Energy-efficient drying of bricks with the “Paraflow” dryer from Keller HCW

Since the beginning of the 1990s, Keller HCW has been successfully using Ecorapid dryers. The name is a composition of Economic und Rapid, thus meaning economic rapid drying. In times of exploding energy costs and increased quality requirements combined with the pursuit of higher cost-effectiveness and environment-protecting processes, Keller HCW looked for potential for improvement for all dryer types and created a new type of dryer – the Paraflow dryer. The name is derived from the words parallel and flow. It refers to the parallel air flow from recirculated air and the longitudinal air flow...

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