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…
Since 1974, Dri-Air Industries has made a difference to the plastics industry. Dri-Air’s constant focus on detail and incredible response time has resulted in a broad product line that meets the needs of the world’s best customers. Dri-Air milestones over the past 43 years have come to define the evolving standards of the dryer industry. As the world leader in…
It all started when Charlie Sears, President of Dri-Air Industries in East Windsor, CT, visited a customer many years ago. A long-time user of Dri-Air plastics dryers, the customer had a problem. The customer operated an automated production facility with several employees assembling ballpoint pens at a rotary table supported by a single plastics injection molding machine. The pen was…
The Dri-Air "Drying APP" application is a complete database of drying information including application forms, presentations, brochures and manuals. The application is designed to store all the information locally on the tablet or phone to ensure all sales materials can be viewed easily and without internet access. The APP is available for IOS as well as Android Devices. To download…
This past February, working in tandem with the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA), Charlie Sears, President of Dri-Air along with Rebecca Kayfus of Thomaston Savings Bank testified before the legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee on two bills—SB 544 and HB 7042—that address rising healthcare costs. They both urged legislators to support the bills, noting that health insurance is one…
