Kevin is our new Operations Manager, responsible for scheduling of the production floor, engineering of new projects and running the day to day operations of the plant. He comes to us from Meredith Springfield in Ludlow, MA where he was responsible for managing a three shift blow molding operation. His expertise is a great asset to the flow and output…
Growth will accommodate increased business as well as promote an integrated manufacturing processes Dri-Air Industries is growing. We recently announced a significant addition at our headquarters and manufacturing facility in East Windsor, Connecticut. The new addition increases the company’s manufacturing and warehousing capacity by about 50% as well as improves in-stock components. “This will allow us to stock larger…
Jason Sears has been named president of Dri-Air Industries, replacing Charlie Sears, Dri-Air founder and Jason’s father, who passed away recently. The Board of Directors of Dri-Air made the announcement. Jason has been an employee at Dri-Air for 30 years, beginning after school during his high school years learning such skills as welding, electrical wiring, painting, packing and machine assembly. …
Charles Sears, the president of DRI-AIR Industries passed away on August 5th after a recent battle with cancer. He started Dri-Air Industries, Inc. in 1985 and it quickly became a leading supplier of drying systems for the plastics industry. His expertise and leadership along with his desire to create the very best possible product for his customers resulted in double-digit…
Industry 4.0. Setting the stage for the future of plastics drying, Dri-Air Industries will introduce its new technology, Dri-Air Dryer 4.0, which will be incorporated seamlessly into the rapidly trending Industry 4.0. Dri-Air Dryer 4.0 is designed to work autonomously making changes in operation based on sensors that monitor the changing material throughput. No hands-on equipment operation is required. This…
AHEAD OF INDUSTRY 4.0 AND MOLDING 4.0, WE WELCOME OUR NEWEST INNOVATION, THE DRI-AIR DRYER 4.0 The buzz in the resin processing industry these days is Industry 4.0, a trend where many technological and digital advances that began with consumer products now are being introduced to the Factory of the Future. While developments such as Bluetooth wireless technologies and Internet…
Jeff Walker Joins Dri-Air Industries as Systems Engineer - Specializing in Large Throughput Systems Jeff is a 31-year veteran of the plastics industry with in-depth systems experience in engineering and operating large injection molding and blow molding installations. At Dri-Air, Jeff will focus on the design and installation of drying and conveying systems with throughputs of more than 2500…
