commitment from all who support Dryers is much appreciated and needed, every single day. Information for article provided by Melinda Kay, Design Engineer, celebrating 30 years with Maag Gala. Congratulations, Melinda, and thank you for your hard work and dedication!

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